Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday unveiled a “historic” financial package worth Rs1.1 trillion for Karachi’s transformation that he said will address the chronic municipal and infrastructure issues of the country’s financial hub.
The city’s drainage and sewerage issues were brought into national focus last month after record-breaking monsoon rains caused widespread devastation and left dozens dead.
Addressing a press conference in Karachi alongside Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and Governor Imran Ismail after chairing a meeting of the “Karachi Committee”, the premier said the federal and Sindh governments had decided to deal with Karachi’s problems “together” following negotiations.
He added that the federal and provincial governments were both contributing to the Rs1,100 billion package. In a statement following the announcement, PPP chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari was quoted as saying that out of the Rs1.1 trillion, the federal government had allocated Rs300 billion while the Sindh government committed “more than Rs800 billion”. He termed the allocation a “good start” for Karachi’s development.
Noting that floods caused by heavy rains have hit not only Karachi but Balochistan, interior Sindh, Swat, and his own constituency of Mianwali, Prime Minister Imran in his address said it was decided in view of unprecedented rains that all of Karachi’s issues would be tackled at once, and negotiations were subsequently held.
Source: dawn.com
Saturday, April 18, 2026
