The political parties agreed that a committee consisting of representatives from all parties present in the APC should be formed. The conference concluded with a seven-point joint resolution that demanded the financial and administrative powers be transferred to local bodies. PML-N's Miftah Ismail chimed in by saying that the PPP had failed to empower the people of Sindh via the 18th Amendment.Р”Р„NP's Shahi Sayed expressed support for the 18th Amendment but said it had not devolved power to the grassroots. 'The PPP has made the entire province sick the urban areas of the province are in the ICU,' he added.Р”Р„ddressing the moot via video link, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said the local bodies system in Sindh is the worst in Pakistan while the one in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is relatively better. 'If courts and concerned institutions fail to come up with the right decision, people will have to take to the roads,' he threatened. MQM's Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said that one could not expect anything good from the PPP. The Awami National Party (ANP) also attended the conference. The APC was held at a local hotel in Karachi where various leaders spoke out against the current system of local governments. The mayor will be the co-chairman of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board and chairman of the Solid Waste Management Board. Sindh's major political parties rejected the local bodies act passed with new amendments by the Sindh government during an All Parties Conference (APC) called by the MQM-P Saturday night.Р”Р„ccording to the act, the mayor's election will be conducted with a show of hands and only elected officials will be able to run for the post. The passage of the revised Local Government Bill 2021 under the Sindh government has brought closer different political parties of the province, even arch-rivals PML-N the PTI. They reject Sindh government's claim that proper consultations were held in run-up to bill's passage.Parties attend APC called by MQM-P where they reject local govt system.All major political parties in Sindh express concerns against local govt bill.The Opposition parties in Sindh raise voices against the local government bill passed with new amendments.

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