Newspapers identify problems of city, guide relevant authorities, says Wahab

Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Thursday said that he wants to serve the residents of the city with dedication. “We have solved their issues, and this process of public service will continue in future.”

Wahab said this during a visit to the office of the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE). He said that the remaining period of three and a half years should be focused on solving the problems of the city.

He lauded the role played by the CPNE in the development and promotion of journalism. The CPNE formulated the guidelines for positive and constructive journalism, which raised the quality of journalism at city, provincial and national levels, he added.

Besides Ijazul Haq and Aamir Mehmood, other senior journalists and editors were also present in large numbers on the occasion. The mayor met the editors of newspapers and other journalists, and said “newspapers identify the problems of the city, which guides us”.

“Through newspapers and electronic channels, we easily communicate our performance to the public. Journalists associated with newspapers, magazines and electronic media are our valuable assets.”

Wahab said that the contract for the Karachi Zoo has not been awarded for three years. He said that in the recent tender, four times more bids were accepted and Rs65 million was received.

He pointed out that the same vehicles are putting out fires in time. He, however, stressed the need to improve response time as well as overall efficiency.

He also said that the road of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases was built by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation. “This area belongs to the cantonment, but the city is ours, so the road was built, and so were the cantonment board underpass and overhead bridge in Gulistan-e-Jauhar.”

Wahab said “we need to pay more attention to the water, road and transport problems in Karachi”. He said that 30 more buses will ply the roads from next week, and 50 electric buses will be operated on a build-operate-transfer basis.

The mayor also pointed out on the occasion that a biogas project is going to be started in Bhains Colony. He also mentioned that the land for the project has already been allotted.