Clearing encroachments on Karachi Circular Railway’s land to start tomorrow

An anti-encroachment drive to clear the land of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR), which was scheduled to start today, has been postponed until tomorrow in order to give people time to vacate their homes and shops.

Joint Director of Land and Railway Imtiaz Siddiqui said that the operation will start on Tuesday from the furniture market in Karachi's Ghareebabad area. Siddiqui said that nearly 1,200 encroachments stand on the land allocated for abandoned project of railway, local media reported.

The director said that they have already issued notices to the people residing there. "We don't want anyone to suffer any losses," Siddiqui said.

The authorities started this drive in the first week of November following Supreme Court’s orders of October 27. The Chief Justice of Pakistan Saqib Nisar had given a 15-day deadline to the law enforcement agencies and local administration to clear all encroachments from the city.

Till now the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has cleared illegal constructions in major areas including Saddar, Gulistan-e-Jauhar and Mohammad Ali Society.