MAZAR-I-SAHRIF (Pajhwok): The new mayor for Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh province, on Monday took charge with the pledge to do away with corruption and illegal activities in his department.
Abdul Haq Khurrami, the new Mazar-i-Sharif mayor, formally took charge during a ceremony and praised the efforts of former acting mayor.
However, the new mayor stressed the need for more reforms in the municipality, which he said remained rife with administrative corruption.
Khurrami said: “Illegal construction of townships, lack of database, no program for removal of . . .
