The Sindh Building Control Authority earned the Sindh High Court's ire over lack of emergency exits in buildings that causes a hazard when dealing with major fire incidents.
SBCA told to ensure fire dept’s NOC before approving building plan
National
February 13, 2021
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday directed the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) to formulate a standard operating procedure (SOP) to ensure that certain measures would be taken before approving any building plan and no objection certificates (NOCs) would also be obtained from the civil defence and fire departments before the construction of buildings.
Hearing a petition with regard to the implementation of the safety by-laws under the Building Code of Pakistan, a division bench of the SHC headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar inquired the SBCA director general (DG) about the compliance with court directives.
The backlog of building plans to be approved has been rapidly multiplying since the Sindh Building Control Authority changed its approval process around two months ago. The approval of SBCA DG is now required for nearly all projects.
Police register two FIRs against Haleem, others
Complaint challenging razing of properties lodged at Memon Goth police station
A farmhouse being razed on the first day of a three-day anti-encroachment drive in Malir. The move sparked a protest, fol-lowing which the operation was suspended for the day. PHOTO: EXPRESS
KARACHI:
Following an anti-encroachment drive in Malir on Saturday, two FIRs pertaining to the matter were registered against opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Shaikh and a complaint challenging the demolition operation was lodged at different police stations.
On Sunday, the Memon Goth Police registered an FIR against opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh and around 60 to 70 more persons, primarily booking them for attempting to impede the operation.