KARACHI: The renovation work of the Imperial Customs House (Old Customs House) building and its adjacent historical and cultural heritage buildings to be started soon.
It has been decided in a high-level meeting chaired by Sindh Governor Dr Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan at the Governor’s House, Karachi.
The meeting was attended by Collector MCC-Preventive Syed Muhammad Tariq Huda, Commander Pakistan Navy Vice Admiral Arifullah Hussaini, Principal Secretary to Governor Muhammad Hussain Syed, Commissioner Karachi Shaoib Ahmed Siddiqui and Karachi Administrator Rauf Akhtar Farooqui.
During the meeting, Collector MCC-Preventive Tariq Huda gave a detail briefing about the renovation plan to the Sindh governor.
He said that the renovation plan would be completed in two stages, in which the first phase will be completed in four months at a cost of Rs 70 million.
He informed that proper greenery, repairing of roads, construction of parking lots and proper seating arrangements outside buildings would be ensured in the first phase of the renovation plan.
On the occasion, the governor emphasised for implementation of effective security measures and availability of Command & Control (C&C) and Quick Response Force (QRF) in and around Customs House and its other adjacent buildings.
The governor also stressed the need for evolving a close liaison among the Customs, Karachi Port Trust (KPT) and KMC authorities in order to make the security measures more effective.
