KWSB land either sold illegally or encroached upon: officials on November 17, 2018KARACHI: An outsized portion of Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) land meant for water installations, bulk lines, pumping and supply stations, canals, treatment plants has either been sold or encroached upon, officials of KWSB have revealed. Officials told Daily Times that the KWSB land in several areas of the city had been grabbed by […]
City mayor transfers official for ignoring directive on November 16, 2018KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar has transferred a finance official of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation on his refusal to issue a cheque of Rs 15 million to a private service provider company. Mayor Waseem Akhtar also issued transfer order of M Asif, Additional Director of Welfare Department KMC, to post him in place of Anwar Ali […]
SBCA, KWSB, WASA to submit officials’ credentials to scrutiny body today on November 14, 2018The Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA), Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (WSB) and Water and Sewerage Authority (WASA) Hyderabad have been directed by ‘Scrutinise Service Structure Committee’ constituted by Water Commission to submit personnel files and service relevant documents of employees from Basic Pay Scale 17-20 today (Wednesday) The Scrutinise Service Structure Committee comprises Local […]
Empress Market ready to regain its lost glory on November 13, 2018KARACHI: The ongoing anti-encroachment operation in Saddar entered in its crucial phase on Monday as authorities demolished more than 1,100 shops in four markets in the surroundings of iconic Empress Market in an attempt to restore British-era structure to its original shape. In this connection, the entire structure of the historic building was washed while […]
‘Red Line Bus Rapid Transit system to be tabled before CDWP next week’ on November 10, 2018KARACHI: Red Line Bus Rapid Transit system funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB) will be put before Central Development Working Party (CDWP) sometime next week, revealed officials of Sindh Mass Transit Authority (SMTA). In this connection, SMTA registered Transit Karachi Company (TKC) in Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan under Section 42, of Companies’ Ordinance […]
JIT asks Sindh govt to provide details of development projects on November 4, 2018KARACHI: Federal Investigating Agency’s (FIA) joint investigation team (JIT) has asked Sindh government to provide details of development projects from 2014 till date. FIA has approached Sindh chief secretary (CS) in this regard after conducting an in-depth investigation into the transfer of billions of rupees allocated to development projects into fraudulent bank accounts, according to […]
KWSB employees ‘single-tier’ strategy to improve city’s water supply system on October 31, 2018Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) in principal has decided to employee a single tier strategy in order to improve Karachi’s water supply system. KWSB managing director (MD) Khalid Mehmood Sheikh told Daily Times that the board had already taken permission from Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah to go ahead with the new […]
Refurbishment of Karachi Zoological Gardens still not completed on October 27, 2018The refurbishment work of Karachi Zoological Gardens, formerly known as Gandhi Garden, marked under mega development projects of Sindh government was halted nine months ago, according to officials. The zoo which was established back in 1870 is managed by Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC). The zoo spans over 40 acres of land out of which 7 […]
ACE seeks CS’s permission to register cases on October 22, 2018KARACHI: Anti-corruption Establishment (ACE), after completion of an inquiry into the lease of land reserved for Mahmoodabad Treatment Plant (TP-II) to private parties, has decided to seek the permission of Sindh Chief Secretary (CS) Mumtaz Ali Shah for lodging a first information report (FIR) against Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB), Sindh Building Control Authority’s […]
ABAD demands reduction in prices of construction material on October 16, 2018Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) Chairman Muhammad Hassan Bakshiurged Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan to reduce the prices of cement, steel bars, tiles and other construction material to ensure the success of ‘Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme’, a project under which 5 million (m) houses would be constructed. He also requested PM Khan […]