{"id":101803,"date":"2025-03-28T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T05:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=101803"},"modified":"2025-03-27T16:15:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T11:15:59","slug":"task-force-set-up-to-revamp-karachis-major-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/task-force-set-up-to-revamp-karachis-major-roads.html","title":{"rendered":"Task force set up to revamp Karachi\u2019s major roads, curb encroachments"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Karachi: The Sindh government has announced the formation of a special task force to oversee the development, restoration, and beautification of Karachi\u2019s major roads and commercial areas. The initiative aims to enhance the city\u2019s infrastructure, improve cleanliness, and address long-standing civic challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to a statement from the chief secretary\u2019s office, the task force will be led by Karachi\u2019s mayor and will coordinate efforts across multiple government agencies. Its primary objectives include ensuring efficient garbage removal, eliminating encroachments, resolving illegal parking issues, and improving sewerage systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The beautification drive will focus on key thoroughfares such as Sharea Faisal, Shahrah-e-Quaideen, Sher Shah Suri Road, Shaheed-e-Millat Road, Karsaz Road, Abdullah Haroon Road to Shahrah-e-Firdousi (up to Abdullah Shah Ghazi\u2019s shrine), and II Chundrigar Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Additionally, the task force plans to introduce pedestrian-friendly features, expand green spaces, enhance street lighting, and upgrade public infrastructure to create a cleaner, safer, and more visually appealing urban environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sindh Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah emphasized Karachi\u2019s importance as the province\u2019s economic and cultural hub, highlighting that resolving traffic congestion, tackling encroachments, and improving public spaces are top priorities. He directed all relevant departments to fully cooperate with the task force to ensure efficient resource utilization and timely execution of projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The task force has been instructed to begin work immediately and deliver noticeable improvements within a set timeframe, providing much-needed relief to Karachi\u2019s residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi: The Sindh government has announced the formation of a special task force to oversee the development, restoration, and beautification of Karachi\u2019s major roads and commercial areas. The initiative aims to enhance the city\u2019s infrastructure, improve cleanliness, and address long-standing civic challenges. According to a statement from the chief secretary\u2019s office, the task force will be led by Karachi\u2019s mayor and will coordinate efforts across multiple government agencies. Its primary objectives include ensuring efficient garbage removal, eliminating encroachments, resolving illegal parking issues, and improving sewerage systems. Read: The beautification drive will focus on key thoroughfares such as Sharea Faisal, Shahrah-e-Quaideen, Sher Shah Suri Road, Shaheed-e-Millat Road, Karsaz Road, Abdullah Haroon Road to Shahrah-e-Firdousi (up to Abdullah Shah Ghazi\u2019s shrine), and II Chundrigar Road. Additionally, the task force plans to introduce pedestrian-friendly features, expand green spaces, enhance street lighting, and upgrade public infrastructure to create a cleaner, safer, and more visually appealing urban environment. Sindh Chief Secretary Asif Hyder Shah emphasized Karachi\u2019s importance as the province\u2019s economic and cultural hub, highlighting that resolving traffic congestion, tackling encroachments, and improving public spaces are top priorities. He directed all relevant departments to fully cooperate with the task force to ensure efficient resource utilization&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":61673,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[63435,63434,60103,63432,60600,63436,60108,7285,43441,63437,63433,60304,61641,63431,1974,63438,6874],"persona":[],"class_list":["post-101803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-development-projects","tag-city-development","tag-civic-improvement","tag-encroachment-removal","tag-garbage-management","tag-green-spaces","tag-karachi-beautification","tag-karachi-infrastructure","tag-karachi-mayor","tag-karachi-roads","tag-karachi-task-force","tag-pedestrian-friendly-karachi","tag-public-spaces","tag-road-development","tag-sindh-chief-secretary","tag-sindh-government","tag-street-lighting","tag-urban-planning","cat-20385-id"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Task force set up to revamp Karachi\u2019s major roads - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Its primary objectives include ensuring efficient garbage removal, eliminating encroachments, resolving illegal parking issues...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/task-force-set-up-to-revamp-karachis-major-roads.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Task force set up to revamp Karachi\u2019s major roads - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Its primary objectives include ensuring efficient garbage removal, eliminating encroachments, resolving illegal parking issues...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/task-force-set-up-to-revamp-karachis-major-roads.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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