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As it is rightly said that with great power comes great responsibilities but if the power is huge, responsibility automatically doubles. In Pakistan it’s a common perception that if you are honest with your work it is nearly impossible for you to survive and as it is said that “to dream is easy, to work is also easy but it’s really difficult to work according to your dreams”. Syed Mustufa Kamal Mayor of Karachi is one of those influential people who said that “I have a dream and I will achieve it” and surely he has shown how to achieve your dreams when your vision is clear.

Mustafa Kamal is an MBA from University of Wales in UK and under graduate from Malaysia. He became the Mayor of Karachi, largest city of Pakistan on October, 2005. It was his attitude and commitment to the citizens of Karachi that has made him such a dynamic leader. His belief that the city of Karachi can compete in the global arena with the leading developing cities of the world has made him a champion of undertaking projects, developments and finishing them in record time. The challenges to run a city like Karachi were very high and he had a tall order to fulfill. He successfully built a very good team around him and then very diligently divided the challenges faced by the citizens of Karachi into different teams.

Mustafa Kamal led City District Government Karachi (CDGK) completed 2,496 projects in the city during the last four years while work on 126 mega projects was still under way. So what has Mustafa Kamal really done?

Karachi’s 1st parking Plaza:

Karachi Signal free corridor 1[SFC-1]:

Karachi Signal free Corridor 2[SFC-2]:

Karachi Signal free Corridor 3[SFC-3]:

Green Karachi Project

IT Towers:

Karachi bus project [thanks to people party still incomplete yet city nazim brought 70+ buses to establish operations on 3 routes]:

Awards given to Syed Mustafa Kamal

Mustafa Kamal declared second best world mayor
From DAWN:
“An award winning American magazine Foreign Policy, has chosen Nazim Karachi, Syed Mustafa Kamal as second among the three best mayors in the world for the year 2008.

The magazine has included the names of Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit and Wang Hongju, Mayor of Chongqing as the other mayors of the moment, said a CDGK statement issued on Sunday.
The magazine said no city globalises on its own, but with shrewd investments and smart urban planning, a mayor can help turn a regional player into a global powerhouse. About Mustafa Kamal the magazine wrote that the mayor of Karachi is an unlikely poster child for innovative urban planning.
It said the 36-year-old Mustafa Kamal governs a city that’s more often in the news for religious violence than cosmopolitan ways. But the hard-charging Kamal is looking to change all that. He’s courting foreign investment, encouraging international ties, and boosting the city’s tourism.
According to the US magazine Kamal is not shy about his goals: He has said he wants to turn Karachi into the next Dubai. His Green Karachi project aims to plant thousands of trees in the city. Kamal is not letting anything stand in the way of his grand plans. He has threatened to arrest anyone who tries to cut down the new saplings, it added.
In a statement, the Nazim said that in the past there was no concept of ownership in Karachi. He said his administration carried out development works on a large scale, but added that lot of work still remains to be done.”

Mustafa Kamal among ‘Young Global Leaders-2010′

KARACHI: The World Economic Forum (WEF) has included former Karachi nazim Mustafa Kamal in the 197 ‘Young Global Leaders-2010’ for his performance and executing massive development works in the metropolis. The WEF selects 200 prominent personalities annually, in recognition of their services and declares them ‘Young Global Leaders’, said a statement issued by MQM.

what has Mustafa Kamal really done?

I would ask people to read this blog not as a political affiliation or statement, because neither me nor the DoodhPatti project editors have any desire to make political statements. I invite readers to look at his contributions beyond his affiliations and personal preferences and be objective in evaluating what was our City before his tenure and what it is now.

Conclusion

Many people came and many people will come but I am sure that no one can achieve what this young man has done for the City of Karachi and in turn for Pakistan.  Even though Syed Mustafa Kamal is not in the highlight any more but he will surely live in our hearts for his work speaks for his character. We pray for more success to him in life and for more development and a brighter future of Pakistan. (Ameen)