SC seeks progress report on Karachi anti-encroachment drive

KARACHI: Supreme Court Justice Gulzar Ahmed has sought reports on the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in the metropolis, ARY News reported.

The SC judge, who is monitoring the drive, will preside over a meeting of government departments at the apex court’s Karachi registry on Jan 12 (tomorrow). He has summoned reports on removal of encroachments from the city.

He has also sought details of land of the Pakistan Railways and Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) retrieved during the operation. The Sindh chief secretary, secretary local government, Karachi Commissioner, and Railways’ officials have been asked to show up for the meeting at the court.

The Supreme Court on October 27 had directed Mayor Karachi, Wasim Akhtar, to remove all encroachments from the city’s amenity plots and pavements with the help of law enforcement agencies, and granted a 15-day deadline to city authorities for compliance of its orders.

The ongoing anti-encroachment drive by Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has moved towards the decades old book markets of the country, popularly known as Urdu Bazaar.

The KMC administration has served notices on the shopkeepers to vacate their stalls within three days before they are razed by the demolition teams.

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