Ali Zaidi said due to his efforts with the help of Frontier Works Organization (FWO) Karachi witnessed that rain water during second and third spell water was receding fast as almost all drains were cleaned. He lamented that civic sense among the public has been faded as a result of abrogation of Civic Studies from the syllabus of schools.
He said Rs 100 million was donated by various entities and individuals for Clean Karachi Movement. This money, he continued, was directly deposited into the bank account of FWO opened for the Clean Karachi purpose. Earlier, addressing the gathering ABAD chairman Muhammad Hassan Bakshi demanded of the federal minister to request government for declaring Karachi as the second capital of Pakistan as this city is generating more than 70 percent revenue. He also requested Prime Minister Imran Khan to stay at least 15 days in Karachi and hold the meeting of federal cabinet here to show ownership of the city.
Hassan Bakshi demanded of the federal government to pave way to lift ban on construction of high rise buildings in Karachi, although the ban imposed by the Supreme Court of Pakistan is lifted but still builders are not getting approvals for the same. ABAD senior vice chairman Anwar Dawood said it is fact that Karachi needs cleanliness but the government should also take stern action to clean garbage of corruption for the betterment of the economy and development of the country. Chairman Southern Region, Ibrahim Habib thanked federal minister and PTI MPAs and the media for attending the meeting.-PR