KARACHI: Encroachments removed

Published April 23, 2008

KARACHI, April 22: The teams of the regulation and anti-encroachment departments of Shah Faisal Town with the help of the community police carried out an anti-encroachment operation in the town on Tuesday.

Hundreds of encroachments were removed during the operation. The administration has warned people against using footpaths for business purposes.

TMO Syed Fazeel Ahmed Bukhari, Town Officer (Infrastructure) Abid Mehmood and other officials were also present.

The acting town nazim, Karimuddin, asked the people to help the authorities establish a problem-free society and protect government land. He also pledged to initiate stern action against land grabbers and sought people’s cooperation in this regard.

Meanwhile, in a similar operation in Liaquatabad Town makeshift stalls and other encroachments were removed from Jahangirabad and Kabari Market and from various areas of Khamosh Colony.

Cleanliness work

The acting town nazim of Malir, Sharafat Ali, visited different union councils of the town and inspected the sanitary conditions.

He also checked the attendance register of the sanitation department employees.

The nazim visited Khokhrapar UC 4, UC 5, Chaman Colony UC 6, Sahibdad Goth UC 7 and Nashterabad UC 1 and directed the DTO Solid Waste, Kashif Ahmed Khan, to ensure presence of employees in the offices and said that negligence in this regard would not be tolerated.—PPI

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