Tag: Waseem Akhtar

Karachi city council demands increase in UC funds

Members urge Sindh government to increase them from Rs 0.2m to 0.6m KARACHI: The city council of Karachi on Wednesday urged the Sindh government...

Karachi needs modern public transport, says mayor

KARACHI: The port city needs modern public transport facilities, especially mass transit projects on an urgent basis, said Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar. Chairing a meeting...

May 12 case: 16 defendants ordered to appear before ATC on...

After an advertisement regarding the absence of 16 no-show defendants of the cases relating to May 12, 2007, from the court was published in...

Court issues arrest warrant of Farooq Sattar, Akhtar and others

A local court on Saturday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for 12 Muttahida Qaumi Movement - Pakistan (MQM-P) leaders including its Chief Farooq Sattar and others...

Karachi mayor upset at being excluded in Jahangir Park inauguration

KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar expressed his disappointment at not being invited to the inauguration of Jahangir Park on Monday night. He specifically raised...

Karachi mayor, deputy mayor accused of being involved in china cutting

The Dairy and Cattle Farmer Association has written letters to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday...

KMC session ends after ruckus by opposition

Banners put up against Waseem Akhtar at KMC saying 'corrupt mayor unacceptable' Waseem Akhtar says no resolution being brought against him KARACHI: Karachi Metropolitan...

Non-bailable arrest warrants of MQM-P leaders issued

KARACHI: A city court issued non-bailable arrest warrants of 12 nominated suspects in a case pertaining to protest demonstration against closure of water. The suspects included...

Mayor Waseem Akhtar chairs important meeting on fire brigade

KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar has issued various orders during a meeting with the fire brigade department held in his office on Monday in...

Waseem Akhtar vows to serve Karachi despite limited resources

Waseem Akhtar on Tuesday said people of Karachi know how much authority has been given to the mayor and the resources provided to him....

ATC orders release of Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar

Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar was released on Wednesday (Today) after court granted him bail in the last of the 39 cases against him. The last...

Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar gets bail in two more cases

An Anti-terrorism court issued orders for the release of jailed Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar after granting him bail in two cases related to facilitation...

ATC indicts Dr Asim, Waseem Akhtar for providing medical treatment to...

An Anti-Terrorism Court Saturday (today) indicted former state minister for petroleum Dr Asim Hussain, close aide of former president Asif Ali Zardari, in a...

Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar granted bail in two more cases

An anti-terrorism court Saturday (today) granted bail to Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar in two cases. He has been granted bail in a case pertaining to...

Won’t back off because of fakes cases: Waseem Akhtar

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Waseem Akhtar on Thursday said fakes cases were registered against him, but he will not back off as he...

Waseem Akhtar pleads for bail to serve people of Karachi

Newly-elected Mayor of Karachi Waseem Akhtar on Saturday requested federation and Sindh government to grant him bail so that he can launch development projects...

MQM’s jailed Waseem Akhtar takes oath as Karachi mayor

Jailed Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Waseem Akhtar was sworn in as the mayor of Karachi on Tuesday at the Gulshan-e-Jinnah along with Deputy...