Karachi Zoo's Madhubala turns 16

Female elephant's birthday was celebrated at the elephant house of the zoo

KARACHI:

A female elephant at Karachi Zoo, named Madhubala, turned 16 years old on Friday as the birthday was celebrated at the elephant house of the zoo.

The special guest of the function was Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab while Senior Director Recreation Mansoor Qazi, Senior Director Media Management Ali Hassan Sajid, Event Management Chairperson Saima Nafees, Yasmeen, Shabbir Nazish, Rehana Ehsan, Karan Siddiqui and other well known personalities were also present on the occasion

A large number of writers, artists and citizens attended and a large number of school children cut the elephant's cake and sang Happy Birthday and wished Madhubala a happy birthday.

Speaking on the occasion, Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that KMC has celebrated the birthday of Madhu Bala, the elephant of its zoo with many children in a unique way.

He said that during the last one month, new management of the Karachi Zoo has done a very good job. "Thousands of boys and girls and their families are enjoying the best fun at the Karachi Zoo and it was the perfect occasion to celebrate the elephant's birthday," he added.

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The administrator said that the journey of improvement that we have started in Karachi city will continue in the same way.

"The people of Karachi can see for themselves what the people who got votes did and what we (PPP) are doing. Everybody living in Karachi will say that in the last few months the era of sustainable development has started and today the city is moving in a better direction," he added.

The Administrator said that as far as the LG law is concerned, those who have a black heart keep calling it a black law and keep on holding sit-ins, but time will prove how this law is strengthening the LG system in Karachi.

Later, Administrator Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab visited different parts of the zoo and talked to the visitors and their children. "The PPP will continue to work for the betterment and development of Karachi," he said.

Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that development work in Karachi Zoo would be expedited and maximum facilities be provided to the citizens coming here as the zoo is the best source of entertainment for the citizens.

In response to a question, he said that the people have rejected the politics of PTI.