KARACHI, May 24: Notification of 1,157 out of a total 1,293 katchi abadis in Sindh was issued and the people were allowed to get lease of their lands.

This was disclosed by the Director, Sindh Katchi Abadis Authority, Abdul Khaliq, while addressing a forum organised by the Urban Resource Centre. He said that the number of katchi abadis in Karachi was 539, while the lease for 136 localities was not allowed due to certain reasons.

He said the main reason behind the illegal occupation of state land was the non-availability of affordable housing to the people.

The problem, he said, could only be solved with the construction of low-priced houses.

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