KARACHI, Sept 20: The city government has decided to lift and remove vehicles parked on roadsides and which are hindering the traffic flow. City Nazim Mustafa Kamal has asked the people whose buses, rickshaws, taxis, cars and pushcarts are parked on roadsides to remove them voluntarily within 24 hours or else these will be confiscated by the city government with police help and returned only on payment of fine.

He said this step had been taken in the interest of citizens so that traffic on major roads, roundabouts and thoroughfares flowed smoothly.

A joint team of city government staff and traffic police has been set up for immediate action.

Meanwhile, the city nazim hosted a reception for the office-bearers and members of the Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors and the All-Pakistan Newspapers Society at Civic Centre on Tuesday night.

Mustafa Kamal said that the city government was reconstructing Karachi for which it had to carry out development process round-the-clock. He said that the projects would be completed within a few months.—APP