KARACHI: City Admi­nistrator Barrister Murtaza Wahab visited a camp set up for flood-hit people in Korangi on Sunday.

The camp was set up for flood-affected people coming from different districts of Sindh and Balochistan.

On the occasion, Admi­nistrator Wahab said 500 people were being provided food and medical facilities there in the camp.

“Rains have caused widespread destruction, let’s get out of this ordeal together,” he urged, adding that the Sindh government would not leave the victims alone.

Meanwhile, Karachi commissioner Muhammad Iqbal Memon on Sunday appealed to the people, athletes, sports organisers and sports organisations of Karachi to take steps for the help of the flood victims.

Addressing the closing ceremony of a “Jashan-i-Azadi Tennis Tournament”, he said the flood disasters had affected public life all over the country.

On the occasion, he thanked the management of Karachi Club for organising an unprecedented tennis tourn­ament.

The Karachi commissioner congratulated referees and technical officials for their work.

He also thanked the print and electronic media for the good publicity of the Indep­endence Day celebrations.

Karachi Club president Asim Ghani, secretary Javed Karim, tournament secretary Ali Mansoor Zaidi and coordinator Ghulam Muhammad Khan also addressed the event.

Published in Dawn, August 29th, 2022

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