Newly-appointed Karachi Administrator IftikharShallwani has expressed his gratitude towards the federal and provincial governments for reposing trust on him.He said this during a meeting with Governor Sindh Imran Ismail on Monday. The two discussed transparent use of funds in the uplift projects for Karachi and other affairs. Imran Ismail said that Prime Minister Imran Khan recently announced a historic package for the metropolis and it would help in solving the city’s issues on a long-term basis. He said that getting better civic facilities was the right of the Karachiites and no serious efforts were made in the past for improving the infrastructure of the city. The governor Sindh said that it was a joint effort for the city as federal, provincial and city governments would transform the business hub of the country through coordinated efforts. It is pertinent to mention here that Sindh government on Saturday appointed Local Government Secretary IftikharShallwani as the administrator of Karachi. Talking to journalists, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said they have decided to appoint IftikharShallwani as Karachi administrator. He maintained that a notification in this regard will be issued shortly. Meanwhile, Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari lauded the government’s decision and hoped that IftikharShalawani will prove to be a good administrator for Karachi. Shallwani, a grade-21 officer of the Pakistan Administrative Service, was on Aug 25 transferred from the post of commissioner and posted as additional chief secretary (ACS) of the local government and housing and town planning department. He was appointed as the ACS of LG department following the arrest of then LG secretary Roshan Ali Shaikh by the National Accountability Bureau in a case pertaining to illegal allotment of government land. The senior bureaucrat had previously served as the secretary of the provincial health and law departments.
