Established under a public-private partnership model, the facility offers premium beach experience to citizens.
OUR CORRESPONDENT KARACHI
KARACHI: Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab inaugurated the Cove Beach Resort at Hawk’s Bay on Friday, the first-ever beach resort in the metropo lis established under a pub-lic-private partnership (PPP) model.
While speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Mayor declared that Karachiites no longer need to travel abroad for pre-mium beach experiences, as the city now boasts its own world-class leisure des tination. The resort, com pleted in just six months, offers state-of-the-art fa cilities and is now open to the public.
The mayor described the project as a mile-stone achievement for the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and a step toward modernising the city’s infrastructure.
Wahab announced that another beach resort is in the pipeline, likely to be de veloped in Ibrahim Hyderi or Malir, ensuring broader access to high-quality recre-ational spaces for citizens. He stressed that enhanc-ing Karachi’s leisure and tourism sector remains a top priority under his administration.
The mayor outlined sev eral key projects aimed at improving Karachi’s livabil ity and economic vitality, which include cleaning of 45 major stormwater drains to prevent urban flooding during monsoon; beauti-fication of II Chundrigar Road, the city’s financial hub; preservation of historic landmarks such as Denso Hall, Empress Market, and Frere Hall; development of a mangrove conservation park to promote environ mental awareness.
The inauguration was at tended by Deputy Mayor Salman Abdullah Murad, City Council Parliamentary Leader Karamullah Waqasi, Deputy Parliamentary Leader Dil Muhammad, and various UC chairmen and officials.
In a separate meet-ing with the Sindhi Muslim Housing Society’s Managing Committee, Mayor Wahab directed the KMC Land Department to take immediate action against illegal construc-tions and encroachments on KMC-owned proper-ties. He asked for weekly progress reports to ensure enforcement transparency.
Meanwhile, the mayor has formally written to the Federal Minister for Commerce and Chairman of the Export Development Fund (EDF) Board, Jam Kamal Khan, express-ing deep concern over the continued neglect of Karachi in the allocation and utilisation of Export Development Funds. The Mayor has urged the federal government to ensure that Karachi receives its rightful share of support and fund-ing, commensurate with its critical role in Pakistan’s economy.
