KARACHI: Supreme Court on Friday, while hearing a case on illegal constructions and encroachments in Karachi, directed officials to demolish all illegally-constructed buildings in Punjab Colony, Delhi Colony, PNT Colony and Gizri Road neighborhoods of the metropolis. Attorney General of Pakistan Anwar Mansoor Khan and officials from the Clifton Cantonment Board appeared before the court. During the proceedings, the court grilled cantonment officials, persistently questioning “who gave the orders for constructing such tall buildings in colonies”. This prompted the counsel for the cantonment board to say: “There is permission to construct ground-plus-one buildings in Delhi Colony.”“Who said Delhi Colony is a residential area? Justice Ahmed told the attorney general to raze the illegal buildings in the aforementioned areas to the ground.

Source: Pakistan Today February 07, 2020 06:45 UTC