KARACHI, March 5: The city government has decided to renovate the Liaquatabad Supermarket on priority basis and provide it with escalators, besides redesigning its facade.

The city nazim, Niamatullah Khan, issued these orders on Friday during his visit to the supermarket. The nazim also visited other city markets including the Empress Market, Umer Farooqui Market and Shahabuddin Market.

He said the out-of-order lift of the market should be repaired and the market be provided with escalators at its entrances, so that customers done have to bother climbing stairs.

The nazim said that after shifting of roadside stalls by the town authorities from the Dak-khana and 10 Number Road, the bus lane should be relocated after constructing a new median, so that the road could be widened and saved from re-emergence of roadside stalls.

Area residents and shopkeepers on the occasion thanked the nazim for his proposal of widening the road and beautifying the supermarket.

The nazim during his visit to the Umer Farooqui and Shahabuddin markets, constructed in 1967, expressed unhappiness at their deteriorating conditions. He instructed concerned officials to take steps for their improvement.

CORRUPTION: City Nazim Niamatullah Khan has said corruption in any department would not be tolerated and no leniency would be shown if proof of corruption was found against anyone.

He was addressing a meeting of the officials of the water board, which was also attended by office-bearers of the Karachi Tanneries Association.

Mr Niamat has already suspended Assistant Engineer Sabihuddin, and valve men Sagheer Ahmed and Abdul Rehman of the water board on charges of corruption. The action was taken on complaints of tanneries' association.- PPI/APP