{"id":1140780,"date":"2026-01-03T22:22:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.app.com.pk\/?p=1140780"},"modified":"2026-01-03T22:22:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T17:22:47","slug":"mayor-karachi-restores-original-grandeur-of-historic-hassan-ali-hoti-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/03\/mayor-karachi-restores-original-grandeur-of-historic-hassan-ali-hoti-market\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Karachi restores original grandeur of historic Hassan Ali Hoti Market"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">KARACHI, Jan 03 (APP):Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab alongwith Minister of Culture and Tourism Sindh Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah here on Saturday inaugurated the historic Hassan Ali Hoti Market with renewed grandeur on the completion of its 100 years.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addressing the ceremony, he said, \u201cToday we are present at the historic Hassan Ali Hoti Market, which has completed a century. This is not merely a commercial center, but a symbol of Karachi\u2019s historic identity and the urban heritage of the British era.\u201d He said that the market, established a hundred years ago, had been neglected over time, encroachments had taken place and its original beauty had faded. The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) took the initiative to preserve this historic heritage. \u201cThe renovation and restoration have been carried out in a manner that retains the market\u2019s original character. Platforms were removed, encroachments were cleared, and modern facilities were provided so that the business community could benefit from an improved environment,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Mayor said that the restoration of heritage sites is an important component of urban development. Reviving historic markets not only enhances Karachi\u2019s beauty but also promotes commercial activity. \u201cThe restoration of Hassan Ali Hoti Market reflects this very vision,\u201d he stated.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said, Karachi is a multicultural city where people of all colors, races and religions reside, and these historic markets are symbols of this harmony. He added that Denso Hall and Frere Hall had already been restored, work on Empress Market is underway, the restoration of the KMC Building was in progress, work on Lee Market has begun, and the restoration of Machhi Miani Market would also start soon.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He further said that, God willing, Rs. 46 billion would be spent on Karachi this year. Work is ongoing on K-IV, Hub Canal, and other projects to resolve water issues. At Maripur, 54 MGD of water is being treated, while in the first phase of TP-1, 20 MGD of water will be treated, he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Mayor said that new buses were being introduced in the city, and development works will be visibly evident over the next one and a half years. He added that under the leadership of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the Chief Minister of Sindh, and provincial ministers, the journey of Karachi\u2019s development will continue.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">On this occasion, Provincial Minister for Culture Zulfiqar Shah, while addressing the ceremony, said, \u201cI thank Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab for making the restoration of a historic heritage site like the Hassan Ali Hoti Market possible. Excellent work has been carried out in collaboration with the Heritage Department.\u201d<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He said that work was also underway on Empress Market, Frere Hall, and other historic buildings, and all these projects were clear examples of the protection and preservation of Sindh\u2019s cultural heritage. \u201cI commend the entire team of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI, Jan 03 (APP):Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab alongwith Minister of Culture and Tourism Sindh Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah here on Saturday inaugurated the historic Hassan Ali Hoti Market with renewed grandeur on the completion of its 100 years. Addressing the ceremony, he said, \u201cToday we are present at the historic Hassan Ali Hoti Market,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1022280,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_speechable_audio":"","_speechable_word_timings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[1168,191,1169,1170],"post_template":[],"top_category":[],"class_list":["post-1140780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-domestic","tag-hassan-ali-hoti-market","tag-karachi-news","tag-mayor-karachi-barrister-murtaza-wahab","tag-minister-of-culture-and-tourism-sindh-syed-zulfiqar-ali-shah","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1140780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1140780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1140780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1022280"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1140780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1140780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1140780"},{"taxonomy":"post_template","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_template?post=1140780"},{"taxonomy":"top_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/demo.app.com.pk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/top_category?post=1140780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}