Nazim Karachi Syed Mustafa Kamal has announced to establish Karachi Citizen's Participation Trust that would be used for the development and progress of the city.
According to a press release issued by City District Government Karachi (CDGK) on Tuesday the trust would have prominent and undisputed personalities on its board who would have the power to decide the fate of city's project and issue funds for them while including City Nazim none of government official would have any involvement in its affairs.
Initially a total of 125,000 employees of City Government Karachi would establish this trust by donating Rs 5 monthly after which citizens would be asked to take part in it.
He was addressing a joint meeting of the Town Nazmeen, Naib Nazmeen, EDOs and officials of City Government and Karachi Water and Sewerage Board on Tuesday at the recently inaugurated Industrial and Technical Institute in Korangi. The meeting was also attended by City Naib Nazim Nasreen Jalil, DCO Karachi Javed Hanif, M.D KWSB Qutubuddin Shaikh and other officers.
Nazim Karachi said that we did not ask citizens for anything during first three years of our tenure and just kept all focus on development works. However, in the fourth year we launched "I Own Karachi" Project which had got tremendous support from the public.
He expressed hope that the citizens of Karachi would wholeheartedly support this programme and we would get maximum co-operation from them. He said that the City Nazim would have to present the project to all trusties of this trust who would have the authority to accept or reject the proposal in the larger interest of the city.-PR
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