By Aslam Shah

KARACHI: Four wings of Engineering Department of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) have been working without Chief Engineers (Basic Pay Scale 20-grade officers) since the last three months, officials of the Engineering Department have informed. Civil, Building, Electrical& Mechanical and Road & Bridges departments functioning without heads are being supervised by Shahab Anwer, Director General (DG) […]

KARACHI: Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) in sheer violation of entity’s by-laws has allotted a site of water boosting pumping station to its one in-service employee, Shoiab Tughlaq, Director Land and Estate of KWSB revealed. The site measuring 200 square yards situated in block 17, Gulshan-e-Iqbal has been abandoned since four years due to […]

KARACHI: More than 18,000 trees and 330 electric poles have been uprooted from different sites of undergoing development projects in Karachi by Local Government Development Project (LGDP) Directorate. Green Line and Orange Line projects, University Road, Tariq Road, Manghopir Road, Shah-rahe-Faisal and Hub River Road are areas where Project Directorate Administration carried out the job, […]

KARACHI: Karachi, Larkana, Khairpur and Benazirabad have not been included in the new Commonwealth Local Government Funding (CLGF) project, aiming to strengthen associations and enhance contribution of local government to governance and development in Pakistan. This program worth 1.67 million pound sterling with the major part of funding from the European Union (EU), will build […]

KARACHI: The autocratic attitude of nearly twelve newly appointed advisors to the Mayor and Deputy Mayor in Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has created mess in daily routine work of the civic entity, members of KMC Officers Association have shown their concern. “Most of the appointees are retired officials from different government departments besides having affiliation […]

KARACHI: The promise made by former Sindh Governor Dr Ishart-ul-Ibad with Thomas Drew, British High Commissioner to bring back the past glory of Empress Market Saddar named after Queen Victoria has become bleak. “We will bring back splendor of the site and uplifting for the project is under consideration to keep reminiscence of historic market […]

KARACHI: The Industrial sector has assured the Mayor for its help in the up-gradation of Food and Quality Control Department of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (FQCD KMC), officials of Mayor Secretariat have informed. Waseem Akhtar following a detailed meeting with the business community has been given a positive reply in this regard and industrialists have assured […]

KARACHI: The expenditure for the sixth National Census 2017 process in Karachi alone will cost Rs1.54 billion, a spokesman for the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed. The decision to induct women in the census process has now been withdrawn though around 3,000 women from the education department were imparted census training with paid allowance […]

KARACH: All Contractors Association (ACA) in the private sector has appealed the federal government to stop the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) from imposing a unilaterally designed Act under clause 30, PEC, 1976 on them. During a press conference held at Karachi Press Club, the members of ACA said that the said Act has no constitutional […]

KARACHI: The local bodies in Sindh have been deprived of Provincial Finance Commission (PFC) award on behest of ulterior motives of Government of Sindh (GOS) since the last 12 years. The numbers of local bodies facing deprivation are one Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), 28 District Municipal Corporations, 108 Tehsil Councils and 1,128 Union Councils in Sindh. […]