{
  "id": 5242655,
  "title": "Mayor Murtaza Wahab inaugurates Rs360m Jahangir Road project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/mayor-murtaza-wahab-inaugurates-rs360m-jahangir-road-project",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T03:42:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2027018/mayor-murtaza-wahab-inaugurates-rs360m-jahangir-road-project"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab officially opened a Rs360 million rehabilitation and improvement project on Wednesday, transforming a 1.4-kilometre stretch of Jahangir Road from Gurumandir to Teen Hatti. The project encompassed widening the road from 26 feet to 32 feet, installing 80-mm paving blocks, 60-mm paving blocks, asphalt base course, and asphalt concrete. Additionally, 50,000 square feet each of asphalt base course and asphalt concrete were incorporated into the project. Damaged sewerage lines were repaired, and a 36-inch rainwater drainage line was installed, with 11,800 running feet of trenching completed. The initiative also involved constructing 45 manholes and connecting sewerage lines to the Lyari River for enhanced drainage. Mayor Wahab highlighted that the project was completed at a cost of Rs360 million, and the city's development work aimed to benefit all citizens equally. He emphasized that the KMC was committed to fulfilling its promises to the people and continuing the development of infrastructure projects across Karachi.",
  "summary": "KARACHI: Mayor Barrister Murtaza Wahab on Wednesday inaugurated the rehabilitation and improvement project of Jahangir Road from Gurumandir to Teen Hatti, which has been completed at Rs360 million. The project covered a 1.4-kilometre stretch of the major thoroughfare and includes road widening, drainage, footpaths, lane marking and street lighting. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Mayor…",
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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."
}