Administrator for removal of debris from MA Jinnah Road before Muharram.

KARACHI -- Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Thursday directed his subordinates to remove debris and garbage from MA Jinnah Road in view of Muharram ul Haram.

'The development works of Green Line and Red Line should be expedited. MA Jinnah Road must be improved for traffic and pedestrians before Ashura,' the Administrator made these decisions in a meeting with a high-level delegation of Sindh Infrastructure Development Company Limited (SIDCL) in his office here.

Municipal Commissioner Syed Afzal Zaidi, Manager Technical Imtiaz Ali, Shakoor Pathan and other officers also participated.

Murtaza Wahab was briefed regarding the ongoing development works on Sher Shah Suri Road and MA Jinnah Road by SIDCL. He was told that the repair work of service road of Sher Shah Suri Road was underway. Three flyovers constructed on this road had improved the flow of traffic.

He was informed that some more work needed to be done on service road, footpaths and efforts were being made to complete it.

The Administrator said that Green and Red Line Bus Services would be extended to Jama Cloth Market and Tower respectively.

'There will not be a separate corridor from Jama Cloth to the Tower due to lack of space on MA Jinnah Road and the bus will run alongside other vehicles.

40,000 citizens are getting travel facility from Green Line every day,' he said and added...

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