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Summary There is a dare need to introduce elected local government system in the federal capital.
Its aim is to harmonise administrative structures for a better service delivery to its rapidly increasing population.This was said by the speakers at consultative roundtable conference, organised by the Centre for Civic Education and Forum of Federations (CCEFF). A number of senior officials from the Islamabad Capital Territory Administration, Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Capital Administration and Development Division, Federal Directorate of Education, Private Schools Network along with students and citizens participated in the meeting.President of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce Faisal Sakhi Butt said that it is almost impossible to run the federal capital without an effective public-private partnership. Governance is the issue in city. This city was not designed for this much population. There are serious flaws in sewerage system. Over the last few years population burden has increased and the master plan needs to be devised accordingly,” he said adding that the land mafia had worsened the situation.Federal Secretary, Capital Administration and Development Authority (CADD) Imtiaz Enayet Elahi initially said that it is the need of the hour to institutionalize the efforts for developing the city in consultation with the local population.Dr. Afzal Babar of Private Schools Network said that the system of un-audited collection of donations in the name of free education needed to be put under a strong check.Among other speakers who shared their perspectives include; Director Trainings of Federal Directorate of Education Prof. Syed Mohammad Waqar Ashraf, Additional Commissioner Islamabad Capital Administration Authority Dr. Ehtisham Anwar, Director General Civic Management of Capital Development Authority, Rawal Khan, Dr Fauzia Saeed and Mr. Fayyaz BaqirZafarullah Khan, Executive Director of Centre for Civic Education said that the city had Islamabad High Court and District Courts as its judicial branch, CDA, ICT, and CADD as its executive branch but had no elected local government.
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