KARACHI: The Karachi Beautification Task Force, in its maiden meeting held on Friday, appointed seven senior officials to supervise overall beautification and cleanliness work on as many major thoroughfares in the city.

The meeting was chaired by Task Force chairman Karachi Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab.

Municipal Commissioner Syed Afzal Zidi is made supervisor for beautification of Sharea Faisal, Commissioner Hassan Naqvi for Shahrah-i-Quaideen, Deputy Commissioner-Central Taha Saleem for Sher Shah Suri Road, DC-East Abrar Jafar for Shaheed-i-Millat Road, Ikhlaq Yousufzai for Karsaz Road, DC-South Javed Nabi for Abdullah Haroon Road and DIG-Traffic Pir Muhammad Shah for I.I. Chundrigar Road.

In view of an alarming increase in traffic accidents in the city, the meeting decided that all unregistered water tankers operating on the seven roads would be confiscated, and fines would be imposed by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation for violations of traffic laws on these roads.

The mayor sought details from the DIG-Traffic on the increasing traffic accidents in the city.—APP