Mayor Waseem Akhtar has asked all political parties to jointly work for betterment of the people and provide them relief in current circumstances.
Reviewing ration distribution by All City Tajir Association, he also asked welfare organizations to adopt organized mechanism for ration distribution and provide ration to people at their doorstep rather than at roads. Senior Director Coordination Masood Alam, All City Tajir Patron-in-Chief Khawaja Jamal Sethi, Chairman Hakeem Shah, Tahir Sarbazi representing Green Timber Market, Hyderi Market President Faraz Ahmed, Shoaib Baloch representing Lee Market, Jeweller Market Kharadar President Muhammad Shakir and Farooq Qaimkhani representing KarachiYouth Association and other business leaders were also present on the occasion.
Waseem said that business community had always came forward whenever the country faced crisis as the government cannot overcome situation alone. “Traders, Industrialists and investors should help the needy people in this difficult time He also asked the welfare organizations to collect CNIC numbers of families while distributing rations and share the same with Karachi Metropolitan Corporation so that a family cannot be given rations twice within short span of time.
Through this process we would be able to provide essential commodities to more families, he added.
He said that the KMC is collecting data at UC level and will distribute ration under that data.
The Mayor said that the local bodies’ representatives should be tasked for ration distribution as they are well aware of the needy people in their areas. The KMC would ensure that the ration is provided to the needy people only, he said.
