{"id":6364,"date":"2026-07-18T10:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T10:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=6364"},"modified":"2026-07-18T10:25:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T10:25:02","slug":"villagers-protest-lack-of-basic-facilities-demand-probe-into-uc-budget-in-matiari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=6364","title":{"rendered":"Villagers Protest Lack of Basic Facilities, Demand Probe into UC Budget in Matiari"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MATIARI:<\/strong> Residents of <strong>Village Muhammad Khan Majidano<\/strong>, near <strong>Oderolal<\/strong>, staged a protest against the alleged failure of Union Council Arzi Hikra to provide basic civic amenities and carry out development work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Led by local residents <strong>Khadim Majidano, Ali Nawaz, Rajab Majidano, Mashooq, Ali Ghulam, and Muhammad Khan Majidano<\/strong>, the demonstrators said their village continues to be deprived of essential facilities despite the passage of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The protesters claimed that the village lacks <strong>paved roads, schools, natural gas, and access to clean drinking water<\/strong>, adding that the absence of these basic services has severely affected education, healthcare, and the daily lives of local residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking to the media, the demonstrators alleged that the Union Council receives <strong>millions of rupees in development funds every month<\/strong>, but questioned where and how the money is being spent. They claimed their village has not benefited from development funds and accused the local leadership of corruption and negligence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Residents further said that during the rainy season, the absence of proper roads leaves the entire area submerged, making it difficult for people to leave or reach their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The protesters called on the <strong>Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) from Matiari<\/strong>, the <strong>Member of the National Assembly (MNA)<\/strong>, and the <strong>District Chairman<\/strong> to conduct a transparent investigation into the Union Council&#8217;s budget and take legal action if any financial irregularities are found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They also urged the authorities to immediately provide <strong>roads, clean drinking water, and other basic public services<\/strong> to Village Muhammad Khan Majidano to address the long-standing concerns of the local population.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MATIARI: Residents of Village Muhammad Khan Majidano, near Oderolal, staged a protest against the alleged failure of Union Council Arzi Hikra to provide basic civic..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6366,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-leading"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-18-at-2.31.32-PM-1.jpeg",720,394,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-18-at-2.31.32-PM-1-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-18-at-2.31.32-PM-1-300x164.jpeg",300,164,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-18-at-2.31.32-PM-1.jpeg",720,394,false],"large":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-18-at-2.31.32-PM-1.jpeg",720,394,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-18-at-2.31.32-PM-1.jpeg",720,394,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/paksouch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-07-18-at-2.31.32-PM-1.jpeg",720,394,false]},"author_info":{"info":["admin"]},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?cat=4\" rel=\"category\">Leading<\/a>","tag_info":"Leading","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6364"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6367,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6364\/revisions\/6367"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/6366"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}