KARACHI: The Quaid-e-Azam Mazar Management Board (QMMB) has approved a modern fire-fighting system worth Rs 30 million for the mausoleum of the founder of Pakistan Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah.
The board members in a meeting chaired by Advisor to the Prime Minister on National History and Literary Heritage Irfan Siddiqui extensively reviewed the proposal prior to its approval.
The meeting was also attended by senior architects Arif Hasan, Prof Fauzia Qureshi and Sarosh Hashmat Lodhi, Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhter, Special Secretary (Ministry of Finance) Shahid Khan, Resident Engineer-QMMB Engr M Arif, Quaid-e-Azam Academy Director Khawaja Razi Haider and Yasim Malik.
They appreciated that the system was capable to automatically respond to any fire outbreak on the premises.
Irfan Siddiqui urged the board members to submit their suggestions for an appropriate use of the chandelier that is being replaced by the fresh ornament during the ongoing renovation of the mausoleum.
Earlier, the QMMB resident engineer made a multi-media presentation regarding functions, achievements, projects on hand and future projects pertaining to Mazar-e-Quaid.
The board endorsed the Pakistan Park Project around the mausoleum.
