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Karachi Metropolitan Corporation To Arrange Cleanliness Drive On Occasion Of 'Easter': Mayor Of Karachi, Wasim Akhtar
Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published March 16, 2018 | 07:49 PM
Mayor of Karachi, Wasim Akhtar said that the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) will arrange a cleanliness drive and proper lighting around churches on the occasion of 'Easter' on April 01.
KARACHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 16th Mar, 2018 ) :Mayor of Karachi, Wasim Akhtar said that the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) will arrange a cleanliness drive and proper lighting around churches on the occasion of 'Easter' on April 01.
'All citizens including those who belong to minorities are equal for us and therefore we want betterment and progress in each and every area of the city,' he said. He expressed these views while talking to a delegation of city councilors from the Christian community who called on him, said a statement here on Friday.
The delegation requested the Mayor to direct the departments concerned to ensure better sanitation and proper lighting system around the churches located in different parts of Karachi. Parliamentary leader in the council of KMC Aslam Shah Afridi, Chairman Works Committee Hassan Naqvi, Metropolitan Commissioner Dr.
Asghar Abbas and other officers were also present on the occasion. The Mayor said that minorities living in Karachi have all the right to celebrate their religious occasions and the citizens of Karachi would also participate their moments to show the unity and harmony among the people.
He said that the KMC considers this as its prime responsibility to provide better municipal facilities to the people on their religious days to enable them to celebrate their festivities in a befitting manner.
He further said that on December 25 he went to the Saint Patrick Church in Saddar to wish the Christian Community on the eve of Christmas and also met Bishop Joseph Coutts, father Saleh Diego and perish Mario Rodriguez to deliver the well wishes of the citizens of Karachi on the big day.
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