INP
\nKARACHI
\nGrand operation against encroachments in parts of Karachi continued for another day on Sunday.
\nAccording to the details, an anti-encroachment drive in the metropolis\u2019 Saddar area entered its seventh day today (Sunday).
\nDuring the operation, shops located in the bird market, cloth market and dried fruit market were removed using heavy machinery.
\nThe Karachi Development Authority (KDA) team had halted the operation on Friday and then resumed it on Saturday.
\nThe KDA demolished illegal constructions outside the shops at Samama Shopping Complex and Rabia City by using heavy machinery.
\nThe shop keepers were also allowed to remove their items from the footpaths ahead of the operation.
\nThe authorities said that the drive was launched across the country on the directives of the court while the shop keepers complained that they were not informed prior to the action.
\nKarachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar while speaking to the media outside Empress Market on Sunday said that they will restore Karachi to its natural and historical beauty.
\n\u201cWe want to restore the city to its original beauty,\u201d he said.
\nSpeaking about the land given by the KMC to the markets around Empress Market the mayor said, \u201cThe 30-year-old contract between KMC and the markets have been terminated.\u201d\u201cIn the old plans for Empress Market there were parks all around the market, however, markets were made on that land,\u201d Akhtar said.
\nHe added, \u201cWe will make parks on that land and will restore Empress Market to its original state.\u201d Akhtar continued, \u201cKMC gave this land 30 years ago and we have terminated the contracts. A list of those who have been affected by the operation will be made and they will be provided with an alternative place.\u201d
\n\u201cPrime Minister Imran Khan told me in Islamabad that illegal encroachments be removed. We are working on the Supreme Court and PM\u2019s directive,\u201d he added.
\nThanking all those involved in the operation, Akhtar assured that the encroachments on footpaths are being removed as well.
\n\u201cWe will not let anyone occupy any footpaths,\u201d he asserted.
\nHe added, \u201cWe do not want to affect anyone\u2019s business and we will not repeat the mistakes of the past.\u201d
\nEarlier on October 27, Chief Justice of Pakistan ordered to eliminate encroachments from Metropolitan city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
INP KARACHI Grand operation against encroachments in parts of Karachi continued for another day on Sunday. According to the details, an anti-encroachment drive in the metropolis\u2019 Saddar area entered its seventh day today (Sunday). During the operation, shops located in the bird market, cloth market and dried fruit market were removed using heavy machinery. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":35006,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-34994","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n