Mayor concerned over rising dog-bite cases

Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar has directed municipal and health authorities to take immediate measures to prevent spread of rabies and control the increase in stray dogs’ population.

Presiding over a meeting at his office on Monday he said remote areas and katchi abadies should be focused upon more since dog-bite cases were regularly being reported from such localities.

Officials of the KMC and experts were urged to chalk out a comprehensive strategy to control the population of stray dogs and prevent spread of rabies.