Mayor Karachi Reviews Relief Activities
Wasim Akhtar asks political parties to jointly work to fight crisis emerging from coronavirus spread
Pak Chronicle Report
Karachi
Karachi-Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar on Thursday asked all political parties to jointly work for the people progress in the current circumstances.
Reviewing ration distribution at doorstep managed by All City Tajir Association, Akhtar also asked welfare organizations to adopt organized proper mechanism for ration distribution and provide the people with it at their doorstep rather than distributing at roads.
“This would help us to provide ration to the needy people,” he added. Senior Director Coordination Masood Alam, All City Tajir Association’s head Khawaja Jamal Sethi, Chairman Hakeem Shah, Tahir Sarbazi representing Green Timber Market, Hyderi Market President, Faraz Ahmed, Shoaib Baloch representing Lee Market, Jeweller Market Kharadar President Muhammad Shakir and Farooq Qaimkhani representing Karachi Youth Association and other traders’ leaders were also present on the occasion.
Akhtar said that business community had always comes forward whenever the country faced crisis as the government cannot overcome situation alone. “Traders, Industrialists and investors should help the needy people in this difficult time,” the mayor added.
He also asked the welfare organizations to collect CNIC numbers of families while distributing rations and share the same with Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) so that a family cannot be given rations twice within short span of time.
Through this process KMC would be able to provide essential commodities to more families.
“Through some reports, it has been established that a mafia is collecting most of the ration and selling the same in the market but now the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation is collecting data at UC level and will distribute ration though that data,” the Mayor added.
He said that the residents and business community of the port city are playing their role, adding that the Karachiites were also seen helping the effectees of earthquake in the past. Akhtar said that we have to help the people irrespective of their religion cast and creed.
The mayor said that the local bodies’ representatives should be tasked for ration distribution as they are well aware of the needy people in their areas. He added that Khidmat e Khalq Foundation is going to distribute ration from the next week, adding that they have 12,000 wheat bags but it was not enough keeping in view demand of the city. The KMC would ensure that the ration is provided to the needy people only.
He said that besides essential commodities, there was also need of medical equipment and asked the philanthropists to cooperate in this regard as well. He once again appealed to the philanthropists to come forward and help the needy people to overcome the current crisis.
All City Tajir Association President, Hakeem Shah said that cooked food would be provided from Friday to give some sort of relief to the people.
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