Three-member committee to examine civil structures of WASA, KWSB on October 14, 2018KARACHI: A three-member scrutinising committee comprising Sindh government officials would inspect civil structures of Water And Sewerage Authority (WASA), Hyderabad and Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB). The rules-of-business committee would examine service profiles of all of employees in detail to examine whether officers were lawfully appointed and promoted in light of principles laid down […]
KMC’s Health Services Dept fails to disinfect 43 nullahs on October 14, 2018The Municipal Public Health (MPH) Services Department of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has not been disinfecting 43 sewerage nullahs resulting in slackened efforts to counter malaria and other water-borne diseases, according to sources. Reportedly, the nullahs in various areas of the metropolis have not been cleaned since decades since the department administration has failed […]
AGP office asks SHD to investigate the matter of payments made to NGOs on October 12, 2018KARACHI: Auditor General of Pakistan directed Sindh Health Department (SHD) to investigate the matter of unjustified payments it made to four non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on the pretext of paying salaries to its employees. It was revealed in an audit conducted into the accounts of SHD that the department had paid Rs 10 billion (bn) in […]
‘KWSB land encroached upon by influential land grabbers’ on September 27, 2018A number of encroachments including concrete houses and other structures have been built on land owned by Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) in Deh Bijar Bhatti and Deh Taiser, revealed officials of KWSB. According to the water board officials, encroachments alongside two water reservoirs, water pumping stations, filtration plant, offices and KWSB staff colonies […]
FIA initiates forensic audit of housing schemes on September 26, 2018KARACHI: Federal Investigating Agency (FIA) has initiated a forensic audit of housing societies and schemes registered under the Co-operative Housing Societies Act or any other federal and provincial law in compliance with the Supreme Court’s directives. Earlier, FIA was directed to submit forensic audit reports of housing schemes in Multan and Islamabad by the Supreme […]
Contractor given extension till next March without due process on September 19, 2018KARACHI: In a surprise and unilateral move, the project director (PD) of the Greater Karachi Water Supply scheme (K-IV), has extended the duration for completion of the phase I of the 260 million gallon per day (MGD) scheme by nine months. The project was supposed to be completed by June 2018, but it could not […]
Court summons SBCA, Sindh CS, KDA over status of three KDA depts on September 8, 2018KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA), Sindh Chief Secretary and Karachi Development Authority (KDA) to appear before court on September, 14, 2018 following a petition submitted by KDA union regarding the status of Master Plan, Design Bureau and Urban Planning departments of KDA. This SHC notice was served on […]
New mechanism needed to empower local government: Karachi mayor on August 26, 2018KARACHI: There is a dire need to make amendments in Sindh Local Government Ordinance (SLGO) 2013 in order to provide better civic facilities to citizens of Karachi and Sindh, said the Karachi Mayor. Mayor Waseem Akhtar was of the view that six district municipal corporations, six cantonment boards, a district council, Defence Housing Authority (DHA) […]
Delay in approval of ‘new water connections’ on August 17, 2018The commercial construction activity in Karachi has been slackening since months due to a delay in decision making by different government quarters and civic entities. Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB), in defiance of Supreme Court’s (SC) directives for restoration of new water connections, has not yet lifted ban on water connections, revealed board members […]
Delay in completion of construction work likely to put BRT on back burner on August 16, 2018KARACHI: Delay in the installation of required infrastructure is likely to put the Orange Line Bus Rapid Transit-One (OLBRT-1) project on back burner, revealed officials of Sindh Mass Transit Authority (SMTA). According to SMTA officials, there has been a delay in the construction of required infrastructure for OLBRT. They claimed that there has been a […]