Tag: Karachi mayor
Mayor supports fed govt’s constitutional steps for Karachi
KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar on Thursday said he would support the federal government’s decisions for the betterment of Karachi as long as the...
CM urges mayor to consult experts for Empress Market’s restoration
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Tuesday urged Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar to consult heritage experts for the restoration of the...
World Bank team meets Karachi mayor to discuss ongoing projects
Urge to empower local govts
Mayor says all well-wishers of the city will be welcomed
KARACHI: A delegation of the World Bank (WB) headed...
Sindh Assembly secretary deprived of his official car
KARACHI: Just days after unidentified men snatched away Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar’s official car, a second government vehicle was stolen in the city on...
Karachi mayor demands amendments in local govt laws
KARACHI: Mayor Wasim Akhtar has demanded from the prime minister, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Sindh chief minister and minister for Local Government to review Sindh...
Karachi and Chinese city Shenyang’s mayors sign friendship agreement
KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar and mayor of Chinese city Shenyang signed the document for declaring Karachi and Shenyang city as friendly and cooperating...
Alliance with MQM-P out of necessity than choice, says PTI Karachi...
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Karachi President Firdaus Shamim Naqvi on Sunday said that the alliance with Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) was made due to...
Karachi mayor wants better roads, drainage system
KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar on Sunday paid a visit to Orangi Town to inspect an under-construction road in union council 14 of Bilal...
Karachi mayor asks for contract employees to be made permanent at...
KARACHI: Mayor Waseem Akhtar said on Sunday that contractual employees are part of the manpower like regular employees in Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and their...
ATC indicts Karachi mayor in May 12 violence case
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM) Mayor Wasim Akhtar on Tuesday was indicted by an anti-terrorism court along with some other suspects in the May...
KE must provide electricity following PM’s directions: Karachi mayor
KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar on Monday said that the prime minister has given the approval of provision of 190 mmcfd gas to the...
Karachi mayor says load-shedding is making life difficult for Karachites
KARACHI: Mayor Waseem Akhtar said on Friday that constant load-shedding and over-billing have made life difficult for the residents of Karachi.
He said that Karachi...
Karachi mayor says journalist community has local govt’s support
KMC to provide assistance in establishing press club in Shafi Colony
BoR, other institutions' support sought to provide lease of plots to journalists
KARACHI: Karachi Mayor...
Karachi mayor leads protest against continuous load-shedding
KARACHI: A protest demonstration, led by Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar was held outside the head office of K-Electric (KE) on Tuesday against prolonged and persistent load-shedding...
Karachi mayor says protection of historical sites responsibility of citizens
KARACHI: Mayor Waseem Akhtar on Friday said that protection and improvement of Karachi’s historical buildings, sports grounds, parks and other assets is our responsibility....
Karachi mayor urges KMC to achieve land retrieval targets by June...
KARACHI: Mayor Waseem Akhtar on Thursday said urged the Karachi Metropolitan Cooperation (KMC) officers to bring further improvement in the recovery of illegally encroached...
Karachi mayor says tree plantation important in fight against global warming
KARACHI: Mayor Waseem Akhtar on Monday said that they needed to plant more trees in the city so as to save the city from...
