SC orders removal of marriage halls from residential areas
Top Story
April 9, 2021
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that the Revenue Department, Sindh Building Control Authority and sub-registrars’ offices in Karachi have become places for minting billions of rupees.
Hearing the petitions against illegal encroachments on public parks and amenity plots in Karachi, the Supreme Court’s three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, took an exception to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah for not taking proper action for remedying the state of affairs of Karachi despite the court’s direction.
The court observed that the Sindh chief minister was directed to submit a report with regard to steps being taken to improve the state of affairs in Karachi as there was total collapse of all civic agencies in the city, however, the CM’s report gave a clean chit to the Board of Revenue, SBCA and Karachi Water and Sewerage Board by stating that “all is
SC orders removal of marriage halls from residential areas of Karachi
Top Story
April 9, 2021
KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that the Revenue Department, Sindh Building Control Authority and sub-registrars’ offices in Karachi have become places for minting billions of rupees.
Hearing the petitions against illegal encroachments on public parks and amenity plots in Karachi, the Supreme Court’s three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, took an exception to Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah for not taking proper action for remedying the state of affairs of Karachi despite the court’s direction.
The court observed that the Sindh chief minister was directed to submit a report with regard to steps being taken to improve the state of affairs in Karachi as there was total collapse of all civic agencies in the city, however, the CM’s report gave a clean chit to the Board of Revenue, SBCA and Karachi Water and Sewerage Board by stating that
All Pakistan Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Show to start on March 19
Karachi
March 16, 2021
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) will hold the All Pakistan Fruits, Flower and Vegetable Show on March 19 at Baghe Ibne Qasim. In the past, the traditional show was held every year and now it is being restored. This is KMCâs another step towards providing healthy atmosphere to the people, the KMC administrator, Laeeq Ahmed, said as he reviewied measures for show being organized by the municipalityâs parks and horticulture department and Horticulture Society of Pakistan.
The KMC administrator directed the parks and horticulture director to ensure maximum participation of public in the show. The horticulture department has also approached many institutions for getting fruitful results of tree plantation. The Horticulture Society of Pakistan, Faizan Global Relief Foundation, Rotary International, NED University of Engineering and Technology and other institutes have bee
WWF, KMC collaborate for tree plantation
Karachi
March 5, 2021
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Karachi Metropolitan Corporation have collaborated to make Karachi green and look after the wellbeing of animals at zoos under the administrative control of the KMC.
Regional Head Sindh and Baluchistan WWF- Pakistan Tahir Rasheed called on Karachi Administrator Laeeq Ahmed on Thursday. Senior Director Coordination Khalid Khan and other officials were also present on the occasion.
The administrator said the WWF could assist the corporation in plantation and looking after the animals at zoos and work together to cope with environmental pollution. A memorandum of understanding would be signed in this regard between the KMC and WWF.