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77 fined for not wearing masks in District South
Karachi
May 28, 2021
A total of 18 shops, eateries and tea kiosks were sealed in District South as the district administration on Thursday took action against violations of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the Covid-19 pandemic.
As many as 77 people were also fined for not wearing masks in the district. The Civil Lines muktiarkar sealed a restaurant in Defense Housing Authority’s (DHA) Bukhari Commercial area for allowing dine-in in violation of the SOPs. In the meantime, the Saddar mukhtiarkar sealed three women beauty salons and one men’s salon in the Saddar area.
Sindh imposes further restrictions on public movement
Karachi
May 26, 2021
On the recommendations of the Government of Sindh, the provincial home department issued another notification on Tuesday to impose further restrictions on the movement of the public.
The latest notification issued by the home department referred to the meeting of the provincial task force on Covid-19 that was held on Monday at the Chief Minister House. The meeting, which was chaired by CM Syed Murad Ali Shah, observed the rise in the positivity percentage of Covid tests conducted vis-a-vis the rise in cases, and discussed various ways and means to contain the disease.
KARACHI: The city administrator on Wednesday said that arrangements should be made for upcoming monsoon rains, including devising a strategy for storm-water drainage.
Addressing a meeting on rain emergency, city Administrator Laeeq Ahmed directed all engineers concerned of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation to conduct thorough survey of the sites and tail-end areas.
“Pumps should remain available all the time and arrangements should be made in view of the forecast of heavy rains this year,” he further ordered.
The administrator said that at present the KMC had 17 pumps for drainage and with the purchase of four more heavy duty pumps, drainage work could be done faster.