Karachi Mayor unveils KMCs deficit budget with outlay of Rs 27.13b on June 21, 2017KARACHI: Mayor Waseem Akhtar has presented Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC)’s Rs 27,135.670 million budget for financial year 2017-18 during KMC Council session on Monday. Deputy Mayor Dr Arshad Vohra and Municipal Commissioner Hanif Merchawala were also present on the occasion. Total receipts in the budget for year 2017-18 are Rs 26,835.587 million including Rs 18,015.485 […]
CM cancels illegally allotted land to Horticulture Society on June 19, 2017KARACHI: The Chief Minister Sindh has cancelled the illegally allotted 30 acres of land to Horticulture Society of Pakistan. Through a letter PSCM/CMS/2017/47, June 16, 2017, the CM has directed Secretary Land Utilization Department Sindh to ask Commissioner Karachi and Deputy Commissioner East Karachi to implement the orders in this effect. The land lies in […]
Public transport not govts cup of tea on June 16, 2017KARACHI: No government in the last 70 years has taken the public transport system in Karachi seriously, World has Bank reported. The World Bank has informed that the Road transportation in the predominant form of transport in Karachi with a total network of approximately 10,000 kilometers, ever increasing population for satisfactory public transport system and […]
Sindh spends Rs 175 million on streetlights in 2016-17 on June 13, 2017KARACHI: Rethink Karachi as ‘the city of lights’ as its streetlights are mostly off but the government of Sindh has spent massive Rs 175 million for lighting city under streetlight projects in 2016-2017. Even though millions of rupees were spent installing new streetlights, especially to illuminate the under passes, flyovers and freeways, the main arteries […]
LGD takes over control of KMC officials, directing them work under its command on June 12, 2017KARACHI: Local Government Department Sindh has taken over the control of officials of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation, informed by KMC employees. Mayor Karachi has been made powerless in this respect and LGD has also started directing the KMC officials for discharging their respective official obligations on its directives. The officials of Municipal Services, Engineering Department, Food […]
Sindh Govt all set to send PC-I of S-III to ECNEC for final approval on June 10, 2017KARACHI: The Sindh government is all set to send revised PC-I on leftover segments of Greater Karachi Sewerage plan S-III to Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) Planning Division for final approval. The S-III, approved in 2007 has already been delayed by nine years and its cost escalation has reached to Rs 36.44 billion […]
CM proposes new blueprint for distribution of funds under PFC on June 9, 2017 KARACHI: Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has proposed a fresh blueprint for distribution of funds under Provincial Finance Commission (PFC) on rural and urban Sindh basis. This new paper was presented at the first meeting of PFC. Jam Khan Shoro, Sindh Minister for Local Government, Rafiquz Zaman MPA, Faisal Sabswari, opposition leader in Sindh […]
Non-functional PLGC helps LG representatives get off scot-free on June 8, 2017KARACHI: The Provincial Local Government Commission (PLGC), which under chapter XIII, of the Local Government Act 2001, and revised in 2005, 2011 and 2013, is bound to conduct annual and special inspections of the councils, has been non-functional for the last nine years; therefore, now public-elected members of local councils such as, chairmen, vice chairmen, […]
AGP finds irregularities in KMC director enforcements accounts on June 7, 2017KARACHI: Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has disclosed financial irregularities after audit and inspection of the accounts record of Director Enforcement, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), for financial year 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16, officials of Director General Audit, Local Councils Sindh, have informed. This has been the first-ever audit of Director Land Enforcement, KMC, since its […]
Sindh raises budget for development projects to Rs 71bn on June 6, 2017KARACHI: Sindh government has increased its budget by Rs 5 billion for development projects in the province in the next fiscal year budget for 2017-18. The fresh proposed allocation now stands at Rs 71 billion including Rs 5 billion for development schemes to be undertaken by Local Councils of Sindh. The Sindh government has also […]