Water sports facilities open at Hawkes Bay

Water sports facilities have been provided to the people of Karachi at Hawke's Bay under the public-private partnership, said Administrator Karachi Murtaza Wahab on Thursday.

“Citizens come to Hawke's Bay with their families and enjoy these facilities,” he said.

Water sports like jet-ski, speed boat, and scuba diving were previously available only for the rich who could go and enjoy on the beaches of other countries.

Now, these fun-filled adventures were available in Karachi, he said talking to the media after inaugurating the Arabian Sea Water Sports Project at Hawke's Bay.

Metropolitan Commissioner Syed Afzal Zaidi, PPP leader Shakeel Chaudhry, and other officials were also present on the occasion.

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Wahab said that in the past the coastal area was neglected and not developed. “We have the best beach and by developing it we can increase the beauty of this city as well as get a large amount of foreign exchange," he said.

He said that the journey of the development of the city will continue and construction of road from Machli Chowk to Camp is underway.

The Administrator said that besides the construction of parks, playgrounds, and roads, efforts are also being made to provide modern sports facilities to the people of Karachi.

He said that this city is making progress and according to the vision of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the construction and development of this city is one of our priorities.

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In response to a question, Administrator Karachi said that the portfolio of Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi should be changed as he was interested in interior affairs instead of foreign affairs.

He said that the Information Minister was surprised that he was not given the best minister award by the Prime Minister as he never tires of presenting ill work of the federal government in a positive light.

"We believe in service and will continue to do so," he said.

Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that more modern facilities would be provided at Hawke’s Bay and more new projects be launched under public-private partnership.

He said that in the past around 35 people were being killed in Karachi daily, kidnappings for ransom were common, looting and land mafia was active but these things have been brought under control with the collaboration of Sindh government and law enforcement agencies.

However, he admitted that the problem of street crimes is still there and the police should take serious efforts to control the same.