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SHC seeks report on anti-encroachment drive tribune.com.pk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribune.com.pk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
City experiences first monsoon rain tribune.com.pk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from tribune.com.pk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Urban flooding in Karachi in case more downpours, warns Haleem Sheikh dailytimes.com.pk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailytimes.com.pk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Pakistan: Corporate and state terror drives forced displacement By Tania Siddiqi posted on July 1, 2021 Protesters denounce Bahria Town Karachi destruction of Indigenous peoples’ villages. Karachi On June 6, the Sindh Action Committee organized a protest and sit-in to draw attention to the systematic and continuous violence that Bahria Town Karachi (BTK) inflicted on Indigenous peoples. Dawn reports that up to 10,000 protesters demonstrated outside of BTK’s main entrance gate, condemning the real estate corporation for robbing Indigenous peoples of their ancestral land and forcing them out of their homes. (Dawn, Jun. 21) As the action progressed, chaos ensued within Bahria Town’s master-planned community. BTK’s entrance gate was set on fire, prompting police to unleash terror against the protesters. ....
Right to shelter June 30, 2021 Last year, the heavy rains brought Karachi to a standstill. The authorities lamented that the encroachment on, and along, the major storm drains (nullahs) was the main reason for the flooding. Later, the Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered to demolish all those buildings that were constructed on and around nullahs. The authorities started its anti-encroachment drive and demolished houses that were built near Gujjar Nala. This operation, however, left thousands of families homeless. The Sindh government shouldn’t leave people on their own. How are they supposed to find shelter? These people should be given either monetary compensation or houses. ....