KARACHI: Keeping in view the forecast of more rainfalls in running monsoon season, Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) president Agha Shahab Ahmed Khan has suggested that active and well-equipped 'Rain Emergency Centres' should immediately be established in all five districts of the city where workers of KMC, KW&SB and K-Electric must remain deployed and alert round-the-clock to assist the public and quickly resolve rain related issues.

Furthermore, these rain emergency centers should be well-equipped with necessary machinery particularly water pumping machines in order to quickly clear standstill rainwater from the streets so that smooth flow of traffic could be ensured during the ongoing Monsoon season, he said, adding that KMC, K-Electric, KW&SB and other civic departments must make coordinated efforts to minimize the grievances likely being faced by the public.

Agha Shahab Ahmed Khan, while expressing strong resentment over the miseries and hardships suffered by Karachiites after Friday evening's torrential rainfalls, criticized the federal and sindh government for their sheer failure to provide any relief to Karachiites who have always been the worst-hit victims of the heavy rains, natural calamities, epidemics, law & order incidents, accidents and other emergency situations.

Agha Shahab particularly slammed all the politicians from Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), who remained in power since 2008 and also the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) which has always been a strong ally and part of the governments from time to time since 1999 throughout Musharraf's regime, PPP government from 2008, PML-N government in 2013 and now the PTI government since 2018. "Thank you very much Peoples Party and MQM for doing such a fine job for Karachi", he criticized.

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