PM for filing review of SC order to clear Karachi encroachments: sources

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Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the attorney general to immediately file a petition with the apex court to review it order to clear Karachi encroachments. — Geo News FILE

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the attorney general of Pakistan to file a review petition on Supreme Court's order to clear all encroachments in Karachi, sources informed Geo News Tuesday.

The Supreme Court had on October 27 ordered that encroachments in the metropolis be removed within the next 15 days, as a bench headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar heard a case against land mafia in Karachi at the apex court's Karachi Registry.

The city has since then seen thousands of shops demolishing, rendering the owners and workers jobless.

Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, during his meeting with the premier, had apprised him of reservations over the clean-up drive.

The sources said PM Khan directed the attorney general to immediately file a review petition with the apex court.

Earlier, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation also prepares a report on the ongoing anti-encroachment drive, stating that around 7,000 shops, 10,000 sun shades and over 2,000 platforms were razed during the last one month.

A two-storey building was also demolished near the city's Empress Market, the report read, adding that no action was taken against encroachments in Malir district or Malir district council.

The action against encroachments has drawn the ire of affected masses, who complain that they are being deprived of their businesses and sources to earn a living for their families.