Aslam Shah

KARACHI: The purchase of 80 busses for Green Line and 42 busses for Orange Line under the Bus Rapid Transport System has been delayed owing to malpractice of officials concerned, Daily Times has learnt. The purchase accord of busses was approved back in 2016. Al-Buraq International (pvt) Limited of Turkey, one of the main bidders, […]

KARACHI: Residents of Karachi continue to face water shortage in several parts of the city following Ramzan and Eid-ul-Fitr due to poor water distribution policies. Previously formulated Ramzan water supply policy also failed to ensure the smooth provision of potable water to the residents during the month of Ramzan. During the water scarcity, water starved […]

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) claimed that they arrested Nasir Abbas, former director general of Karachi Development Authority (KDA) along with a relative of his on Thursday. NAB officials said that Nasir Abbas and Raza Abbas were arrested on new references against them including illegal allotment of lands in Gulshan-e-Iqbal and Korangi areas. According to NAB, […]

KARACHI: Officials of Karachi Water and Sewage Board (KWSB) revealed that the first ever sewerage water treatment plant (TP-III) in Mauripur will start functioning from July 25, 2018, after 16 years of revamping. KWSB also confirmed this report to Water Commission (WC) in compliance, officials added. According to the officials, the working capacity of the […]

KARACHI: The caretaker Sindh government refused the right of issuing milching animals’ health certificate and collecting the related tax to Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC). According to Sindh Local Government Ordinance (SLGO) 2001 and SLG Act 2013, it was decided that KMC would be given rights to issue health license to milching animals’ owners but the […]

KARACHI: Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has been unable to pay salaries to its 13,796 employees before Eid. According to KMC officials, KMC faced Rs 300 million revenue shortfall in eleven months of financial year 2017-18. Past Sindh government had to pay Rs 13 billion on head of octrio zila tax special grant but KMC only […]

KARACHI: The Karachi Development Authority (KDA) has yet to hand over Gujjar Nullah revamping project to the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), in defiance of the Water Commission directives, officials of KMC said on Saturday. The Gujjar Nullah project office had been closed down due to lack of funds and poor policies for revamp/rehabilitation of the […]

KARACHI: Water Commission (WC) sought an explanation from Managing Director (MD) Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) Khalid Mehmood Shaikh regarding why Project Cycle-1 on augmentation of K-IV project had not been submitted to the Sindh Government by May 31, 2008. WC had granted special permission to KWSB for submission of this plan since Election […]

KARACHI: More than 17 involved persons in Karachi Water and Sewerage Board’s (KWSB) reserve land scam will be included in the inquiry by National Accountability Bureau (NAB). The 25 acre reserve land of KWSB is located near Civic Centre near KBCA adjacent DC East, Karachi. The scam inflicted a loss of Rs 25 billion to […]