Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad Khan and City Nazim Mustafa Kamal inaugurated the first multi-storey car parking plaza built by the city government in the Saddar, Karachi today. Saddar has been the most crowded and busy area of Karachi which desperately needs a project like this. Work on the construction of the parking plaza began in 2006 and it was completed at a cost of Rs650 million.

The plaza has parking space for 700 cars and 400 motorcycles at a time. Shops and offices are also constructed in the building. It is fully computerized and surveillance video cameras have been installed at all major locations. The building is also equipped with a heavy elevator and a standby generator. The project was in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Karachi Master Plan. City government would charge a reasonable amount for providing the facility.

The uplift work in Karachi had not only helped raise the standard of life of the common man, but it had also given a big boost to economic and commercial activities in the city. City government had made a plan under which the busy area of Saddar will gradually be made pedestrian-friendly.

The charged parking system would be enforced for Abdullah Haroon Road, Aga Khan III Road, Raja Ghazanfar Ali Khan Road, Shahrah-i-Iraq, Zaibunnisa Street, Preedy Street, etc. However, he added, Mir Karam Ali Talpur Road, Dr Daudpota Road and Mansfield Street would be included in the no-parking zone.