Category: Karachi

Karachi: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Thursday said that the work is in progress to bring additional water to Karachi through a new canal from the Hub Dam, and by August, an additional 40 million gallons per day (MGD) of water will be available, solving the water scarcity issue in many districts of Karachi, including Lyari.

He said this at the inauguration of the renovation and upgradation of the Bakra Piri Pumping Station in the Singo Lane area of Lyari here.

Deputy Mayor Karachi Salman Abdullah Murad, Parliamentary Leader of the City Council Karamullah Waqasi, Deputy Parliamentary Leader Dil Muhammad, local leadership of PPP, and members of the City Council were also present on this occasion.

The Mayor Karachi said that the inauguration of development works in Keamari was done yesterday, and today it is being done in Lyari.

The long-standing sewage problem of Lyari was solved by PPP. New machinery has been brought to the Bakra Piri pumping station, he said and added "The PPP chairman, Bilawal Bhutto, promised to lay the K-3 pipeline in Lyari, and the work on the elevated line infrastructure has started. The promise made by Bilawal Bhutto regarding the K-3 pipeline will be fulfilled soon".

He further stated that in terms of road cutting, around Rs 1.25 billion have come to Lyari Town, and these funds will be used soon for the construction of roads here.

"We will stop the theft of water in Lyari", he clarified.

The Mayor Karachi added that we do not support illegal constructions, and the Sindh Building Control Authority is under the control of the Minister for Local Government. We will raise the issue of illegal constructions in front of the local government minister, he said.

As for the Rs 14 billion payment notice served to Bahria Town by the Water Corporation, he said, the law will take its course. KMC and towns will receive funds from road cutting, and our promise is that we will take whatever steps are necessary for the improvement of Karachi's infrastructure.

The journey of serving Karachi under the leadership of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will continue, he said.

Karachi: The Hashmanis Group of Hospitals hosted the prestigious Pioneering Innovations in Ophthalmology Conference 2025, bringing together leading international and local experts to discuss groundbreaking advancements in retina and diagnostic technologies. The event featured seven distinguished international speakers from the USA, Colombia, Peru, Abu Dhabi and Tunisia. Among them, Dr. Tamer Mahmoud, from the USA and a world leader in retinal transplant, presented revolutionary retinal transplant techniques for macular hole repair. Enhancing the national capability, he presented revolutionary cases and trained national Ophthalmologists. Dr. Nicola Ghazi from Abu Dhabi introduced novel methods for fixing intraocular lenses when cataract surgery complications arise. Additionally, Dr. Walid Zbiba from Tunisia and Dr. Jose Antonio Fernandes from Peru shared their extensive experience in managing complex ophthalmic cases. These discussions provided invaluable insights into the future of retina care and surgical advancements. A key highlight of the event was the launch of two revolutionary eye care devices by the Hashmanis Group of Hospitals. The SMILE Pro, a next-generation refractive surgery technique, utilizes smaller incisions and a less invasive approach, offering greater precision and faster recovery for patients seeking vision correction. This is the next generation of treatments for patients seeking to remove their glasses permanently. Hashmanis launched this innovation in Pakistan with the tagline: "Smile with Hashmanis" Additionally, the Optos Silverstone, an advanced widefield diagnostic imaging system, allows ophthalmologists to visualize the entire retina in unprecedented detail, enabling early detection of retinal diseases that traditional methods cannot achieve.

Karachi: The Hashmanis Group of Hospitals hosted the prestigious Pioneering Innovations in Ophthalmology Conference 2025, bringing together leading international and local experts to discuss groundbreaking advancements in retina and diagnostic technologies. The event featured seven distinguished international speakers from the USA, Colombia, Peru, Abu Dhabi and Tunisia. Among them, Dr. Tamer Mahmoud, from the USA and a world leader in retinal transplant, presented revolutionary retinal transplant techniques for macular hole repair. Enhancing the national capability, he presented revolutionary cases and trained national Ophthalmologists. Dr. Nicola Ghazi from Abu Dhabi introduced novel methods for fixing intraocular lenses when cataract surgery complications arise. Additionally, Dr. Walid Zbiba from Tunisia and Dr. Jose Antonio Fernandes from Peru shared their extensive experience in managing complex ophthalmic cases. These discussions provided invaluable insights into the future of retina care and surgical advancements. A key highlight of the event was the launch of two revolutionary eye care devices by the Hashmanis Group of Hospitals. The SMILE Pro, a next-generation refractive surgery technique, utilizes smaller incisions and a less invasive approach, offering greater precision and faster recovery for patients seeking vision correction. This is the next generation of treatments for patients seeking to remove their glasses permanently. Hashmanis launched this innovation in Pakistan with the tagline: "Smile with Hashmanis" Additionally, the Optos Silverstone, an advanced widefield diagnostic imaging system, allows ophthalmologists to visualize the entire retina in unprecedented detail, enabling early detection of retinal diseases that traditional methods cannot achieve.

Karachi:The Sindh government has finalized preparations to assume management of the Green Line and Orange Line bus services in February 2025.

A high-level meeting, chaired by Sindh Senior Minister and Provincial Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon, was held in Karachi to review the formalities for transferring the management of the Green Line bus service from the federal government to the Sindh government. The meeting also deliberated on transferring the operations of the Orange Line bus service to the Sindh government.

The meeting was attended by Secretary Transport Asad Zamin, MD Sindh Mass Transit Authority Kamal Dayo, CEO Trans Karachi Tariq Manzoor Chandio, as well as consultants for the Green Line bus service and operators of the Orange Line bus service.

Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon stressed the importance of ensuring a smooth transfer of operations and instructed the consultants to expedite the required actions. He also directed Secretary Transport Asad Zamin to review the legal aspects for introducing reforms in the project agreement.

Senior Minister stated that the Green Line project was initially scheduled to be handed over to the Sindh government by the federal government in January. He added that the Sindh government is fully prepared to assume operations of the Green Line bus service in February 2025.

He mentioned that there had been complaints about the federal government entering into costly contracts for the Green Line. Following the handover, the Sindh government will review these contracts. He emphasized that the Green Line project is a vital service for the passengers of Karachi, and the Sindh government is committed to enhancing its performance and quality.

Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon stated that their priority was to provide the public with a reliable and comfortable public transport system. He added that the Sindh government aims to modernize and expand public transport projects to cater to the growing needs of urban centers.

He stated that after the transfer, the Sindh government will introduce operational improvements and upgrades to ensure that the Green Line bus service remains a model of sustainable urban transit.

Karachi:The Oath taking ceremony of newly appointed Additional Judges of High Court of Sindh will be held on January 29, at 10:30 a.m. in front of Committee Room of SHC in High Court Building.

Chief Justice, High Court of Sindh Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui will administer the oath to the newly appointed additional judges.

Miran Muhammad Shah, Ms. Tasneem Sultana, Riazat Ali Sahar, Muhammad Hasan Akber, Khalid Hussain Shahani, Abdul Hamid Bhurgari, Syed Fiaz ul Hassan Shah, Jan Ali Junejo, Nisar Ahmed Bhanbhro, Ali Haider 'Ada', Muhammad Osman Ali Hadi and Muhammad Jaffer Raza are among the newly appointed additional judges of the SHC.

Karachi:Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation restored supply of water to West and Keamari districts of the metropolis on Tuesday evening after completion of annual electric maintenance work at Hub Pumping station.

During annual maintenance work for 2024-25 at Hub Pumping Station, K-Electric suspended power supply resulting into shut down of water supply to District West and Keamari, the KWSC spokesperson informed adding, however Dhabeji Pumping Station continued supplying water to the city as usual.

Population in the District West and Keamari were estimated to face a total water shortage of 37 MGD due to maintenance closure. A total of 650 MGD of water is supplied to the city and 613 MGD of water supply to the city continued as usual from Dhabeji.

It took over 6 hours to complete the work and power was restored at Hub Pumping Station, the spokesperson said adding that on restoration of the power the pumping station started supplying water to the western and south western parts of the city.