The Municipal Commissioner has sought a ban on political advertisement, including hoisting flags and banners, on properties belonging to Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) ahead of general elections, scheduled for Feb 8. In a letter to Commissioner Karachi, Municipal Commissioner Afzal Zaidi observed that various political parties were using municipal infrastructure for “political purposes/ advertisement” by installing party flags and banners.
He also pointed out that an increase in political wall chalking was witnessed ahead of general elections, which according to him “gives an untidy look to the city but also adds to operational expenses of the council”. Zaidi urged the Commissioner to instruct all political parties “not to use municipal infrastructure for political purposes and refrain from hoisting flags and banners on street light poles, pedestrian bridges, bridges & underpasses, gantries and other infrastructure”.
