Mayor Murtaza Wahab Visits Family, Offers Personal Apology
Karachi ke Shah Faisal Colony mein 3-saal ke Ibrahim ki khuli manhole mein gir kar maut ne poori city ko hila diya. Mayor Murtaza Wahab ne bachay ke ghar ja kar walid, dada aur family se zati tor par maafi maangi. Unhon ne kaha ke Ibrahim ki maa ki cheekhain aur dard bhari faryaad ne unhe be-hadd mutasir kiya aur woh lafzon mein kuch keh nahi paaye.
Family ne sarkar se darkhwast ki ke aise waqiyat rokne ke liye hamesha ke liye mazboot iqdamat kiye jayein.
Emotional Meeting Followed by Brief Press Talk
Wahab ne kaha ke unhon ne family ki emotional haalat ka khayal rakhte hue ghar ke andar baat choti rakhi aur baad mein media se mukhatib hue. Unka kehna tha ke blame game ka koi faida nahi – zimmedari city administration ki hai, jisko woh qubool karte hain.
Sindh Government Suspends Multiple Officials
Incident ke baad Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah ne emergency meeting bulayi jismein shiddat ke sath action lene ka faisla hua.
Sindh Local Government Department ne kai senior officers ko suspension letters issue kar diye, jismein shamil hain:
- Imran Ahmed Rajput – Senior Director Municipal Services (KMC)
- Rashid Fayyaz – Assistant Executive Engineer, TMC Gulshan-e-Iqbal
- Waqar Ahmed – Executive Engineer, Karachi Water & Sewerage Corporation
- Aamir Ali Shah – Assistant Commissioner, Gulshan-e-Iqbal
- Salman Farsi – Mukhtiarkar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal
Ye tamam officers ab apne relevant departments ke andar suspension period complete karenge aur rules ke mutabiq salaries bhi receive karte rahenge.
Intense Public Criticism Drives Action
Social media par is waqiye ne shadeed ghussa aur criticism paida kiya, jahan logon ne governance ke lapses aur open manholes ki city-wide problem par sawaal uthaye. Is public pressure ne suspension process ko aur bhi fast-track kiya.
Manhole Safety Concerns & Infrastructure Challenges
Mayor Wahab ne Karachi ki infrastructure situation par bhi baat ki. Unhon ne bataya ke shehar mein takreeban 245,000 manholes hain, jismein se 88,000 naye covers pichle ek saal mein install kiye gaye.
Family ka kehna hai ke woh umeed karte hain ke hakoomat future mein aise dangerous points ko secure karne ke liye practical aur immediate steps legi.