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Having no powers to even lift garbage in Karachi: Mayor Wasim Akhtar - Ary News
ByAzhar Khan
Posted on January 26, 2017
KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar says he will make all attempts to minimize corruption in the city government but regrets lack of powers even to lift garbage in the metropolis.
Answering questions of the general public during live interactive session on social media (Facebook and Twitter) pages of the ARY News, Mr. Akhtar said he would approach the Supreme Court of Pakistan to get powers that currently were kept by the provincial government of Sindh.
In this regard, he says it will take a little time but our home work is complete. We will soon knock the Supreme Courts door for rights of Karachiites.
Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar addresses media
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Published on Jan 26, 2017
Waseem Akhtar visits different areas of Karachi after rain - Dunya News
Last Updated On 26 January,2017 08:35 am
Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar reviewed the situation arising after the rain in the city on Wednesday.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar visited different areas of Karachi on Wednesday night to review the situation arising after the rain in the city, Dunya News reported.
Waseem Akhtar declared emergency in the KMC and directed all the chairmen of DMCs to make arrangements for swift and proper drainage of all rain water from their areas.
During his visit the Mayor Karachi went to Mahmoodabad, Bahadurabad, Jail Chaurangi, Korangi Road and other parts of the city to review and check the drainage of rain water.
PTI to protest against MQM-P for rushing KMC budget through city council - The News
Shamim Bano
January 26, 2017
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced that it plans to stage a protest against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQMP) for approving a 10-month budget for the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) without giving the PTI ample time to debate its financial details.
We received the agenda of the day just two hours before the session was called to order and the chair did not allow us to discuss the budget properly, said Karachi PTI president Firdous Shamim at a press conference held at the Insaf House on Wednesday.
Naqvi said the Rs22 million surplus budget, which had earnings of 23.848 million and expenditures of Rs23.826 billion, was approved in only two minutes. This is a shameful and unconstitutional act. It alludes to damaging intentions on the part of those ruling the KMC, he stated.
Regarding the date of the protest, Naqvi said it would be announced a consultation with party chief Imran Khan.
He also asked the Sindh government to appoint a new governor, saying the next governor should be a popular person without any political affiliations.
On this occasion, Sindh Assembly member Khurram Sherzaman said both the leader of the opposition and the city mayor had been exposed and the act showed the MQM and the PPP had the same agenda. The mayor is continuously crying for resources and powers but the governments silence on the appointment proved both the parties are serious to resolve the issues, he said.
A day earlier, outrage dominated the Karachi Metropolitan Corporations (KMC) city council session with the opposition walking out of the meeting because they were denied a debate over the revised KMC budget for the current fiscal year.
The session started with Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar in chair, but 10 minutes later he had to leave for an urgent meeting so Deputy Mayor Dr Arshad Vohra took over.
When Vohra put the surplus budget of Rs220 million to the vote, it was unanimously passed by the treasury benches. The opposition members demanded a detailed discussion over the financial statement, but the deputy mayor denied it.
The opposition then tore their copies of the budget and walked out of the session. A few independent members, however, remained seated because the protesters could not win them over.
Jamaat-e-Islamis Junaid Mukati complained that the opposition was not taken into confidence before presenting the budget. Vohra told him that the revised financial statement had already been approved by the previous KMC administrator.
Mukati insisted that the budget still warranted a debate and pushed for discussing it in the next session, adding that the mayor had assured every party that they would be taken on board as regards development works in the city.
Mayor Karachi Crying ........ Noise ...
Published on Jan 25, 2017
Metro1 karachi hamari nazar se
ByAzhar Khan
Posted on January 26, 2017
KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar says he will make all attempts to minimize corruption in the city government but regrets lack of powers even to lift garbage in the metropolis.
Answering questions of the general public during live interactive session on social media (Facebook and Twitter) pages of the ARY News, Mr. Akhtar said he would approach the Supreme Court of Pakistan to get powers that currently were kept by the provincial government of Sindh.
In this regard, he says it will take a little time but our home work is complete. We will soon knock the Supreme Courts door for rights of Karachiites.
Karachi mayor Waseem Akhtar addresses media
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Published on Jan 26, 2017
Waseem Akhtar visits different areas of Karachi after rain - Dunya News
Last Updated On 26 January,2017 08:35 am
Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar reviewed the situation arising after the rain in the city on Wednesday.
KARACHI (Dunya News) - Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar visited different areas of Karachi on Wednesday night to review the situation arising after the rain in the city, Dunya News reported.
Waseem Akhtar declared emergency in the KMC and directed all the chairmen of DMCs to make arrangements for swift and proper drainage of all rain water from their areas.
During his visit the Mayor Karachi went to Mahmoodabad, Bahadurabad, Jail Chaurangi, Korangi Road and other parts of the city to review and check the drainage of rain water.
PTI to protest against MQM-P for rushing KMC budget through city council - The News
Shamim Bano
January 26, 2017
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced that it plans to stage a protest against the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQMP) for approving a 10-month budget for the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) without giving the PTI ample time to debate its financial details.
We received the agenda of the day just two hours before the session was called to order and the chair did not allow us to discuss the budget properly, said Karachi PTI president Firdous Shamim at a press conference held at the Insaf House on Wednesday.
Naqvi said the Rs22 million surplus budget, which had earnings of 23.848 million and expenditures of Rs23.826 billion, was approved in only two minutes. This is a shameful and unconstitutional act. It alludes to damaging intentions on the part of those ruling the KMC, he stated.
Regarding the date of the protest, Naqvi said it would be announced a consultation with party chief Imran Khan.
He also asked the Sindh government to appoint a new governor, saying the next governor should be a popular person without any political affiliations.
On this occasion, Sindh Assembly member Khurram Sherzaman said both the leader of the opposition and the city mayor had been exposed and the act showed the MQM and the PPP had the same agenda. The mayor is continuously crying for resources and powers but the governments silence on the appointment proved both the parties are serious to resolve the issues, he said.
A day earlier, outrage dominated the Karachi Metropolitan Corporations (KMC) city council session with the opposition walking out of the meeting because they were denied a debate over the revised KMC budget for the current fiscal year.
The session started with Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar in chair, but 10 minutes later he had to leave for an urgent meeting so Deputy Mayor Dr Arshad Vohra took over.
When Vohra put the surplus budget of Rs220 million to the vote, it was unanimously passed by the treasury benches. The opposition members demanded a detailed discussion over the financial statement, but the deputy mayor denied it.
The opposition then tore their copies of the budget and walked out of the session. A few independent members, however, remained seated because the protesters could not win them over.
Jamaat-e-Islamis Junaid Mukati complained that the opposition was not taken into confidence before presenting the budget. Vohra told him that the revised financial statement had already been approved by the previous KMC administrator.
Mukati insisted that the budget still warranted a debate and pushed for discussing it in the next session, adding that the mayor had assured every party that they would be taken on board as regards development works in the city.
Mayor Karachi Crying ........ Noise ...
Published on Jan 25, 2017
Metro1 karachi hamari nazar se
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Waseem Akhtar vows to take his due powers as Mayor Karachi - Dunya News
Last Updated On 28 January,2017 08:38 pm
Karachi Mayor talked to media outside Frere Hall
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar has vowed to take his due powers as a mayor of the city, reported Dunya News.
He revealed this while talking to media outside Frere Hall as he was also seen with a cobra in his hand.
Karachi Mayor also expressed his wish to take picture with the cobra at the occasion.
Waseem Akhtar had visited Frere Hall to witness an art exhibition being held at the venue.
Karachi mayor urges citizens to keep city clean - DailyNews
28-Jan-17
KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar said on Saturday that Karachi’s development needs to be carried out urgently; therefore, Sindh Chief Minister (CM) will have to come on roads along with him and observe the city problems.
He asked the citizens not to throw garbage into drains, but keep it at garbage dumping sites.
“If there had been no damage in infrastructure since last eight years, I would have not to pay visit to smashed drains,” the mayor said while talking to media after his visit to PIDC drain. Director General Shahab Anwar and Municipal Services Senior Director Samiullah Khan were also present on the occasion.
He said that he was gradually resolving the city’s issues as roads and infrastructure had been badly destroyed. “Rs 600 billion were issued in the previous tenure, where has that money has gone,” the mayor said. Akhtar further said, “Karachi is my city, but I don’t have sufficient funds to resolve its issues.”
Last Updated On 28 January,2017 08:38 pm
Karachi Mayor talked to media outside Frere Hall
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar has vowed to take his due powers as a mayor of the city, reported Dunya News.
He revealed this while talking to media outside Frere Hall as he was also seen with a cobra in his hand.
Karachi Mayor also expressed his wish to take picture with the cobra at the occasion.
Waseem Akhtar had visited Frere Hall to witness an art exhibition being held at the venue.
Karachi mayor urges citizens to keep city clean - DailyNews
28-Jan-17
KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar said on Saturday that Karachi’s development needs to be carried out urgently; therefore, Sindh Chief Minister (CM) will have to come on roads along with him and observe the city problems.
He asked the citizens not to throw garbage into drains, but keep it at garbage dumping sites.
“If there had been no damage in infrastructure since last eight years, I would have not to pay visit to smashed drains,” the mayor said while talking to media after his visit to PIDC drain. Director General Shahab Anwar and Municipal Services Senior Director Samiullah Khan were also present on the occasion.
He said that he was gradually resolving the city’s issues as roads and infrastructure had been badly destroyed. “Rs 600 billion were issued in the previous tenure, where has that money has gone,” the mayor said. Akhtar further said, “Karachi is my city, but I don’t have sufficient funds to resolve its issues.”
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Sairbeen - 27th January 2017 - Karachi Circular Railway Project
Karachi Ki Baat 28 January 2017 Aaj News
Published on Jan 28, 2017
tax collection and Karachi's GDP, so just now i came across a program where dep. Mayor Karachi Dr. Arshad Vohra gave very interesting statistics
in PKR yr 2013
Pakistan revenue collection = 3,500 billion
Karachi collection = 2,200
Lahore collection = 500 - 600 billion
Federal govt funding Lahore orange line = 150 billion
Federal funding Karachi green line = 19 billion
watch @ 4:10
Karachi Ki Baat 28 January 2017 Aaj News
Published on Jan 28, 2017
tax collection and Karachi's GDP, so just now i came across a program where dep. Mayor Karachi Dr. Arshad Vohra gave very interesting statistics
in PKR yr 2013
Pakistan revenue collection = 3,500 billion
Karachi collection = 2,200
Lahore collection = 500 - 600 billion
Federal govt funding Lahore orange line = 150 billion
Federal funding Karachi green line = 19 billion
watch @ 4:10
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City council approves 10-month KMC budget amid opposition boycott
HASAN MANSOOR
UPDATED Jan 25, 2017 08:30am
KARACHI: All the opposition parties in the city council boycotted the Tuesday session, which was summoned to approve the 10-month budget of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), in protest against the ruling Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for not giving them ample time to debate its financial details.
“We got the agenda of the day just two hours before the house was called to order and the chair did not allow us time to discuss the budget threadbare,” said Karamullah Waqasi, leader of the opposition in the city council, after the boycott.
The house was initially presided over by Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar, who allowed the budget for 10 months [September 2016 to June 2017] to be presented in the house for approval. The chair, however, suspended the proceedings for five minutes and left to attend a more important unscheduled meeting.
The latter proceedings were conducted with Deputy Mayor Dr Arshad Vohra in the chair. Mr Waqasi and other leaders of the opposition parties said the mayor should have formally informed the council before taking leave.
The chair said the budget had been officially presented by the KMC administrator before the mayor’s swearing in to office in June 2016. However, it was a legal requirement that the council should approve the budget. “It is not a new document,” said Dr Vohra. He explained that it had already been “passed by the Sindh government and it is being presented before the house with minor amendments for approval. The next budget will be prepared and presented by us and it will be fully debated, as it had been in the past.”
Mr Waqasi said the Rs22 million surplus budget, which had Rs23.848 billion earnings and Rs23.826bn expenditure, should have been shared with every member of the 300-plus-strong council a week or two prior to the session.
“It shows the bad intentions on the part of those who are ruling the KMC,” he said.
Several other opposition members echoed the sentiments of the opposition leader belonging to the Pakistan Peoples Party who later joined hands and boycotted the session.
However, half-a-dozen lawmakers belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, mostly from Lyari, opted not to join the fellow opposition members.
The members gathered at the portico of the imposing British-era KMC building and chanted slogans against the ruling party.
Meanwhile, the city council gave approval to the KMC budget.
Besides, the council approved 10 different resolutions which were presented in the house.
One of the resolutions asked the Sindh government to devolve to the KMC all those departments which had been devolved earlier in accordance with Article 140-A of the Constitution; and also hand over other departments to the KMC, including the building control authority, KWSB and solid waste management board, which had previously been with the municipal authority.
The council further demanded that financial resources be distributed justifiably and according to parameters like population of Karachi and its problems.
Threat to mayor’s life
The council approved another resolution demanding that in view of serious threats to the life of Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar he should be provided with foolproof security with increased law-enforcement staff.
It recommended provision of a special security squad to enable the mayor to serve the city to his full potential. Through another resolution, the house demanded that the government sanction honoraria for the mayor, deputy mayor, DMC chairmen, vice chairmen and members of the city, district and union councils. Rs100,000 was recommended for the mayor, Rs75,000 for his deputy, Rs60,000 for a DMC chairman, Rs45,000 for a vice chairman, Rs40,000 for a city council member, Rs30,000 for a DMC council member and Rs15,000 for a union committee member.
The council also requested the Sindh government to provide offices to the chairmen of union councils in the city. It said a number of such offices were razed on the grounds that they had been built illegally on parks and government lands. It said 40pc of union committees were without offices, which negatively affected their functioning. The house also approved a resolution to name the newly constructed underpass near Golimar after renowned artist Sadequain (Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi).
It was approved through another resolution that the municipal commissioner be given this authority by making amendment in the municipal law to recommend the participation of any council member, mayor or deputy mayor in the council meeting in police escort from jail in case they were behind bars.
The council also offered fateha for late governor Justice Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui.
Published in Dawn, January 25th, 2017
HASAN MANSOOR
UPDATED Jan 25, 2017 08:30am
KARACHI: All the opposition parties in the city council boycotted the Tuesday session, which was summoned to approve the 10-month budget of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), in protest against the ruling Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) for not giving them ample time to debate its financial details.
“We got the agenda of the day just two hours before the house was called to order and the chair did not allow us time to discuss the budget threadbare,” said Karamullah Waqasi, leader of the opposition in the city council, after the boycott.
The house was initially presided over by Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar, who allowed the budget for 10 months [September 2016 to June 2017] to be presented in the house for approval. The chair, however, suspended the proceedings for five minutes and left to attend a more important unscheduled meeting.
The latter proceedings were conducted with Deputy Mayor Dr Arshad Vohra in the chair. Mr Waqasi and other leaders of the opposition parties said the mayor should have formally informed the council before taking leave.
The chair said the budget had been officially presented by the KMC administrator before the mayor’s swearing in to office in June 2016. However, it was a legal requirement that the council should approve the budget. “It is not a new document,” said Dr Vohra. He explained that it had already been “passed by the Sindh government and it is being presented before the house with minor amendments for approval. The next budget will be prepared and presented by us and it will be fully debated, as it had been in the past.”
Mr Waqasi said the Rs22 million surplus budget, which had Rs23.848 billion earnings and Rs23.826bn expenditure, should have been shared with every member of the 300-plus-strong council a week or two prior to the session.
“It shows the bad intentions on the part of those who are ruling the KMC,” he said.
Several other opposition members echoed the sentiments of the opposition leader belonging to the Pakistan Peoples Party who later joined hands and boycotted the session.
However, half-a-dozen lawmakers belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, mostly from Lyari, opted not to join the fellow opposition members.
The members gathered at the portico of the imposing British-era KMC building and chanted slogans against the ruling party.
Meanwhile, the city council gave approval to the KMC budget.
Besides, the council approved 10 different resolutions which were presented in the house.
One of the resolutions asked the Sindh government to devolve to the KMC all those departments which had been devolved earlier in accordance with Article 140-A of the Constitution; and also hand over other departments to the KMC, including the building control authority, KWSB and solid waste management board, which had previously been with the municipal authority.
The council further demanded that financial resources be distributed justifiably and according to parameters like population of Karachi and its problems.
Threat to mayor’s life
The council approved another resolution demanding that in view of serious threats to the life of Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar he should be provided with foolproof security with increased law-enforcement staff.
It recommended provision of a special security squad to enable the mayor to serve the city to his full potential. Through another resolution, the house demanded that the government sanction honoraria for the mayor, deputy mayor, DMC chairmen, vice chairmen and members of the city, district and union councils. Rs100,000 was recommended for the mayor, Rs75,000 for his deputy, Rs60,000 for a DMC chairman, Rs45,000 for a vice chairman, Rs40,000 for a city council member, Rs30,000 for a DMC council member and Rs15,000 for a union committee member.
The council also requested the Sindh government to provide offices to the chairmen of union councils in the city. It said a number of such offices were razed on the grounds that they had been built illegally on parks and government lands. It said 40pc of union committees were without offices, which negatively affected their functioning. The house also approved a resolution to name the newly constructed underpass near Golimar after renowned artist Sadequain (Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi).
It was approved through another resolution that the municipal commissioner be given this authority by making amendment in the municipal law to recommend the participation of any council member, mayor or deputy mayor in the council meeting in police escort from jail in case they were behind bars.
The council also offered fateha for late governor Justice Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui.
Published in Dawn, January 25th, 2017
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KDA, KMC to get biometric system
30-Jan-17
By Aslam Shah
KARACHI: Authorities have decided to install bio-metric system at the Karachi Municipal Corporation and the Karachi Development Authority, it is learnt.
Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar has planned to introduce the bio-metric system at the KMC to register attendance of employees.
Similarly, the Karachi Development Authority (KDA) will also install the same system for collecting data of its employees.
KMC has the strength of 16,796 regular employees while the KDA employs 4,334 regular workers.
These machines are likely to be installed in March 2017 at 24 departments and 38 different offices of the KMC.
KDA Director General Nasir Abbas said that bio-metric machines will be installed at around 26 offices. He added that these machines would be procured through open tender to maintain transparency in the process.
We were informed about the decision through letters by the Mayor Office, he said and added that after installation of bio-metric system salaries would be streamlined.
The new system will bring betterment in efficiency and timely arrival of employees, providing relief to visitors and needy people, especially patients at KMC hospitals and clinics in the city, he said.
The letter highlighting the importance of the new attendance system said that attendance of doctors and paramedics at 12 major hospitals will be made regular as there are complaints of late coming.
Nasir said that the bio-metric system would ensure punctuality of the staff. It will also ensure the attendance of employees appointed on political grounds at different offices and hospitals.
We cannot take any official action against absentees, late comers and early leavers now but after installation of this system, every thing will become clear and no one would dare to indulge in scuffle with attendance staff at these offices, he added.
Several KMC and KDA employees are also working for other departments. Even, employees who are found involved in criminal activities are taking salaries and allowances.
Under the service rules of both the entities, no employee is entitled to get salary or allowance without attending office.
A number of employees appointed on political grounds at different offices have attained higher grades despite being absent from their duties.
Hammad Siddiqui and Waseem Aftab are still employees of KMC in Grade-19, it is revealed.
30-Jan-17
By Aslam Shah
KARACHI: Authorities have decided to install bio-metric system at the Karachi Municipal Corporation and the Karachi Development Authority, it is learnt.
Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar has planned to introduce the bio-metric system at the KMC to register attendance of employees.
Similarly, the Karachi Development Authority (KDA) will also install the same system for collecting data of its employees.
KMC has the strength of 16,796 regular employees while the KDA employs 4,334 regular workers.
These machines are likely to be installed in March 2017 at 24 departments and 38 different offices of the KMC.
KDA Director General Nasir Abbas said that bio-metric machines will be installed at around 26 offices. He added that these machines would be procured through open tender to maintain transparency in the process.
We were informed about the decision through letters by the Mayor Office, he said and added that after installation of bio-metric system salaries would be streamlined.
The new system will bring betterment in efficiency and timely arrival of employees, providing relief to visitors and needy people, especially patients at KMC hospitals and clinics in the city, he said.
The letter highlighting the importance of the new attendance system said that attendance of doctors and paramedics at 12 major hospitals will be made regular as there are complaints of late coming.
Nasir said that the bio-metric system would ensure punctuality of the staff. It will also ensure the attendance of employees appointed on political grounds at different offices and hospitals.
We cannot take any official action against absentees, late comers and early leavers now but after installation of this system, every thing will become clear and no one would dare to indulge in scuffle with attendance staff at these offices, he added.
Several KMC and KDA employees are also working for other departments. Even, employees who are found involved in criminal activities are taking salaries and allowances.
Under the service rules of both the entities, no employee is entitled to get salary or allowance without attending office.
A number of employees appointed on political grounds at different offices have attained higher grades despite being absent from their duties.
Hammad Siddiqui and Waseem Aftab are still employees of KMC in Grade-19, it is revealed.
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‘No salary for KMC workers if service record not submitted by Feb 15’
January 31, 2017
Employees of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) will not get salaries if they fail to submit their service record by February 15, said Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhar on Monday.
The KMC employees have been ordered to submit their personal files and service books to the authority’s Human Resources Management (HRM) Department.
Chairing a meeting in his office, he directed the HRM officers to prepare a seniority list of officers and other employees of the KMC.
The mayor said the matters pertaining to appointments, transfer and postings and promotion of the employees had been interfered on the basis of political and personal association, depriving a large number of employees of their rights.
He also directed them to carry out physical attendance of the employees at their place of posting and take action against those who did not attend their duty on time.
Akhtar also issued instructions for deduction of conveyance allowance from the salary of such officers who were using a government vehicle since the time it was allotted to them.
He also directed the HRM department to make the appointments only on those posts which existed in the budget and gradually expunge such posts which were not included in the establishment budget.
The meeting was attended by municipal commissioner Dr Badar Jameel, financial advisor Khalid Mehmood Shaikh, HRM Sr director Jamil Farooqui, IT Sr director Rashid Nizam and other officers.
January 31, 2017
Employees of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) will not get salaries if they fail to submit their service record by February 15, said Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhar on Monday.
The KMC employees have been ordered to submit their personal files and service books to the authority’s Human Resources Management (HRM) Department.
Chairing a meeting in his office, he directed the HRM officers to prepare a seniority list of officers and other employees of the KMC.
The mayor said the matters pertaining to appointments, transfer and postings and promotion of the employees had been interfered on the basis of political and personal association, depriving a large number of employees of their rights.
He also directed them to carry out physical attendance of the employees at their place of posting and take action against those who did not attend their duty on time.
Akhtar also issued instructions for deduction of conveyance allowance from the salary of such officers who were using a government vehicle since the time it was allotted to them.
He also directed the HRM department to make the appointments only on those posts which existed in the budget and gradually expunge such posts which were not included in the establishment budget.
The meeting was attended by municipal commissioner Dr Badar Jameel, financial advisor Khalid Mehmood Shaikh, HRM Sr director Jamil Farooqui, IT Sr director Rashid Nizam and other officers.
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Rs 500m given to KMC for lifting garbage - Pak Observer
City Reporter
January 31, 2017
Sindh Assembly has been informed today that grant of 500 million rupees have been given to Karachi Metropolitan Corporation to carry out the work of garbage lifting and draining out sewerage water from the Karachi city.
On a call attention notices, Sindh Minister for Local Bodies Jam Khan Shoro informed the house that before the local bodies elections such work was done through administrators. However, elected representatives of the city are responsible of cleanness. He assured that wherever provincial government needed will also extend help to the elected representatives. He said that as far as handing over cleanliness and garbage lifting work to Chinese companies in east and south districts of the Karachi city is concerned.
City Reporter
January 31, 2017
Sindh Assembly has been informed today that grant of 500 million rupees have been given to Karachi Metropolitan Corporation to carry out the work of garbage lifting and draining out sewerage water from the Karachi city.
On a call attention notices, Sindh Minister for Local Bodies Jam Khan Shoro informed the house that before the local bodies elections such work was done through administrators. However, elected representatives of the city are responsible of cleanness. He assured that wherever provincial government needed will also extend help to the elected representatives. He said that as far as handing over cleanliness and garbage lifting work to Chinese companies in east and south districts of the Karachi city is concerned.
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People of Karachi have the right to get the rightful powers as the elected officials of the local government
today CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah said to Waseem Akhtar Mayor that he should not seek for authority/power
this is the reality of sindh government, they are not prepared to give powers to the mayors, they are not prepared to give powers to Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, they themselves are admitting. they fear that if the powers are divolved, not only karachi, hyderabad, but even PPP's mayors and local representatives will become uncontrolable and challange the wadera system of PPP
CM Sindh Talk @MediaCellPPP #MuradAliShah #CMSindh #MediaTalk #Garbage #Karachi #WaseemAkhtar
today CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah said to Waseem Akhtar Mayor that he should not seek for authority/power
this is the reality of sindh government, they are not prepared to give powers to the mayors, they are not prepared to give powers to Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas, they themselves are admitting. they fear that if the powers are divolved, not only karachi, hyderabad, but even PPP's mayors and local representatives will become uncontrolable and challange the wadera system of PPP
CM Sindh Talk @MediaCellPPP #MuradAliShah #CMSindh #MediaTalk #Garbage #Karachi #WaseemAkhtar
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Karachi mayor to raise funds on self-help basis for service delivery
6 HOURS AGO BY APP
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has chalked out an elaborate programme to raise funds on self-help basis coupled with capacity building of its employees ensuring quality service delivery to the people of the city.
Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhter, sharing details of his strategy in an interview to the media, said the KMC iwas contemplating to reactivate the Municipal Utility Tax with equal attention towards improved recovery through stringent and transparent collection measures in the metropolis. The current recovery rate of the only tax imposed by the KMC, rest being fees, was said to be very low compelling the KMC to adopt measures as attachment of property and arrest of the non-payees.
We have to go for a carrot and stick policy as our budget already exposed to a deficit of Rs 8 billion leaves little space to be lenient. said the mayor. This, according to him, was in a scenario where essential revenue generation components of the KMC ranging from water and sewerage board, solid waste management to transport and collection of local taxes have been taken away from the KMC under amendments to the provincial Local Bodies Act.
The management of the Fire Brigade Department, KMC hospitals, charged parking, zoo management, cleaning of major water drains coupled with infrastructure development in selected areas were said to have been placed under the KMC purview.
Despite this scenario we are trying to streamline the situation within available resources, said the mayor mentioning that the KMC also have to meet the liabilities related to salaries and pensions of its employees. I have been repeatedly informing the concerned quarters about the deficit the KMC is exposed to and which is hampering its performance, he said.
The KMC is in urgent need of Rs 12600 million under varied heads including infrastructure development (Rs 5000 million), containment of environmental degradation (Rs 2000 million); revamping of Fire Brigade Department (Rs 500 million); meeting salary and pension related shortfall of Rs 300 million per month for 12 months (Rs 3,600 million) and clearance of liabilities and debts (Rs 1200 million).
Wasim Akhter regretted that devolution of power under the 18th Amendment to the Constitution has not been implemented in letter and spirit in the province itself and that the KMC during past few years has been deprived of most of its authority.
In reply to a question, the mayor said with a view to update the professional capacities of KMC workers, they were being made to undergo training, particularly in the fields of management and administration at the Sindh Institute of Management. This is to ensure that people are served efficiently within limited resources, he said.
But we also cannot ignore the fact that we have no money even to provide free of cost medicines to resource-less patients while our Fire Brigade Department is also in urgent need to be revamped. We currently have 32 engines in our fleet and out of which only 24 are in working order and there is also no fund available to arrange for foam or replace the worn-out snorkel, he said. It is in this backdrop that Municipality Utilisation Tax, introduced in 2009, is being reactivated and streamlined but this cannot be enough to meet the needs of Karachi, the ever expanding city exposed to series of challenges.
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Karachi mayor to raise funds on self-help basis for service delivery
6 HOURS AGO BY APP
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has chalked out an elaborate programme to raise funds on self-help basis coupled with capacity building of its employees ensuring quality service delivery to the people of the city.
Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhter, sharing details of his strategy in an interview to the media, said the KMC iwas contemplating to reactivate the Municipal Utility Tax with equal attention towards improved recovery through stringent and transparent collection measures in the metropolis. The current recovery rate of the only tax imposed by the KMC, rest being fees, was said to be very low compelling the KMC to adopt measures as attachment of property and arrest of the non-payees.
We have to go for a carrot and stick policy as our budget already exposed to a deficit of Rs 8 billion leaves little space to be lenient. said the mayor. This, according to him, was in a scenario where essential revenue generation components of the KMC ranging from water and sewerage board, solid waste management to transport and collection of local taxes have been taken away from the KMC under amendments to the provincial Local Bodies Act.
The management of the Fire Brigade Department, KMC hospitals, charged parking, zoo management, cleaning of major water drains coupled with infrastructure development in selected areas were said to have been placed under the KMC purview.
Despite this scenario we are trying to streamline the situation within available resources, said the mayor mentioning that the KMC also have to meet the liabilities related to salaries and pensions of its employees. I have been repeatedly informing the concerned quarters about the deficit the KMC is exposed to and which is hampering its performance, he said.
The KMC is in urgent need of Rs 12600 million under varied heads including infrastructure development (Rs 5000 million), containment of environmental degradation (Rs 2000 million); revamping of Fire Brigade Department (Rs 500 million); meeting salary and pension related shortfall of Rs 300 million per month for 12 months (Rs 3,600 million) and clearance of liabilities and debts (Rs 1200 million).
Wasim Akhter regretted that devolution of power under the 18th Amendment to the Constitution has not been implemented in letter and spirit in the province itself and that the KMC during past few years has been deprived of most of its authority.
In reply to a question, the mayor said with a view to update the professional capacities of KMC workers, they were being made to undergo training, particularly in the fields of management and administration at the Sindh Institute of Management. This is to ensure that people are served efficiently within limited resources, he said.
But we also cannot ignore the fact that we have no money even to provide free of cost medicines to resource-less patients while our Fire Brigade Department is also in urgent need to be revamped. We currently have 32 engines in our fleet and out of which only 24 are in working order and there is also no fund available to arrange for foam or replace the worn-out snorkel, he said. It is in this backdrop that Municipality Utilisation Tax, introduced in 2009, is being reactivated and streamlined but this cannot be enough to meet the needs of Karachi, the ever expanding city exposed to series of challenges.
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Karachi needs targeted development: Mayor - Business Recorder
JAN 31ST, 2017
FAWAD MAQSOOD
KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhter Tuesday said that he had written letters to the provincial and federal authorities with the suggestions to solve the civic problems faced by the metropolis.
Talking to journalists during Karachi Press Club's (KPC) 'Meet the Press' program, he said Karachi needs targeted development to resolve its longstanding problems, said a statement issued here.
Earlier, he was welcomed by KPC President Siraj Ahmed, Secretary Maqsood Yousufi and other office bearers. Mayor Karachi was also presented with traditional Sindhi Ajrak.
Wasim Akhter said the media had always supported him and he wanted more support so that people could know about the difficulties faced by the local government representatives.
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‘Karachi treated like an ATM, given nothing in return’
February 01, 2017
Mayor says city desperately needs targeted development
Lamenting the continuous injustice meted out to Karachi, the city’s mayor said on Tuesday that the metropolis was considered nothing but an ATM - generating the major chunk of the country’s revenue but given nothing in return.
“Karachi needs targeted development and for this purpose I have written letters to the prime minister and the Sindh chief minister giving them suggestions for solving the city’s problems on an urgent basis,” Waseem Akhtar told reporters at the Karachi Press Club’s “Meet the Press” programme.
The mayor said the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation no longer had control over revenue generating departments and all the powers vested in the provincial government.
“Karachi has been subjected to injustice ever since the country came into being,” he added.
The mayor said there was a need to join hands to develop all the cities of the province.
“To ensure that the funds allocated for development projects are spent properly, I am personally monitoring work on the roads,” he said. “The chief minister too has ordered that the schemes should be carried out transparently,” he added.
The mayor said administrators were running municipal affairs in the past and he was working to fix this issue.
He said the media had always supported him. “I want the media to further support me now so that the citizens can learn about the difficulties being faced by local government representatives.”
Replying to a query, he said the home department had informed him that he was facing security threats.
“However, the security arrangements for me are unsatisfactory and it is the duty of the government to ensure my protection.”
Kamal’s demand
The mayor welcomed former mayor and Pak Sarzameen Party chief Mustafa Kamal’s demand that the local government should be given administrative and financial powers as per the Article 140-A of the Constitution.
“This is our foremost demand too and if anybody has endorsed it, we welcome this positive gesture,” he added.
Akhtar said everybody took Karachi for granted and he wanted to restore the city to its old title of the “City of Lights”.
“It is the responsibility of every individual, political party and group to play its due role in reviving the past glory of the city.”
Mustafa Kamal, at the PSP’s rally near the Tibet Centre on Sunday, had given 30 days to the federal and provincial governments to empower the local government otherwise his party would announce its future course of action.
When it was pointed out that the PSP chief had also criticised the authorities for the garbage piling up in Karachi, the mayor said ha had approached the provincial government so that funds and powers were given to the KMC for addressing this issue.
CM invites mayor to work jointly for Karachi
February 01, 2017
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that unchecked expansion of Karachi has created lots of problems like destruction of infrastructure and worsening law and order situation.
Addressing the opening ceremony of Sadequain Underpass at Golimar on Tuesday, Murad said that Karachi’s expansion was unplanned as number of new settlements had emerged without proper paper work. “The result is that a huge pressure has piled up on the city’s infrastructure,” he noted.
“Gutters are overflowing, and the water supply is not enough to cater to the needs of every household,” the CM said, and added, “To top it all, the worst law and order situation had further aggravated the situation. As a result the government, instead of focusing on the development of the infrastructure, remained engaged in fighting against terrorists."
However, he reminded that now the situation had improved considerably and the government, after rooting out the terrorism, had started paying its full attention to the upgradation of the city’s infrastructure.
Local Government Minister Jam Khan Shoro, Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar, Deputy Mayor Dr Vohra, senior government, KMC officers and others attended the function.
The CM said that Karachi was the capital of the province. “Apart from that, the city not only provides maximum revenue to the Sindh government, but also contributed immensely to the national exchequer,” he said, and added, “Therefore it becomes the right of its citizens to have all the facilities; not only the basic, but also the advanced for which I am striving hard.”
Murad further said that he had launched Rs10 billion development programme in the city under which 18 different schemes were in progress.
He added that almost in every area roads were dug up for laying water and drainage pipelines and their rehabilitation, which had resulted in serious traffic issues for which he apologise to the people of the city.
The chief minister said that he had drawn up a plan to launch greater bulk water supply project, K-IV phase-II, before the presentation of next budget, and by the end of 2018 phase-I would start functioning while phase-II would be near completion.
Addressing the Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar, the chief minister said, “Today I am giving you my powers. You may exercise them for the benefit of people and development of this city," he said, and added, "We all have to work together for the people of this city."
Murad said that the other big problem of the city was disposal of garbage, which, he said, was not a big issue provided all the resources were properly utilised.
He said the task of garbage lifting and cleanliness of two districts of Karachi, South and East, had been assigned to a private company and the work would begin in February.
Earlier, Local government Minister Jam Khan Shoro, while briefing the chief minister on the Golimar Underpass, which has been renamed as Sadeqain Underpass, said the project had been completed at a cost of Rs450.734 million within seven months.
Welcoming the chief minister, Karachi mayor said that the people were facing hardships due to prolonged work on the underpass.
He said that there would be no bullets and no China-Cutting. “This city will be protected and its people will be given maximum facilities at their doorstep,” he added.
Earlier, Murad, along with local government minister and Karachi mayor, declared the underpass open for traffic by unveiling the plaque and cutting the ribbon.
This news was published in The Nation newspaper. Read complete newspaper of 01-Feb-2017
JAN 31ST, 2017
FAWAD MAQSOOD
KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhter Tuesday said that he had written letters to the provincial and federal authorities with the suggestions to solve the civic problems faced by the metropolis.
Talking to journalists during Karachi Press Club's (KPC) 'Meet the Press' program, he said Karachi needs targeted development to resolve its longstanding problems, said a statement issued here.
Earlier, he was welcomed by KPC President Siraj Ahmed, Secretary Maqsood Yousufi and other office bearers. Mayor Karachi was also presented with traditional Sindhi Ajrak.
Wasim Akhter said the media had always supported him and he wanted more support so that people could know about the difficulties faced by the local government representatives.
Copyright APP (Associated Press of Pakistan), 2017
‘Karachi treated like an ATM, given nothing in return’
February 01, 2017
Mayor says city desperately needs targeted development
Lamenting the continuous injustice meted out to Karachi, the city’s mayor said on Tuesday that the metropolis was considered nothing but an ATM - generating the major chunk of the country’s revenue but given nothing in return.
“Karachi needs targeted development and for this purpose I have written letters to the prime minister and the Sindh chief minister giving them suggestions for solving the city’s problems on an urgent basis,” Waseem Akhtar told reporters at the Karachi Press Club’s “Meet the Press” programme.
The mayor said the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation no longer had control over revenue generating departments and all the powers vested in the provincial government.
“Karachi has been subjected to injustice ever since the country came into being,” he added.
The mayor said there was a need to join hands to develop all the cities of the province.
“To ensure that the funds allocated for development projects are spent properly, I am personally monitoring work on the roads,” he said. “The chief minister too has ordered that the schemes should be carried out transparently,” he added.
The mayor said administrators were running municipal affairs in the past and he was working to fix this issue.
He said the media had always supported him. “I want the media to further support me now so that the citizens can learn about the difficulties being faced by local government representatives.”
Replying to a query, he said the home department had informed him that he was facing security threats.
“However, the security arrangements for me are unsatisfactory and it is the duty of the government to ensure my protection.”
Kamal’s demand
The mayor welcomed former mayor and Pak Sarzameen Party chief Mustafa Kamal’s demand that the local government should be given administrative and financial powers as per the Article 140-A of the Constitution.
“This is our foremost demand too and if anybody has endorsed it, we welcome this positive gesture,” he added.
Akhtar said everybody took Karachi for granted and he wanted to restore the city to its old title of the “City of Lights”.
“It is the responsibility of every individual, political party and group to play its due role in reviving the past glory of the city.”
Mustafa Kamal, at the PSP’s rally near the Tibet Centre on Sunday, had given 30 days to the federal and provincial governments to empower the local government otherwise his party would announce its future course of action.
When it was pointed out that the PSP chief had also criticised the authorities for the garbage piling up in Karachi, the mayor said ha had approached the provincial government so that funds and powers were given to the KMC for addressing this issue.
CM invites mayor to work jointly for Karachi
February 01, 2017
KARACHI - Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that unchecked expansion of Karachi has created lots of problems like destruction of infrastructure and worsening law and order situation.
Addressing the opening ceremony of Sadequain Underpass at Golimar on Tuesday, Murad said that Karachi’s expansion was unplanned as number of new settlements had emerged without proper paper work. “The result is that a huge pressure has piled up on the city’s infrastructure,” he noted.
“Gutters are overflowing, and the water supply is not enough to cater to the needs of every household,” the CM said, and added, “To top it all, the worst law and order situation had further aggravated the situation. As a result the government, instead of focusing on the development of the infrastructure, remained engaged in fighting against terrorists."
However, he reminded that now the situation had improved considerably and the government, after rooting out the terrorism, had started paying its full attention to the upgradation of the city’s infrastructure.
Local Government Minister Jam Khan Shoro, Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar, Deputy Mayor Dr Vohra, senior government, KMC officers and others attended the function.
The CM said that Karachi was the capital of the province. “Apart from that, the city not only provides maximum revenue to the Sindh government, but also contributed immensely to the national exchequer,” he said, and added, “Therefore it becomes the right of its citizens to have all the facilities; not only the basic, but also the advanced for which I am striving hard.”
Murad further said that he had launched Rs10 billion development programme in the city under which 18 different schemes were in progress.
He added that almost in every area roads were dug up for laying water and drainage pipelines and their rehabilitation, which had resulted in serious traffic issues for which he apologise to the people of the city.
The chief minister said that he had drawn up a plan to launch greater bulk water supply project, K-IV phase-II, before the presentation of next budget, and by the end of 2018 phase-I would start functioning while phase-II would be near completion.
Addressing the Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar, the chief minister said, “Today I am giving you my powers. You may exercise them for the benefit of people and development of this city," he said, and added, "We all have to work together for the people of this city."
Murad said that the other big problem of the city was disposal of garbage, which, he said, was not a big issue provided all the resources were properly utilised.
He said the task of garbage lifting and cleanliness of two districts of Karachi, South and East, had been assigned to a private company and the work would begin in February.
Earlier, Local government Minister Jam Khan Shoro, while briefing the chief minister on the Golimar Underpass, which has been renamed as Sadeqain Underpass, said the project had been completed at a cost of Rs450.734 million within seven months.
Welcoming the chief minister, Karachi mayor said that the people were facing hardships due to prolonged work on the underpass.
He said that there would be no bullets and no China-Cutting. “This city will be protected and its people will be given maximum facilities at their doorstep,” he added.
Earlier, Murad, along with local government minister and Karachi mayor, declared the underpass open for traffic by unveiling the plaque and cutting the ribbon.
This news was published in The Nation newspaper. Read complete newspaper of 01-Feb-2017
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