ISLAMABAD, Nov. 29 -- The government at the Centre has refused the Sindh government's local government (LG) system, saying that it did not empower people.

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar While addressing a rally of PTI workers in Karachi maintained that the PTI had registered a petition in court against the local government system.

Umar denounced the Sindh government, attacking the recently passed Sindh Local Government (Amendment) Bill 2021.

"This bill [Sindh Local Government Bill] doesn't give powers to the local government of Karachi or any other city in the province. It has been floated to create a fake local government system. We reject this bill and now it's time that we launch a campa...