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Deputy mayor to scrap unapproved KMC wings



21-Sep-16
Daily Times

KARACHI: Deputy Mayor Dr Arsahd Vohra has decided to abolish all Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) departments that were not approved by the Government of Sindh.

These include Motor Vehicle Department, Enterprise Investment Promotion, Charged Parking Recovery, and Disaster Management Department,

The total strength of employees in these departments stands at more than 1,500, and it was decided that these employees would be accommodated in other departments of the metropolitan body. The number of employees in the KMC's 24 government-approved departments is 16,926.

The employees released from Karachi Development Authority, Malir Development Authority, and Lyari Development Authority are to join different departments in KMC in pursuance of the order of Supreme Court of Pakistan Karachi Registry. (in order to make KMC poorer, more liable, KMC would pay all the salaries while Sindh Government will enjoy maximum profits though LDA, MDA and KDA)

The salary bill of the employees in 24 departments stands at Rs 7.42 billion, whereas the revenue receipts of these departments are around Rs 500 million annually.

A committee headed by the Senior Director, Human Resource Department, KMC, has been entrusted to suggest ways to streamline the process and submit a report to the deputy mayor within a week.
 
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Sindh goverment annuls Disaster Management Dept

KARACHI: The government of Sindh has abolished recently established Disaster Management Department' under Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC).

The Staff working with newly established Disaster Management Department is accommodated to Municipal Service of KMC.

Around three months ago, an order for setting up DMD was issued by Jawaid Rahim, Senior Director HRD KMC. It is now been cancelled by the Section Officer-V of Local Government, government of Sindh, issued on September 16.

The order has been sent to former administrator Karachi instead of mayor and deputy mayor though the former administrator left the office on August 30th this year and reported to S&GD GoS.

The departments under the control of DMD were Fire Brigade, City Warden Department, Security Department, 1339 Complaint Cell, Ambulance Service 1122 KMC and the team leader, USAR, and now they would report to senior Director Municipal Services of KMC.

After the annulment of the DMD, different departments transferred to KMC would now become inactive. This is the first order by the government of Sindh after the posts of mayor and deputy mayor of the city became functional.

This would create conflict of powers between the mayor office and the provincial government. The number of departments in KMC now stands 22 after DMD's annulment. The officials of the government of Sindh said under SLGO 2013, the GoS has powers to cancel CR or order of the KMC.

"Such orders cannot be issued without informing the concerned minister. This action was taken by GoS at secretary level," said a source. Meanwhile, Senior Director Municipal Services KMC Masood Alam said: "After this order my department would regain powers that were usurped by creating DMD. I am confident that after this development I would become active and work for the welfare of my department," he added.

One of the KMC officers alleged that Masood Alam is an active planner for molding things in his favor and this action of GoS might be his brainchild. He was first appointed in the forest department in 1987 and later he transferred himself to KMC during Dr Farooq Sattar's mayorship.

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Mayor not in control of various officers inside his own KMC, Sindh government reserve the right to manipulate anything and everything, dissolve departments inside KMC to its liking.

Karachi mayor is nothing but a doll who has no substance according to the Sindh local government, everything directly, indirectly manipulated by Sindh Govt, PPP.

Mayor now doesn't even have the power to put out fires if any fire breaks out in the city
 
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Japanese NGO gifts four fire fighting vehicles to KMC



03-Oct-16

KARACHI: A non-governmental Organisation (NGO) of Japan, Society for Promotion of Japanese Diplomacy has gifted four fire fighting vehicles including two fire tenders and two rescue vehicles to Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC).

The vehicles worth $220 million would be given to KMC Fire Brigade Department by Akira Ouchi, Japanese Consul General in Karachi on October 6, 2016. The gift also carries other equipment.

Tahseen Siddiqui Chief Fire Officer, KMC said after induction of these two fire tenders the fleet would increase to 69 vehicles. He said that 22 vehicles were rusting and can only be repaired upon receiving funds.

The NGO would also send two members team on October 15, 2016 for the training of the local fire fighters, technical experts, fire brigade vehicles drivers.

The other vehicles are two ladder rescue trucks model Mitsubishi fire brigade department. According to details, all transportation and port charges come around Rs 113.8 million already paid by Japanese Consul General in Karachi.

The gift is the outcome of an accord inked between Consul General Karachi and Chief Fire Officer KMC.

Chief Fire Officer made request a year earlier in this regard that was accepted by NGO and later consulate general of Japan in Karachi seconded the request.

The materials being sent also including fire jackets, fire boots, fire helmets, fire gloves, generator, max unit, revisiting decoder and forest camera.


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sindh govt can now make its officers sell all these vehicles for a good price, as neither funds available to run them, nor Mayor has power to run them even if he wants to
 
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NAB is taking notice of corrupt officers appointed by Sindh local govt minister/sindh government/local govt secretaries (mostly in my opinion legging pulling by the Punjab based federal govt)


NAB SUMMONS 42 GOVT OFFICERS TO PROBE INTO CORRUPTION CHARGES

ERABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned 42 serving and former officers of Sindh local government department for investigation in a corruption case, who were posted in various districts of Hyderabad and Mirpurkhas divisions.

According a call up notice issued by a Karachi based deputy director on September 20 two former Sindh Local Government Secretaries, Ali Ahmed Lund and Javed Hanif Khan, were among the summoned officers.

"The competent authority has taken cognizance of the offence(s) of corruption and corrupt practices inter alia by misusing their authority and making illegal appointments in [the] local government department," reads the NAB's notice.

According to the notice, the offence is cognizable under section 9 (a) of the NAB Ordinance, 1999, and punishable with up to 14 years after conviction under section 10 of the Ordinance.

The officers include Wali Muhammad Shah, Orangzeb Samo, Ali Asghar Bhand, Rafiq Shaikh, Pir Abdul Waheed Shah, Munawar Mallah, Fakhr Shakir, Ali Akbar Bhurt, Pervez Chandio, Ali Gohar Sahto, Maqsood Mallah, Mazhar Ali Chajro, Pervez Bhutto, Prem Kumar, Abdul Hameed Shaikh, Abdul Shakoor Abro, Ansar Ahmed Memon, Syed Imran Hyder Shah, Shakeel Ahmed Memon, Ghulam Mustafa Zounr, Aftab Ahmed Mughal, Azad Nidwani, Shaukat Memon, Azhar Memon, Munawar Zareef, Abdul Qadir Notiar, Nizamuddin Shaikh, Aijaz Ahmed Panhwar, Ramzan Pathan, Riaz Ahmed Sahto, Nizamuddin Magsi, Faqeer Mataro Khan Mangrio, Fareed Ahmed, Muhammad Paryal Shahani, Abdul Jaleel Thebo, Manzoor Ahmed Samejo and Nazar Ali Shah.

They are either currently posted at or had previously worked in Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, District Council Dadu, municipal committees and town committees of Matiari, Jamshoro, Dadu, Hyderabad, Thatta, Sujawal, Tharparkar, Tando Muhammad Khan, Badin, Umerkot, Tando Allahyar and Mirpurkhas.

The NAB's notice has directed the summoned officers to appear before the NAB inquiry officer in Pak Secretariat in Karachi on September 26.
 
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Burning garbage in Karachi posing serious environmental threats



25-Sep-16

KARACHI: The burning of municipal garbage in the port city is posing serious environmental threats to the country's economic hub.

The garbage can been seen piling up everywhere in the city at empty plots, public parks, public and private schools, shopping malls, open spaces, slums, police stations, government offices, and even on the city's beach.

Sadly, no government authority is ready to collect the garbage and it is piling up with every passing day. And when the heaps of garbage reach to a certain limit people set the garbage on fire.

This quick solution unleashes thick clouds of smoke over the entire locality and such scenes can be seen almost in every locality of the city these days.

During the visit of different areas on Saturday, Daily Times witnessed burning of garbage in nearby areas of Shahrah-e-Pakistan, Karimabad Bridge, Asghar Ali Shah Stadium and different localities of Saddar town.

Also, whatever garbage KMC collects is not dumped properly at any dumping site instead they are thrown on the city's beaches.

The recently appointed Sindh chief minister Murad Ali Shah made tall claims right after taking his charge that he would ensure cleanness in the city within no time.

He did many media stunts and sometimes he came out of his vehicle in the open and warned the officials concerned to immediately remove the garbage from the city.

But, nothing substantial has been done by the CM so far in this regard. According to official data of KMC, the city produces 12,000 tonnes of municipal waste every day and there is not a single functional scientific dumping site anywhere in the city.

The provincial government recently established Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) to deal with these issues as Karachi would be generating 16,000 tonnes of garbage daily by 2020. But SSWMB has done nothing yet.

Environmentalists are worried about this new situation and they warned that if burning of garbage is not stopped in the city, it would harbinger another disaster in the metropolis in near future.

Renowned ecologist and ?Natural Resources Management Coordinator at International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Pakistan Nadeem Mirbahar said that burning of garbage have accelerated the rate of the air pollution in the city.

"Due to lack of proper public transpiration, old buses, smoke emitting vehicles, and massive tree cutting are already contributing in the rise of air pollution in Karachi. And this new trend of setting garbage on fire would seriously aggravate the situation," he added.

Health experts also expressed grave concerns over inappropriate disposal of garbage across Karachi and burning effluent at public places. Dr. Seemin Jamali, joint executive director, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), said that burning of garbage has carcinogenic impacts, which can cause cancer.

"Smoke from the garbage burning can cause different diseases such as respiratory tract, nasal allergy, nasal septum, various ENT infections, asthma, skin, eye and lung diseases," she told Daily Times.

But despite clear warnings by the environmentalists and health experts, the authorities concerned are still indifferent towards this issue. Senior Director Municipal Services of (KMC) Masood Alam is responsible for the garbage collection in Karachi.

He told Daily Times that KMC is not capable to take the garbage or to stop citizens from burning the garbage. "The media should ask Chief Minister Sindh what happened to his claims that within no time he would ensure the cleanness of the city," said Alam.
 
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Banned
KMC Council for allowing Waseem to attend session

Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Council urged the relevant authorities on Monday to ensure participation of the mayor Waseem Akhtar, presently an under trial prisoner (UTP), at the council sessions. The KMC council representatives expressed grave concern over the denial of permission to the City Mayor to attend the second consecutive session despite their unanimous resolution for the release of Waseem Akhtar in their first session on September 28.

PTI's parliamentary leader Firdous Shamim Naqvi said why the authorities were not allowing the Mayor to attend the council sessions. He said that on one hand, Waseem Akhtar was allowed to take oath as mayor at a ceremony and on the other hand he was denied permission to attend the KMC council sessions. "Deputy Mayor Arshad Vohra should talk to the concerned authorities and inform us whether the charges against Waseem Akhtar are bail-able or not. Resolutions and discussions on the issue are useless as long as the council members are not informed about the response of judiciary and government in this regard," he said urging Vohra to chalk out a plan that could make sure the presence of Mayor at the session.

In response to his speech, Arshad Vohra informed that the Municipal Commissioner in a letter to the relevant authorities had requested theme to ensure Mayor's participation. He said an NOC was also obtained from the court as well. However, neither the Home Department give permission nor gave any written response," he said. The session also approved a unanimous resolution for construction of new Council Hall for its members. The present floor is congested. It is not capable enough to accommodate all 308 members impeding smooth proceedings.

The resolution urged a new council hall should be constructed as per the strength of Council members so that they can play their role in the interest of Karachi and for its progress. It also proposed new hall should also have press gallery and specific seats and gallery for guests.

The council also expressed grave concern over unprovoked Indian aggression at the line of control (LOC). Adopting a unanimous condemnation resolution, it termed the fresh Indian moves an attempt to divert attention of the international community from Indian Army's brutal assault towards innocent Kashmiris. The KMC council members resolved to expresses solidarity with Pakistan Army. It noted that all political parties are untied on national security and entire nation pledge to stand shoulder to shoulder with armed forces.

The Council passed another resolution demanding the Sindh Government to increase OZT amount from Rs 100, 000 to Rs 500,000 per month so that the union committees could perform their duties diligently. The council also approved a unanimous resolution for an immediate operation of two NADRA offices at Balida Town so that the applications and complaints of the residents could be entertained.
 
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KMC decides to close down all departmental accounts


Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has decided to immediately close down all accounts of its different departments. Henceforth, all payments will be made only through signature of the Deputy Mayor Karachi and the KMC Municipal Commissioner. No payments will now be made with the signature of departmental heads neither any accounts will be operated by them.

These decisions weretaken at a meeting chaired by the Deputy Mayor Karachi Dr Arshad Vohra and attended by the Municipal Commissioner Dr Badar Jameel, Financial Advisor Khalid Mehmood Shaikh, D G Works and Services Niaz Soomro and other departmental heads of KMC. Deputy Mayor Arshad Vohra said, "We need to search new income resources and set up the priorities to maintain the financial discipline in the organisation. The recovery of Rs 6 to 7 billion shown in the budget had never made since last few years.

He urged departmental heads to prepare new schemes and the law department should remove the hurdles in the enhancement of revenue resources. He said to parks department to work out on new schemes that could prove source of income. Municipal Utility Services Charges base should be widened and its hundred percent recovery must be made sure.

Financial Advisor Khalid Mehmood Shaikh in his briefings said Rs 30 billion recovery has to be done in Karachi city and this could only be made possible when the departments concerned will work actively. Deputy Mayor Arshad Vohra said all accounts maintained by KMC departments should be stopped immediately and payments should only be made possible with the approval of the Deputy Mayor and Municipal Commissioner.
 
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Two years on, Sindh Solid Waste Management Board fails to deliver on its promises

Despite passing of two years and spending funds of million of rupees, the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board seems to have failed to fulfil its primary responsibility – keeping the province clean.

The board is responsible for picking up waste and its proper disposal, however, it seems that all the plans and projects exist on paper, seeing zero implementation.

Geo News talked to city deputy mayor Arshad Vohra and asked about the dismal state of waste management in the province.

“There exists no solid waste management mechanism,” said Vohra, adding that Karachi’s waste management board should be separate.

Vohra said that he had earlier requested the higher authorities including Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah and provincial minister Jam Khan Shoro to provide a ‘one-time package’ for waste management.

He said that to clear backlog of garbage, more finances, vehicles and manpower would be required.

It’s not a really big issue for the provincial authority, he said, adding that it is however a major issue for the public.

Karachi, the country's largest metropolis, produces over 12,000 tonnes of garbage every day. Of this, only 4,000 tonnes end up at landfill sites while the rest is burnt at empty plots, grounds, parks, and roadsides.

Shortly after assuming the office, CM Murad Ali Shah expressed his displeasure over the dire state of cleanliness in the city. He also gave deadlines to the local administration for cleaning up of the city, but – so far – to no avail.
 
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KDA revival robs KMC of the little powers it had

KARACHI:
Revival of the defunct Karachi Development Authority (KDA) is bound to rob the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) of the little powers it had after it lost most of its revenue-generating departments to the district municipal corporations.

KDA was merged into KMC in 2002 during the tenure of General (retd) Pervez Musharraf.

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The consolidated city district government was placed under the city nazim, who had control over all affairs of the city. However, two other development agencies in the city — Malir and Lyari development authorities — were retained as separate entities.

On March 21, the Sindh Assembly passed the bill to revive KDA after 14 years. The bill has been sent to Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan to sign and convert into a law.

The governor has yet to sign the bill, said the assembly secretary.

Eviction from Civic Centre

Perhaps the foremost weakening of KMC’s strength will come from the fact that it will no longer call Civic Centre – the head offices of the city’s negligible local government – its home. The building belonged to the KDA and, according to a senior KMC officer who wished to remain anonymous, KMC will either have to pay rent to KDA to continue its operations from Civic Centre or it will have to shift to the old KMC building on MA Jinnah Road.

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Half of the departments that come under KMC used to be located at the old KMC building and the rest were somewhere at Guru Mandir, the official explained. “All the departments were scattered,” he said, adding that they all came under one roof at Civic Centre when KDA and KMC were merged in 2002.

Once the law is notified, the separation will come into effect. “Both the organisations will be separated most likely after the budget is announced for this year,” said KMC’s senior legislation adviser Saeed Akhtar. According to him, the construction and the engineering departments of KDA will also be revived and will work alongside KMC’s engineering department.

Dwindling resources

Sources of revenue generation for the KMC have already taken a hit since it lost the local tax department to the district municipal corporations (DMCs). This means that the 33 streets that came under KMC will be maintained by it but the revenue generated from billboards on any of these streets will be pocketed by the DMCs. “The power of the KMC administrator or the city mayor will be merely symbolic,” said a KMC officer.

Similar is the case with markets that came under the corporation. All those markets that were under KMC, such as Lea Market, Empress Market and Bohri Bazaar, will remain so, said KMC estate department director Muneer Ali Khan.

According to the KDA’s estate and enforcement director Jameel Ahmed Baloch, the properties and liabilities of both KMC and KDA were kept separate despite the merger. “Our budget used to be separate and our records were maintained separately,” he said.

However, a long-serving KDA officer who wished to remain anonymous, pointed out that KMC will have sufficient resources at its disposal even after the revival of KDA. KMC will have a major source of revenue, such as its land and estate department that it can use effectively, he said. “Rulers at that time [when KDA and KMC were merged] wanted to create an empire and that’s why they merged both the organisations,” he said.

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Redundant KDA

When the KDA was formed in 1958, new sectors were to develop in the city, said former KMC administrator Fahim Zaman. There is little left to be done in Karachi in terms of development.

The city now needs maintenance, he said.

What development work can KDA actually do when the authorities for sewage, water, building control and mass transit have already been separated and placed under the direct command of the chief minister? According to Zaman, KDA along with Lyari and Malir development authorities will add to the ever-increasing number of civic agencies in the city. Resources will be further divided and corruption will become easier.

Since KMC comprises elected representatives, there are lesser chances of corruption in its affairs. The same cannot be said for the development authorities, which will comprise bureaucrats heeding to the whims and wishes of the local government minister.



Published in The Express Tribune, April 5th, 2016.
 
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Fractured city

NOMAN AHMED — PUBLISHED OCT 02, 2016 01:35AM

MANAGING Karachi is mired in multiple complexities. While one city, the existence of many land development and management agencies with overlapping functions and jurisdictions causes administrative complications. Post-Partition, neighbourhoods falling in the municipal category were mostly developed and allotted by the Karachi Development Authority (KDA) until it merged with the (now defunct) City District Government in 2001. Defence Housing Authority (DHA) continues to acquire land from the provincial board of revenue and carves out plots for designated allottees.

The Lyari and Malir development authorities and the reincarnated KDA also develop land for similar purposes. Karachi Port Trust and Port Qasim Authority manage ports and develop and manage lands in their respective territories. Pakistan Railways and Sindh Industrial and Trading Estate develop lands for operational and general urban purposes.

Presently, urban locations falling in the municipal area are jointly managed by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and six district municipal corporations in Malir, Korangi, Central, South, East and West districts. For the same responsibilities, the city possesses six cantonment boards: Malir, Korangi, Karachi, Clifton, Manora and Faisal.

Karachi suffers from tensions over jurisdiction.

Each functions through its own statutes and administrative hierarchies that leave little room for coordinated efforts in urban planning, development and management. Karachi’s mayors are often vocal about this when they express helplessness at not being able to exercise authority over basic urban services. Some may remember that mayor Abdul Sattar Afghani was sacked by the provincial government in 1987 when he marched from KMC’s head office to Sindh Secretariat, demanding the city’s rightful share of property and motor vehicle taxes.

Not much has changed in the past 40 years. City affairs are closely controlled by different organs of the government. After Musharraf’s regime’s nine-year interlude, the provincial tutelage reigns supreme. Since the 18th Amendment, the Sindh government now possesses more financial space and exercises tighter control in the city’s running. The peculiar political equation of Karachi must be examined objectively. The city administration and provincial government have rarely shared the same outlook.

In 1970, the Jamaat-i-Islami and Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan won a majority. In 1977, an opposition coalition under the Pakistan National Allianace, or PNA, banner won all but two seats. And since 1988, the city has been the MQM’s stronghold. Provincial governments have been dominated by the PPP or, in some cases, the political affiliates of establishment groups. By exercising legal and administrative authority, the government continued to tilt the balance of power and decision-making in its favour.

For instance, under World Bank advice, the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board was created in an amendment to the Local Govern*ment Ordinance in 1983, and chaired by Karachi’s mayor. In 1996, the Sindh government brought a new act that transferred control from the mayor to the provincial administration. The Karachi (later Sindh) Building Control Authority functions as a provincially controlled agency. KDA has always been controlled by the provincial government with the Karachi commissioner acting as chairman, and now the minister of local government.

However, the creation of the Lyari and Malir development authorities in 1993-94 gave exclusive powers of land allotment and allocation in peri-urban territory of the city. The military establishment exercised exclusive jurisdiction in its residential estates through DHA and cantonment boards. The provision of essential services fell into the Sindh government’s hands. The situation is more complex today with the arrival of ‘super-developers’ of land and real estate, who influence the process of infrastructure development and land allocation in accordance to their commercial interests. Citizens and city suffer when administrative tensions cause a breakdown of services.

Development plans prepared in 1974, 1990-91 and 2007 have offered useful solutions to the complexities of urban management. These solutions are still valid, albeit with some adjustments.

To begin with, a formula for managing Karachi as one urban entity must be created with political consensus. The establishment and the centre must participate in this process, given the city’s extraordinary importance in national affairs. A Karachi planning agency must be created as the main forum for analysing the city’s development and management issues, and recommending proposals for future sustenance. Legal cover must be accorded to this arrangement as suggested in the city’s master plans. All agencies, departments and stakeholders must be represented on the governing body. Financial allocations for municipal agencies must be free from the political levers of the Sindh government. These reforms are as vital for the city as the ongoing Karachi operation.

The writer is chairman, Department of Architecture & Planning, NED University, Karachi.

Published in Dawn, October 2nd, 2016
 
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Banned
Campaign to clear Mirpurkhas from stray dogs launched



05-Oct-16

MIRPURKHAS: Dozens of stray dogs have been killed in Mirpurkhas after Municipal Committee administration launched a culling campaign.

The campaign has been launched on the orders of Chairman Farooq Jamil Durani and Vice Chairman Fareed Ahmed in response to increasing incidents of dog-bites in the city. According to Sanitary Inspector Abdul Rehman, increasing bite incidents by stray dogs compelled the municipal administration to kick off this drive.

The campaign will consist of five separate 15-day operations, and each operation is expected to kill around 1500 dogs. Dr Mukesh Kumar from the Health Department said that rabies was the biggest danger from stray dogs. He said that the government-run hospitals and dispensaries have been provided with a fresh supply of the vaccines in this regard. Last year, the Civil Hospital of Mirpurkhas treated 1500 people bitten by dogs and this year so far 1100 cases have been treated.
 
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AGP report unearths massive corruption



KARACHI: A report by the Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) has revealed financial corruption of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), Karachi Water Sewerage Board (KWSB), and all District Municipal Corporations (DMCs).

The massive corruption and financial irregularities amounted to Rs 41.93 billion during 2012-13 and 2013-14, the report revealed. The audit report has been submitted to Governor Sindh Dr Isharul Ibad, Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Sindh, and other departments of the government of Sindh.

The report reveals misappropriation/fraud amounting to Rs 3.1 billion, while non-production of the record was also pointed out that amounts to Rs 3.77 billion. In 49 cases, irregularities/non compliance were pointed out to a sum of Rs 38 billion and performance para-wise audit report related to operation of Compressed Natural Gas busses in 6 cases stands to Rs 16 million.

The DG Audit of Local Council was involved in preparing the report. Around 40 officials of AGP met Secretary Local Government Department, KMC, KWSB and 108 Union Municipal Committees regarding the preparation of this report.

The report further revealed that 45 percent out of total misappropriation in government funds were made in 2013-14 alone. Total proposed budget receipts of KMC and KWSB for financial year 2013-14 were Rs 25.4 billon but due to bad governance and lax responsibility of these departments only Rs 11.4 billion were received as income head.

Recoveries during the audit process stand around Rs 192 million, the report pointed out. Report says that AGP found around 54 grey areas in internal audit system of these departments.

The recommendations given by DG AGP to the secretary LG regarding KMC and KWSB were about making these departments do better recovery and take prompt actions against the corrupt practices of the officials.
 
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