Karachi: The District Municipal Corporation (DMC) East Karachi and the Cantonment Board Faisal (CBF) on Sunday allowed land-owning agencies to place billboard advertisements on private properties in certain areas of the city, a news source reported.
In 2018, the Supreme Court (SC) had banned billboards and hoardings from public properties and roads in Karachi as well as in cantonment areas and housing societies. However, as per the details revealed, the order did not address outdoor advertisements protruding from the outer walls of private properties.
The SC has taken a suo motu notice and scheduled a hearing for Monday (today) on this matter. Meanwhile, Karachi Commissioner Iftikhar Shallwani recently ordered the removal of all billboards, signboards, and other advertisement materials across the city.
Local Government (LG) Secretary Roshan Ali Sheikh stated that the new outdoor advertisement bylaws had been drafted and submitted to the SC in February. He added that as soon as the court approved these, the provincial cabinet would notify their implementation.
