KARACHI: The International (Peace) Amn Conference-2019 is scheduled to be held in Karachi from February 8 to 12, 2019, announced Mayor Karachi Wasim Akhtar on Friday.
He made this announcement while addressing a high-level meeting in his office about the arrangements for the conference, said a statement.
The Mayor was told that 80 countries were invited and it is expected that delegates from these countries will attend the event.
He said that hosting international delegates was an honor for Karachi and we all should work jointly to organize this event in an excellent manner.
He also directed municipal officers to complete all works in this connection by February 8, 2019.
Beautification and street lights and other maintenance work has to be completed before the arrival of guests, he said.
The Mayor said that though many of these works were already completed for Ideas-2018, however special attention should be paid to Kemari, Dockyard and Clifton areas likely to be visited by the foreign delegates.
He said that the KMC along with all city organizations will play its role in this event, however, for such national and international conferences, provision of funds on permanent basis should be ensured so that beautification and other repair and maintenance works could be done in excellent manner.
The meeting was attended by representatives of Pakistan Navy, KPT, Cantonment Boards, Solid Waste Management Board and other concerned organizations.
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