Wasim Akhtar says won't raze reside­ntial buildi­ngs, marria­ge hallsKarachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar announced on Saturday that his city administration will not implement the Supreme Court’s orders of demolishing residential buildings and marriage halls in the city. However, illegally-built marriage halls will be razed, he added. Akhtar also made an appeal to the Sindh government to stop implementing court orders pertaining to demolishing 500 buildings including marriage halls in the city. “However, now I humbly request the Sindh government to stop implementing court orders on razing 500 buildings … the chief justice of Pakistan should also review the court orders in this regard,” he added. They staged a protest demonstration outside the Sindh Building Control Authority against the government’s decision of declaring legal commercial wedding venues illegal.

Source: The Express Tribune January 26, 2019 14:54 UTC