Next Karachi mayor to be from MQM-P, claims Waseem Akhtar
- 26-Aug-2020
Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar defends his four-year performance.
Wahab slams Mayor for urging Karachiites against paying taxes
- 20-Aug-2019
He urged the Mayor to put his vested interest aside and not give 'wrong suggestions' to the public.
SC asks CM Sindh to sit with Mayor to save ‘massive collapse’ of Karachi
- 16-May-2019
"Karachi has no semblance of a city rather it looks like a big chunk of a slum,” the court remarked
Mayor inaugurates Karachi Institute of Kidney
- 14-Mar-2019
Waseem Akhtar said it is a matter of pleasure that this kidney center was established despite very limited resources.
ATC hears May 12, 2007 mayhem cases
- 12-Jan-2019
KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court here on Saturday resumed hearing of four cases pertaining to the May 12, 2007 mayhem, ARY News reported. Mayor Waseem Akhtar and 20 other accused nominated in the cases appeared in the court. Police produced an absconding accused, Abdul Zahid, before the ATC judge who ordered provision of a copy of […]
Anti-encroachment drive: Over 150 shops to be razed in Korangi today
- 03-Jan-2019
KARACHI: As a part of an ongoing anti-encroachment operation, over 150 more shops will be razed in the Korangi area of the metropolis on Thursday (today). According to details, the anti-encroachment cell will reach the site with heavy machinery at 5:30 pm today. The shops established on Korangi’s nullah will be demolished during the operation. […]
Political parties responsible for encroachments in Karachi: Waseem Akhtar
- 12-Dec-2018
KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar on Wednesday held all political parties responsible for widespread encroachments in the port city. Speaking to media outside the Supreme Court registry of Karachi, Waseem Akhtar said if political parties were well wishers of the city then there would have been no encroachments in the metropolitan. “I have put my […]
“Did not raze any house, neither will allow anyone to do so,” assures Mayor Karachi
- 11-Dec-2018
KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar assured on Tuesday that none of the house was razed during the anti-encroachment operation and neither will anyone be allowed to demolish them in the future. The Mayor Karachi was speaking to media after the Supreme Court turned down the Sindh government’s plea to stop the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in […]
Mayor Karachi, Farooq Sattar cross swords over anti-encroachment drive
- 08-Dec-2018
KARACHI: Former convener of Muttahida Quami Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) Farooq Sattar while taking an aim at Mayor Karachi said, “Waseem Akhtar was voted to construct Karachi not destroy it.” According to details, Sattar was speaking to media outside an anti-terrorism court on Saturday. Commenting on the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Karachi, he said, 500,000 people have become […]
Anti-encroachment drive underway on SC’s directives: Mayor Karachi
- 29-Nov-2018
KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhter on Thursday said anti-encroachment drive is underway on the directives of the Supreme Court, ARY News reported. In his statement, the city’s mayor said, drive targeting, illegal structures’ razing from the metropolis is being carried out in the light of the top court orders. Encroachment made on the public parks, […]