ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court (SC) has directed to end all commercial activities from Pakistan Army’s land in Karachi.
In a directive, the top court has ordered to raze all the marriage halls set up on Karachi’s Shahra-e-Faisal and Rashid Minhas Road. It also ordered to remove the plazas, cinemas, and other commercial structures erected in the cantonment areas of the port city.
As per the available details, a two-member bench consisting of Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Gulzar Ahmed heard the case of encroachments in Karachi.
The bench also asked the Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to call a cabinet meeting to discuss the possible measures to restore Karachi to its original condition. ------------------------------
Furthermore, the court asked the attorney general, heads of the Airport Security Force (ASF), chief executives of all cantonment boards, Karachi Port Trust (KPT), the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), and Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) among other civic agencies to present a report on how they can contribute for ‘bringing Karachi to its glory.’