Youth centre in Lyari soon

Following the instructions of the federal government, the Lyari Town Administration has decided to establish a youth centre in the area, which will launch various skill development programmes for both, boys and girls. The youth centre will be established in Union Council-11, Eid Gah and will introduce information technology (IT), and other professional education programmes.Town Nazim Lyari Mahmoood Hashim told The News that the proposal of the project which has been named as Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari Youth Center, has already been sent to Islamabad and is under consideration. After its approval, the concerned authorities would design the PC-1, and work on the project would start accordingly, he added. “The project is being launched in an effort to address the issue of unemployment, which seems to be the primary cause that compels the youth to engage themselves in unlawful activities. My administration is keen to launch various other development schemes, specially, for skill enhancement of the area youth,” said Hashim. He said that President Asif Ali Zardari, during his recent visit to Karachi, had called in a special meeting with the representatives of Lyari to personally listen to their grievances, and attain their suggestions to remove them. The representatives raised the issues they have been facing, and complained that they have not seen the same commitment from the present Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leadership, which they used to see from the slain PPP chairperson Benazirt Bhutto, Hashim said.“The representatives told the president that their neighbourhood has been neglected in past in terms of development, and now the area needs proper attention from the government. The president, during the meeting, announced housing schemes for the poor, and dedicated activists of PPP, and provision of rickshaw and jobs for the unemployed youths,” he added. Meanwhile, a spokesperson of Lyari told The News that the PPP government has also initiated the Benazir Bhutto Support Programme for the benefit of women. It is running smoothly, and they expect that the initiative would help address the issues the women have been facing for decades.Moreover, officials of the Town Municipal Administration Lyari claimed that they have improved the water supply and drainage systems, and have replaced the old pipes to facilitate the residents. They added that an international football stadium with separate park and jogging tracks is also being renovated in the area.