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Islamabad’s mayor journey from ‘nowhere to nowhere’

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Sheikh Anser Aziz was chosen as Islamabad’s mayor back in 2015 when the party gained a majority in the city’s local bodies elections. Aziz was a contractor – enlisted with CDA – who also managed a contract of the renovation of the Marghzar Zoo in 2008, even though his firm was not registered with the SECP. On Feb 15, Sheikh became the first-ever mayor of Islamabad. He came with big promises and claims to address the issues being faced by the citizens, including water scarcity issue. But he has been a mayor for 18 months now and nine months are passed since he became the CDA chairman, but nothing has been changed other than transfers and postings. Though it was not an easy task for him as the CDA labour union challenged the transfer of employees, departments and assets from the CDA to MCI in Islamabad High Court (IHC), and the matter is still subjudice. Meanwhile, a serious…

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