Karachi Central officials at loggerheads over advertisement sites
Level serious allegations against each other SAMAA | Sohail Khan - Posted: Apr 23, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago SAMAA | Sohail Khan Posted: Apr 23, 2021 | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Nagan Chowrangi flyover in Karachi s District Central. Photo: ONLINE
Officials of the Karachi District Central have been at loggerheads over advertisement sites in the district.
A few videos of Central District Municipal Corporation
officials and an advertiser recently went viral on social media. In one of the
clips, a man is seen demanding Rs250,000 from the advertiser for not
dismantling his hoarding installed at a residential building near Nagan
Corruption Worth Millions in Garbage Collection Exposed in Karachi
Officers involved in pocketing loads of cash in the name of garbage collection have been suspended by the Sindh Local Government Department.
The news came a week after the appointment of an allegedly corrupt officer, Shamoona Sadaf, as Director Outdoor Advertising in the DMC Central.
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It was found that the suspected officers received Rs. 400 per house for garbage collection. Further details suggest they also made undocumented recruitments for the district municipal corporation, all of which have been canceled.
The three officers suspended on corruption charges include Director Sanitation, Muhammad Ali, Assistant Audit Officer, Ayaz Ali, and Nadeem Haider. As per sources, the local government has demoted the accused officers, and soon a probe from the National Accountability Bureau will be launched.