Senate sub-committee seeks coordinated steps to improve security, facilities at Quaid-e-Azam Mausoleum

KARACHI, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 8th Jul, 2026) A sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on National Heritage and Culture on Wednesday directed relevant authorities to take coordinated measures to address administrative, developmental and security issues at the Mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam and its peripheral areas, expressing hope that the national monument would soon be reopened to the public.

The meeting, chaired by Sub-Committee Convener Senator Waqar Mehdi, was attended by Senator Bushra Anjum Butt, Senator Syed Masroor Ahsan and, online, Senator Sarmad Ali.

Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi, the Resident Engineer of the Quaid-e-Azam Mazar Management Board (QMMB), the Additional Inspector General of Police Karachi, the Municipal Commissioner of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC), the Managing Director of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KW&SC) and other officials also attended.

Briefing the media after the meeting, Senator Waqar Mehdi said the Senate had constituted the sub-committee after the issue of the mausoleum's peripheral areas was raised in the main committee.

He said the committee had taken the matter as a dedicated project to restore the dignity and grandeur of the national monument.

He said all relevant institutions had been taken on board to resolve the issues being faced by the Quaid-e-Azam Mazar Management Board. He said the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board had been asked to improve cleanliness around the mausoleum, while the KMC had been tasked with preparing a beautification plan.

Highlighting security concerns, Mehdi said the Additional IGP Karachi had been requested to deploy Special Security Unit (SSU) commandos at the site.

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He said the mausoleum had remained closed to the public for the past several years due to security concerns. To address the issue, he said, the sub-committee had constituted a committee under the Commissioner Karachi comprising representatives of the police, Rangers and other law enforcement agencies to evaluate the security situation and submit recommendations.

He said the sub-committee would meet again after 15 days to review progress.

The convener said the committee had also recommended the installation of CCTV cameras at the mausoleum and requested the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation to exempt the mausoleum from future water charges, noting that outstanding dues required clarification.

Expressing optimism, Mehdi said he hoped the mausoleum would soon be reopened for visitors.

During the meeting, the Resident Engineer informed the sub-committee that drug addicts had stolen grills from parks surrounding the mausoleum and four first information reports (FIRs) had been registered. The committee directed the Additional IGP Karachi to coordinate action on the matter.

The committee also sought audit reports of the QMMB and recommended a third-party audit.

Officials informed the meeting that, against a sanctioned strength of 113 employees, 53 posts were vacant, while 59 employees were currently serving in the organisation.

The committee also recommended that the mausoleum management activate its vigilance teams to strengthen monitoring and protection of the premises.