KARACHI: The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has named a flyover, an underpass and an urban forest after as many famous personalities who had rendered outstanding services in their respective fields.

Official said that the flyover at Sakhi Hassan Chowrangi was named after former Karachi nazim Naimatullah Khan in recognition of his services for the uplift and development of the city.

Late Khan was elected as a member of the Sindh Assembly in 1985 and city Nazim in 2001.

The officials said that the Gharibabad underpass was named after renowned qawwal Amjad Farid Sabri, who was assassinated in a targeted attack in June 2016 in the metropolis.

Flyover in North Nazimabad, urban forest in Clifton named after late Naimatullah Khan and educationist Dina Mistry

Sabri had started learning the art of Qawwali at the age of nine years and at the age of 12 he performed his art for the first time.

Likewise, the urban forest in Clifton was named after Dina Mistry. She was the principal of BVS Parsi High School and spent 60 years of her life educating the children of Karachi.

They said that the decision to name the three city’s infrastructural facilities was taken on the direction of Administrator Murtaza Wahab under Sections 85 and 86 of the Sindh Local Government Act, 2013 that allows him to name public places and routes within the limits of KMC after persons who have rendered valuable services to the country.

New DC-Malir complex

New Deputy Commissioner Malir Complex was opened on Saturday to facilitate the general public.

The new facility is situated on main Jinnah Avenue near Malir Halt.

Commissioner Iqbal Memon formally opened the complex constructed with an estimated cost of Rs354.162 million. Deputy Commissioner-Malir Irfan Salam Mirwani, Ghulam Sarwar Chachar and other district administration officers were also present on the occasion.

The commissioner said that DC-Malir Complex was constructed at a central location and people from all parts of the district could easily access it.

He added that a Peoples Facilitation Centre had also been set up in the complex for public convenience.

He said that soon DC-East Complex would also be inaugurated.

Published in Dawn, April 10th, 2022