Broad band connectivity and its installation in Sindh

Reported by John Khakur Das

Karachi—Governor Sindh Dr. Ishrat-ul-Ebad Khan on Friday announced that all government officers will be provided with broad band connectivity and its installation will start from Karachi spreading to the entire province later on.

Addressing a delegation of Pakistan Telecommunication Company led by Chie Executive of Etislat Mohammad Bamakhrama the Governor pointed out that Karachi has plenty of potential for such investment as most of the country’s big investors live here. He asked PTCL to offer an acceptable package for the officers.

Karachi is a city, which has plenty of opportunities for infrastructure improvement and setting up of industries as it is a consumer-based city offering conducive environment in the region.

He emphasised on the need for a good quality and cheap package for the consumers that should include best after sale services. In Karachi all utility companies are stakeholders so there is no room for negligence or inefficiency. He asked all of them to cooperate and work in coordination with city government so that people could reap rich benefits.

The Governor was quite firm in expressing faith in the process of privatisation citing example of Karachi Electric Supply Company, which has received full support of the government even in difficult times. It was his firm belief that such companies, which take over charge of utility services, are well reputed and it was but obvious that they will face initial problems in settling down for the bright future.

Meanwhile presiding over a meeting of the law enforcing departments the Governor made sure that foolproof security arrangements are on board for the Independence Day celebrations.

He also alerted the police to brace themselves for the impending dangers of floods in Sindh and asked them to coordinate with concerned departments to meet any emergency in that respect.

Dr. Ishrat also reviewed progress on street crime control and directed to prepare an action plan to reduce incidents of mobile phones and car snatching.

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