Karachi mayor says will not allow to demolish residential houses

KARACHI: Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhter on Friday said he would not allow to demolish residential houses for he could not tolerate it to see people shelterless in the metropolis, ARY News reported.

“The government should arrest those builders and officials who constructed the houses and issued No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to them,” he demanded while addressing a press conference in Karachi. He also warned to resign from his post in protest against demolition of residential structures.

The Karachi mayor called for exempting the shops made before houses from the anti-encroachment drive.

“Anti-encroachment operation should apply on footpaths and roads etc , which I and residents of Karachi think should be done. However, houses would not be allowed to take down,” he said in a blunt tone.

However, he stressed at the same time that, encroachment should be eradicated from the megapolis.

He also acknowledged that the public places such as parks and other buildings should be vacated for accommodation on those places was blunder of former officials including mayors of that time.

Waseem Akhtar clarified that the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) had nothing to do with the court orders.

“We will move court, if court orders and notices are issued to houses,” he said.

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