Prime Minister Imran Khan’s fire tenders ‘Gift to Karachi’
Fire tenders ‘gift to Karachi’:Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs; Ali Haider Zaidi Sunday announced Prime Minister Imran Khan’s ‘gift’ for Karachi;
Which included fire bowsers and tenders to strengthen the city’s fire department.
Taking to Twitter; the minister announced that 50 state-of-the-art fire tenders
With the capacity to hold 7,000 liters of water and two fire bowsers are on their way to Karachi.
He also thanked the prime minister for approving the vehicles for the city.
“50 State of the Art Fire Tenders of 7000 liters of water & foam capacity + 2 Water Bowsers loaded on a ship & on their way to KHI. Thank You PM @ImranKhanPTI for this gift to KHI!” he tweeted.
50 State of the Art Fire Tenders of 7000 liters of water & foam capacity + 2 Water Bowsers loaded on a ship & on their way to KHI.
Thank You PM @ImranKhanPTI for this gift to KHI! pic.twitter.com/kwFHymGoqn— Ali Haider Zaidi (@AliHZaidiPTI) December 20, 2020
Karachi’s fire department has been in a sorry state of affairs over the past couple of decades.
The minister says, Fire stations have been reportedly dysfunctional; equipment and facilities outdated and employees have often complained of not being paid salaries.
Also, Sindh Information and Local Government Minister Nasir Hussain Shah, last month; paid a visit to the city’s central fire station.
The LG minister had said the government “soon” planned to clear the arrears of fire risk allowance for three months.
In fact, The minister had hoped it would“compensate and motivate them [firefighters] to show more courage and zeal in serving the people of the city”
He also told that only 11 of the city’s 25 fire stations are functional; which meant Karachi had only 14 functional fire stations.
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