KARACHI: The general council meeting of of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation was held on Thursday at KMC Head Office, with Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab in the chair.
Deputy Mayor Salman Abdullah Murad was also present.
As many as 14 resolutions were approved during the meeting, including 9 resolutions listed on the agenda and 5 additional resolutions.
At the beginning of the meeting, the House unanimously passed resolutions condemning the US and Israeli attacks on Iran and the bombing in which innocent civilians were targeted.
The resolution also condemned the reported martyrdom of senior Iranian leadership including Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, declaring the actions a serious violation of international laws.
The House demanded that global powers use their influence to stop the ongoing conflict in the Middle East in order to prevent further destruction in the region. Through another resolution, the Council expressed deep sorrow over the fire incident at Gul Plaza in which more than 80 people lost their lives and over 1,200 shops were burnt to ashes. Prayers were offered for the departed souls and for the speedy recovery of the injured.
Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentary Leader Karamullah Waqasi, Opposition Leader Saifuddin Advocate, PTI Parliamentary Leader and Council member Muhammad Nauman, Zeeshan Swati and others also expressed their views on these resolutions.
Prayers for forgiveness were also offered for those who lost their lives in the attacks on Iran and the Gul Plaza tragedy.
Other resolutions approved during the meeting included the transfer of certain posts along with their salaries from various departments to the Estate Department of KMC; the upgradation of the post of Senior Speech Therapist at Abbasi Shaheed Hospital from BS-17 to BS-18; approval for the establishment of a Fresh Animal Sale Point (Cattle Pound) around the cattle market in Cattle Colony Landhi.
The City Council approval for KMC hospitals to utilize 100 percent of their user charges; approval for the increase in the current prices for the supply of medical oxygen gas to KMC medical institutions; re-appropriation of an amount of Rs 10 million from Municipal Services KMC budget head XVI-A-(i) to MPD POL budget head VII-A1-5(iii); increase in the monthly revolving imprest account of the Superintending Engineer (Land & Anti-Encroachment) KMC from Rs 5,000 to Rs 25,000; increase in the monthly revolving cash imprest of the Chief Engineer (E&M) from Rs 10,000 to Rs 25,000; re-appropriation of Rs 10 million and Rs 5 million respectively in the
Media Management KMC budget; naming the Five Star Chowrangi Flyover in Nazimabad after Shaheed Najeeb Ahmed in recognition of his democratic struggle.
It approved the establishment of the Karachi Museum on three acres of land at the Beach View site under KMC; and approval of a PC-1 scheme worth Rs 100 million for laying a 10-inch diameter PE pipeline on the United Medical and Dental College (UMDC) Road and for installing paving blocks in the internal streets of Ibrahim Hyderi in District Korangi.
Overall, 5 resolutions were approved unanimously while 9 resolutions were approved through majority vote. Various members of the House also expressed their views during the session.
The City Council session was adjourned for an indefinite period.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2026
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