KARACHI: City administrator barrister Murtaza Wahab has said the main artery connecting Central District with East District is being reconstructed at a cost of Rs450 million and the 5.5 kilometer road will be completed before June 30.

He said this while addressing the ground-breaking ceremony of the road restoration and reconstruction works from Cafe Pyala Gulberg Chowrangi to Rashid Minhas Road UBL Sports Complex on Sunday.

He said that a change would be brought about in the city by working for betterment of the people.

The administrator, who is also provincial government’s spokesman and chief minister’s adviser on law, said that three and a half years had passed in chaos, unemployment and inflation, but now everyone had to work together for the development of Pakistan and their city.

Administrator Wahab promises completion of work before June 30

He said that Shahra-i-Noor Jahan in district Central would be rebuilt at a cost of Rs1.1 billion and on April 21, he would be laying the foundation stone.

He said that water, sewerage and drainage works would be completed before the construction of the road.

Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that Iqbal Park would be constructed in Block-14 Federal B Area for which PC-1 had been prepared and funds already allocated and available.

In response to a question from the media, he said that the people of Karachi would decide whether the last four years were good or these eight months during his tenure as administrator were better.

The administrator said that 25 parks had been opened in DMC Central after renovation. “No additional resources were used and all this was possible only because of hard work, dedication and attention,” he said adding that the journey of improvement was going on and would continue.

“For the first time in history, the National Assembly has sent prime minister home using its constitutional powers. Now we expect a fair distribution of electricity, gas and resources from the federal government. I hope the federal government will now take an interest in the affairs of Sindh and the problems will be resolved,” he added.

He claimed that PTI members did not believe in the Constitution of Pakistan but believed in the constitution of Imran. “That is why, they were not ready for the Constitution of Pakistan to be given priority and the decisions of the Supreme Court are implemented,” he added.

The administrator said that Mohsin Bhopali underpass in Nazimabad was in very bad condition.

“There is a water leakage; the drainage system is out of order and the system has not been working for the last 16 years,” he added.

Published in Dawn, April 11th, 2022