By Aslam Shah

KARACHI: Karachi’s water woes are massive and the situation will not turn around overnight. But the first ray of light may emerge soon. That is, if the planned installation of digital meters on inlet and outlet pipes of 155 pumping stations maintained by the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) is implemented. On the directives […]

KARACHI: Officers residential bungalow worth more than Rs 5 billion has been unlawfully transferred on fake document in the name of a private party, officials of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Estate and accommodation department informed. This illegal act has been matured in connivance with Revenue Department, KMC and administration of Alladin Park. Bungalow No. 1 […]

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Murad Ali Shah has convened a high level meeting today (Thursday) to finalise the report to be submitted in Supreme Court (SC) by December 23, 2017 in connection with supply of clean drinking water to city, responsible water board officials failing in the task and praying for extension in time […]

KARACHI: Half hearted demolishing drive against illegal commercial and residential constructions on state land by land control authorities has been still on snail pace in Karachi. Around twelve such authorities in city have official mandate to demolish illegal constructions on their respective jurisdictions. But only three of them had been busy in cosmetic operation that […]

KARACHI: The builders, developers and constructors including Bahria Town Group are busy in illegal commercial construction of projects without having any permission from Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA), officials of the civic entity have revealed. No Objection Certificate is mandatory for them for such commercial construction from SBCA, they have maintained. On the other hand, […]

KARACHI: A five-member team of World Bank (WB) has held separate meetings with local bodies elected members and officials of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation and six District Municipal Corporations during November 13 to 30, 2017. The meeting was aimed supporting enhancement of municipal management and capacity of KMC and DMC’s in Karachi and to finance strategic […]

KARACHI: Non-cadre officials are still serving in different civic departments in sheer violation of Supreme Court (SC) orders that no any official would serve a department having qualification other than required for the post besides can serve only position. Several officials were heading their respective departments in civic bodies with tempered documents and on illegally […]

KARACHI: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) has directed Karachi Development Authority (KDA) and Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) authorities to clear as many 3,500 amenity spaces from encroachments within two months. The apex court ordered the KDA director general (DG) and KMC officials to cancel illegal allotments in respect to all the amenity spaces across the […]

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed Sindh Chief Secretary (CS) to furnish details of officials involved in graft charges of eleven departments, including 64 sections of Sindh government. In compliance of SHC orders passed during a hearing on October 24, in petition-CP NOD-4582/2016, on submission of details of officials involved in plea bargain deals […]

KARACHI: “The fire department is on the verge of collapse and any adverse situation in the city could lead to a disaster,” Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) fire department officials disclosed. 12 fire stations out of 21 in the city, housing 38 fire engines, had been closed down due to poor performance of department officials and […]