KARACHI: City Admin­is­tra­tor Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Wednesday inaugurated three public parks and an urban forest in District Central, and claimed that 28 out of 100 Parks Project in the district had been opened for public and three more parks were being set up in the district.

The administrator, who is also provincial government’s spokesman and chief minister’s adviser on law, also laid the foundation stone of a road in North Karachi and told media that construction of several important roads in the district was also underway. He added that that reconstruction of 4400 Road in North Karachi had also started which would facilitate the movement of people in the area.

“Karachi will look green and prosperous in future. We will give a better Karachi and Sindh to our future generations through public-private partnership,” he vowed.

He said the solution to everything was public-private partnership, adding that in the past these parks were closed, but today, the citizens were supporting the municipal administration restoring these parks.

“The process of improving the basic infrastructure, including public parks, playgrounds, urban forests, roads, bridges and underpasses in Karachi is underway,” he said, and added that development work was also in full swing in other districts of the city with the aim of providing maximum facilities to the citizens.

The administrator said that Iqbal Park in Federal B. Area had been planned to be modeled on Jehangir Park. “In a few weeks, efforts will be made to start the tendering process so that another beautiful gift can be given to the people of district Central.”

District Central Deputy Commissioner Taha Saleem and KMC Municipal Commissioner Syed Afzal Zaidi were also present.

Published in Dawn, May 19th, 2022