{
  "id": 5225856,
  "title": "Mayor Karachi inspects road projects, criticises political rivals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/mayor-karachi-inspects-road-projects-criticises-political-rivals",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T02:08:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437719/mayor-karachi-inspects-road-projects-criticises-political-rivals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab conducted an inspection of road development projects across the city on Wednesday. The Mayor directed city officials to expedite the completion of ongoing work, emphasizing that the Sehba Akhtar Road project would be finished soon and that another road, identified as 170 Road, would commence shortly.\n\nDuring his tour, Wahab took issue with the Jamaat-e-Islami party, stating that its local leaders should concentrate on providing public services instead of organizing protests. He accused the opposition party of staging demonstrations and criticizing development efforts as the pace of work increased. This assessment was made as the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation continued to work on road infrastructure and other municipal projects throughout Karachi.",
  "summary": "KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Wednesday inspected ongoing road development projects in different parts of the city and directed officials to complete the work as soon as possible. The Mayor visited the under-construction Sehba Akhtar Road and Shahrah-e-Quaidin in Gulshan Town, where officials from the KMC engineering department briefed him on the projects’ progress. He…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}