Tue, 21-Oct-2025

SC orders removal of encroachments from roads, footpaths of country

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KARACHI: The Supreme Court (SC) ordered to remove encroachments from roads and footpaths across the country.

The Supreme Court Registry has issued a written order in the Karachi encroachment case, in which it has been ordered to remove encroachments from roads and footpaths across the country.

The court ordered to send a copy of the order to the Attorney General, all Advocate Generals and all government institutions and asked Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority(PEMRA) to publish and broadcast a public service message in this regard.

The Supreme Court order has said that the federal and provincial governments should remove the encroachments from the roads and footpaths within three days.

The order directed the Additional Attorney General, Advocate General, KMC counsel to submit an implementation report saying that unfortunately there are encroachments and encroachments on the roads.

The Supreme Court said that the occupier thinks it is his right to occupy in front of his property and  people have even installed generators on footpaths. The federal and provincial governments have also established encroachments, free movement of citizens. No one has the authority to stop the movement.

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Anti-encroachment drive kicks off in Karachi: Murtaza Wahab

Murtaza Wahab

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that a campaign had been launched against encroachments in all the districts of Karachi simultaneously.

He said this while presiding over a high-level meeting on anti-encroachment drive at the head office of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) on Friday.

Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that KMC inspectors were being deployed in every town while the city administration and KMC would jointly conduct operation against encroachments.

A comprehensive strategy has been chalked out under the court orders for removal of encroachments, he said and added, this operation is not aimed at making citizens jobless but a proposal to allocate space for hawkers in every district is under consideration so that the carts and patharas can be shifted there.

Barrister Murtaza Wahab said that during the drive against encroachments, all encroachments would be removed from M. A Jinnah Road, Saddar, Regal Market, Mobile Market, New M.A.Jinnah Road, Bohri Bazar and other areas of district South.

Deputy Commissioner Central said that in his district, there is a lot of encroachments around Hyderi Food Street Block H North Nazimabad, Landi Kotal Chowrangi, Sindhi Hotel, Hussainabad Food Street, Allahwala Chowrangi North Karachi, Liaquatabad 10 Number and Supermarket.

The Deputy Commissioner South said that there are problems due to encroachments around M. A Jinnah Road, Saddar, Regal Market, Cooperative Market, Bohri Bazar, Lee Market, while traffic flow is affected due to parking of vehicles on New M.A Jinnah Road.

Similarly the Deputy Commissioner West said that there are problems due to encroachments under Banaras flyover in his district.

There are more encroachments around Orangi Town No. 10 and Qatar Hospital which have to be removed.

Deputy Commissioner Kemari identified areas regarding encroachments including Sher Shah, Manghopir Road and other areas.

During the meeting, a briefing was given about encroachments at Tariq Road, Samama Shopping Center, Pehalwan Goth and other areas in East District.

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Govt committed to removing encroachments from govt land: Habib

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Tuesday said the government was committed to removing encroachments from state-owned land across the country. Addressing a news conference along with Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Capital Development Authority (CDA) Affairs Ali Nawaz Awan in Islamabad, the minister of state said that for … Read more