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340 acres of vegetables growing in sewage cleared, SHC told
Karachi
February 18, 2021
The administrations of the Malir and Korangi districts have destroyed the cultivation of vegetables through wastewater in the Ibrahim Hyderi and Murad Memon Goth areas, government officials told the Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday.
Filing a progress report with regard to the action taken against the people involved in farming vegetables through sewage, the Malir and Korangi additional deputy commissioners said that the district administrations time and again made serious efforts to destroy the cultivation of vegetables through wastewater.
They said that the district administrations had cleared around 340 acres of vegetables growing in sewage, while over 25 cattle farms existing on the bed of Malir River were also dismantled.
A lawmaker of the opposition PML-N has informed the Islamabad High Court that the PTI government has promulgated 18 ordinances during the pendency of his petition filed against ‘excessive’ presidential ordinances. AFP/File
ISLAMABAD: A lawmaker of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) government has promulgated 18 ordinances during the pendency of his petition filed against ‘excessive’ presidential ordinances.
MNA Mohsin Nawaz Ranjha, who filed the petition through Barrister Umar Gillani, challenged the powers of President Dr Arif Alvi to issue ordinances to run the affairs of the government instead of making proper legislation through parliament. Initially, it challenged eight ordinances.