Moot flays govt over sale of narcotics, announces rally from Malir to Lyari
Karachi
June 1, 2021
Showing concerns over the growing use of drugs among the youth in various parts of the city, particularly in Baloch-populated neighbourhoods, political activists, civil society and community leaders have said the sale and purchase of narcotics have significantly increased in the metropolis during the past few years.
The Baloch Muttahida Mahaz (BMM, a Karachi-based Baloch rights body, organsied a conference on Monday to highlight the issue in Siddiqi Goth, Malir. Yousaf Masti Khan, BMM head and a central leader of the Awami Workers Party, presided over the event.
KMC begins demolition of leased houses along Gujjar and Orangi drains
Karachi
March 16, 2021
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporationâs (KMC) anti-encroachment department has started demolitions of leased houses and commercial units surrounding Karachiâs mighty Gujjar Nullah.
The Gujjar Nullah is a natural drain in the city that starts flowing from New Karachi and ends at the Chuna Depot in Haju Mureed Goth, Teen Hatti, where it falls into the Lyari River. The original length of the nullah was 13 kilometres and it was 210 feet wide. In a massive anti-encroachment operation planned at Gujjar Nullah in the District Central on Monday, the corporation started demolitions of proper houses at three different points.