A flag march was taken out in Karachi on Saturday, with 50 fire tenders and two bowsers, which were procured by the federal government for the metropolis last month, leaving the Governor House to journey through the city and return.
The fleet of the fire tenders and bowsers passed through Sharae Faisal, Karsaz Road, Hassan Square, Ghareebad, Liaquatabad and Nazimabad, and retraced the route to return to the Governor House.
According to a statement issued by Sindh Governor Imran Ismail's spokesperson, the march was led by chief fire officer in Karachi Mobin Ahmed.
The spokesperson said that the new equipment would help build the capacity of the fire department in the metropolis.
Procured at a cost of Rs1.4 billion from China, the purchase of the fire tenders and bowsers was made under a package announced by the Centre for Karachi, and the initiative is aimed at improving the city's fire emergency system, he added.
A ceremony to hand over the vehicles to the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation will be held today (Sunday) at the Governor House.
However, according to sources in the fire department, there are not enough drivers to drive the trucks and no appointments had been made in the department since 2009.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 14th, 2021.
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