KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan on Friday accused the ‘higher authorities’ of supporting land mafia in Bagh-i-Korangi, where the mafia had carved out 72 plots from a playground and was selling them commercially.

Addressing a press conference at the Karachi Press Club, MQM-P member of the Sindh Assembly Ghulam Jillani and Hashim Raza blamed the area police of supporting the land mafia and harassing residents of the neighbourhood who were raising voice against this land grabbing.

“The playground and its land is owned by KDA, but the land mafia through support of higher authorities have somehow managed to carve out 72 plots from it and put them on sale,” said Mr Jillani.

“When the area people took to streets and staged a protest, the police officials restored to aerial firing and baton charge instead of taking action against the land grabbers. We appeal the chief minister of Pakistan and the chief justice of Sindh High Court to take notice of this lawlessness and order action against those involved in this illegal activity.”

Published in Dawn, May 6th, 2023