KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Tuesday said Karachi Transformation Plan (KTP) is being devised which is expected to be unveiled by Prime Minister Imran Khan in a next few days.
He expressed these views while addressing a joint press conference along with Governor of Punjab Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar at the Sindh Governor's House here. Imran Ismail said all stakeholders would also be taken on board in the Karachi Transformation Plan (KTP).
He said the federal government wanted to extend every possible help to Sindh in that hard time, without any discrimination and those efforts of the federal government were really very serious that had never been made in past 70 years.
Philanthropists representing different Punjab-based welfare organisations were also present on the occasion. Imran Ismail said Punjab-based welfare organisations would provide interest-free loans for reconstruction and repair of around 10,000 rain-hit houses in Sindh, including Karachi.
The Sindh Governor said ration bags amounting Rs 3000 to 3500 each, would also be distributed among 100,000 rain-affected families in Sindh. He said he along with Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar would also visit rain-affected areas in Badin on Wednesday.
He said the recent unprecedented rain had caused damages all over Sindh province including Karachi. Even the posh areas like Clifton and DHA - Karachi have also been affected by the heavy rain, which was, Imran Ismail said he had seen first time in his life.
Speaking about appointment of Administrator in Karachi, the Sindh Governor said that efforts were being made to appoint honest and dedicated person as Administrator Karachi with the consultation and mutual understanding of all stakeholders.
The matter of appointment of Administrator Karachi would be discussed in a working committee that also had chief minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah and other Sindh ministers as its members, he noted.
He told a questioner that the recent monsoon heavy rain was unprecedented and no city in the world was planned to handle over 400 millimetres rain as mostly cities were planned for 100 to 150mm rain.
He told another questioner that three flyovers, green lines bus, different roads, cleaning of Nullahs and other development projects had been given by the Federal Government to Karachi.
The Prime Minister Imran Khan was fully determined at the moment to provide every possible help to the affectees of rain, he observed. Speaking on the occasion, Governor of Punjab Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar said the purpose of his visit was to help the rain-affectees of Sindh and express solidarity with the affectees, on behalf of Prime Minister Imran Khan, the NGOs from Punjab and people of Punjab.
He said "we want to provide help to rain-affectees in Sindh with the coordination and cooperation of Sindh-based welfare organizations and concerned departments."
He told a questioner that "we all are 'Pakistanis' and he along with his team members will also meet all stakeholders including the chief minister of Sindh, because we want to work with for relief activities in the rain-hit areas."
He pointed out that the Punjab-based NGOs would provide interest-free loans for repair and reconstruction of houses in rain-hit areas and those loans would be provided on easy terms, to facilitate the affectees in reconstruction of their houses.
He recalled that the situation with regard to the coronavirus had also been improved in Pakistan due to foresight of Prime Minister Imran Khan, active role of concerned departments and cooperation of all segments of the society. Representatives of welfare organisations Baitusalam, DWP Foundation, Sarwar Foundation and other notables were also present on the occasion.