It was informed to the participants of the meeting that KTC would act as an advisory body and mandated to develop a comprehensive strategy, in consultation with Sindh Government and Local Government institutions, for 'Naya Karachi'. The KTC would focus on key infrastructure related challenges in the metropolis and improving the service standards for a common citizen.
Sindh Governor also directed to accelerate the pace of work on various federal government funded projects in Karachi. He underlined the significance of strengthening of local government in transitioning of Karachi City into a real metropolis stature. "KTC is attaching high priority to develop a Master Infrastructure Plan to address the longstanding issues of Karachi to enable emergence of the city, as a well planned and modern 21st century city", he vowed.
Earlier, the meeting was briefed about Karachi issues and challenges, in details. The Sindh Governor directed, for KTC to succeed in its mission, to engage with as many stakeholders as possible and to bring them on board. "Members of civil society, business community, media, professional bodies, academia, women groups and others be involved in 'Naya Karachi Plan', to have a successful implementation on the vision of PM", he added.
The meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Information Technology Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, MNA Aftab Siddiqui, MNA Muhammad Najeeb Haroon, MPA Firdous Shamim Naqvi, MPA Khurram Sher Zaman, MPA Hasnain Mirza, Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar, Former MPA Faisal Sabzwari, Former MPA Samar Ali Khan, KIDCL CEO Muhammad Sualeh A Farooqi, Hub Power Holding Ltd CEO Rohail Muhammad and other members.