The Lyari Expressway project was launched in 2003. Advocate Shoukat Ali Shaikh argued that the plots of the petitioners acquired for the Lyari Expressway measured between 1,000 and 2,100 square yards. He recalled that the federal finance ministry had, in 2014, released the compensation amount to the provincial finance department. However, then provincial finance secretary made payments to the contractors for the construction work, but ignored the petitioners. Therefore, the judges ordered the provincial authorities concerned to ensure that both the tracks of the Lyari Expressway project were completed by December 21.

Source: The Express Tribune December 06, 2017 05:26 UTC