KARACHI: The Karachi Development Authority (KDA) on Wednesday decided to hand over all grounds which had been vacated after removing encroachments to its sports department to restore them for sports activities.

This was decided in an urgent meeting chaired by KDA Directed General Samiuddin Siddiqi, said a statement. He also said that the use of amenity plots for commercial purposes will not be tolerated.

The executive engineers were directed to point out all the commercial plots in the residential schemes.

The meeting also decided to expedite the operation against encroachments in all areas without any discrimination.

Published in Dawn, June 21st, 2018

Opinion

Editorial

Narcotic darkness
08 May, 2024

Narcotic darkness

WE have plenty of smoke with fire. Citizens, particularly parents, caught in Pakistan’s grave drug problem are on...
Saudi delegation
08 May, 2024

Saudi delegation

PLANS to bring Saudi investment to Pakistan have clearly been put on the fast track. Over the past month, Prime...
Reserved seats
Updated 08 May, 2024

Reserved seats

The truth is that the entire process — from polls, announcement of results, formation of assemblies and elections to the Senate — has been mishandled.
Impending slaughter
Updated 07 May, 2024

Impending slaughter

Seven months into the slaughter, there are no signs of hope.
Wheat investigation
07 May, 2024

Wheat investigation

THE Shehbaz Sharif government is in a sort of Catch-22 situation regarding the alleged wheat import scandal. It is...
Naila’s feat
07 May, 2024

Naila’s feat

IN an inspirational message from the base camp of Nepal’s Mount Makalu, Pakistani mountaineer Naila Kiani stressed...