President seeks early completion of green line project

KARACHI:President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi and Governor Sindh Imran Ismail were briefed by Karachi Infrastructure Development Company Limited (KIDCL) about the federally funded projects in Karachi. Chief Executive officer of KIDCL briefed in detail about the pace of work on green line project and other initiatives of Federal Government.

The meeting which was also attended by opposition leader in Sindh Assembly Firdous Shamim Naqvi, Member Sindh Assembly Khurrum Sher Zaman, Samar Ali Khan, Federal Secretary Communication Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui, Chairman National Highway Authority Jawad Rafiq Malik, Commissioner Karachi Sualeh Ahmed Farooqui, Principal Secretary to Governor Sindh Khaqan Murtaza and other concerned officers, also deliberated upon making the completed track of green line from Surjani to Gru Mandir, operational and considered many options in this regard. The matter of constitution of Karachi Task Force for affective monitoring of development projects also come under discussion during the meeting.

President Arif Alvi said that green line RBTS was an important project and the same should he completed and made operational as soon on possible.

Ismail said that a comprehensive strategy had been evolved for timely completion of federally funded projects, with desired standard of work.

State Minister Murad Saeed assured that communication ministry would provide every assistance for completion of such projects in the province.