4,000 houses to be demolished to clear banks of Gujjar Nullah
Karachi
February 5, 2021
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation’s (KMC) Anti-Encroachment Department will start its operation to clear the banks of the massive Gujjar Nullah on Monday. Anti-Encroachment Senior Director Bashir Siddiqui said that around 4,000 houses have been marked by the district administration for demolition.
Siddiqui said that during the first phase starting on Monday, soft encroachments will be removed, just like in the case of the Mehmoodabad Nullah anti-encroachment operation. Soft encroachments like animal dens, small hotels, kiosks, iron grills, gates and balconies will be removed, which will help pave the way for the KMC’s heavy machinery to enter the area, he added.
Police foil attempt to kidnap woman, arrest two suspects
Karachi
December 18, 2020
Police on Thursday claimed to have foiled a bid to kidnap a woman in Hyderi and arrested two suspected kidnappers.
Police said two men entered a bank, where the woman worked, and the three walked out of the bank. Later, the men grabbed and threw the woman, Tanzila, into a hi-roof van from outside the bank. The bank manager immediately informed the police on helpline 15 and a search operation started.
The police traced the van at Shafiq Morr, recovered the woman, and arrested two suspects. According to Gabol Town SHO Roshan, one of the arrested men, Omair, was Tanzilaâs coaching friend. He had sent a marriage proposal to her a few days ago, but the family had turned it down.