KARACHI: The Dr Ruth Pfau Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) management has given 24 hours to all illegal occupants to leave the quarters built on the hospital premises as all the 13 quarters will be demolished with the help of law enforcement agencies and district south administration next day.

Unauthorised encroachers had illegally occupied hospital land in the year 2000 near the TB ward and built 12 to 13 two-room quarters for commercial purpose with the connivance of some administrative officials.

The illegal occupants have been using hospital electricity, water and resources for the past 18 years.

The administration had served notices to these unauthorised encroachers several times, but they had refused to leave the quarters.

The hospital administration had approached the deputy commissioner (DC) south, high-ups in the Sindh health department and law enforcement agencies but to no avail.

The hospital management was facing millions of rupees extra burden annually on account of utility bills, water, gas and other things.

The law enforcement agencies and representatives of district commissioners south paid a visit to the hospital and finalised the preparation to launch a crackdown and gave 24 hours to encroachers to leave the quarters.

CHK medical superintendent Dr Sabir Memon while talking to the PPI, said that a final warning had already been issued to all illegal occupants and the crackdown would be launched with the help of law enforcement agencies.

Published in Dawn, December 19th, 2018