ISLAMABAD: The Kara­chi Port Trust (KPT) on Thurs­day informed the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) that it had evolved a strict policy to counter encroachment and sacked a number of senior officers who were involved in grabbing its land.

KPT chairman Rear Admiral Jamil Akhtar told a meeting of the PAC presided over by Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah that the sacked officers had filed petitions in courts seeking their reinstatement, but the management stuck to its decision and was pursuing the matter in courts steadfastly.

He said that in order to avoid decade-long litigation over land disputes, they had decided to settle these with the Sindh government outside the court. “We are trying to settle the land dispute in the best interest of the KPT and the Sindh government,” he said.

Ports and Shipping Secretary Mumtaz Ali informed the committee that the ministry had revised the centuries-old shipping laws and the proposed legislation would soon be tabled before the federal cabinet.

Published in Dawn, March 16th, 2018

Opinion

Editorial

Judiciary’s SOS
Updated 28 Mar, 2024

Judiciary’s SOS

The ball is now in CJP Isa’s court, and he will feel pressure to take action.
Data protection
28 Mar, 2024

Data protection

WHAT do we want? Data protection laws. When do we want them? Immediately. Without delay, if we are to prevent ...
Selling humans
28 Mar, 2024

Selling humans

HUMAN traders feed off economic distress; they peddle promises of a better life to the impoverished who, mired in...
New terror wave
Updated 27 Mar, 2024

New terror wave

The time has come for decisive government action against militancy.
Development costs
27 Mar, 2024

Development costs

A HEFTY escalation of 30pc in the cost of ongoing federal development schemes is one of the many decisions where the...
Aitchison controversy
Updated 27 Mar, 2024

Aitchison controversy

It is hoped that higher authorities realise that politics and nepotism have no place in schools.