Karachi: The Supreme Court has directed the Sindh Government to issue a 45-day notice of eviction to people residing in houses built on amenity plots prior to razing illegal structures and establishments in the metropolis, a news source reported. The move aims to provide the residents with ample time to vacate the land and find alternative living spaces.
Chief Justice Saqib Nisar said that the 15-day notice period for eviction would continue to remain in place for encroachments erected for commercial activities. He was hearing review petitions submitted by the authorities concerned regarding the top court’s orders on the ongoing anti-encroachment operation in Karachi.
The officials concerned also presented their report related to rehabilitation and relocation of the traders displaced during the anti-encroachment drive. Moreover, Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar informed the apex court about a stay order acquired by illegal occupants of different parks and other amenity plots.
The report submitted in the Supreme Court also included details about the encroachments removed during the last 37 days from footpaths, public parks, rain drains and amenity plots.
