NPC Newsmaker: Pakistani Mayor Kamal to Speak on His Program to Engage Citizens in the Work of Building a New Karachi

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Apr 21, 2010, 11:19 ET

WASHINGTON, April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Syed Mustafa Kamal, Mayor of Karachi, will talk about how his Administration has analyzed the challenges that Karachi faces, how his team developed a Strategic Plan and a vision for Karachi and how he led the city to compete in the global arena at a National Press Club Newsmaker press conference, at 3:00 PM on Monday, May 3 in Lisagor Room, the National Press Building, 529 14th St., N.W., Washington, DC.

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The Pakistani politician will focus on how to manage a metropolis such as Karachi and address economic, political, administrative and security issues. He will discuss his program to engage citizens in the work of building a new Karachi through generating a sense of personal ownership in a program he called "I Own Karachi."

Kamal attracted foreign investment into the city's powerful business community, and built a Command and Control Center to coordinate traffic flow, reduce street crime and monitor security for citizens.

SOURCE National Press Club