Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) was booked by the Karachi police in a case pertaining to attempted murder and hindering an anti-encroachment drive. APP/File
KARACHI: Leader of the Opposition in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) was booked by the Karachi police in a case pertaining to attempted murder and hindering an anti-encroachment drive.
The provincial and district administration had demolished farmhouses, belonging to Mr Sheikh and his family, on the outskirts of the city a day earlier.
The Memon Goth police registered an FIR against Mr Sheikh and his 70 unknown companions for disturbing peace, causing financial loss to government property, assault on government employees, attempted murder, intimidation and interference in official work.
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February 7, 2021
The feud between the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) escalated on Saturday after the District Malir administration along with the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) apparently launched an anti-encroachment operation against only two farmhouses in the districtâs Memon Goth.
PTI Vice President and provincial assembly opposition leader Haleem Adil Sheikh later claimed that the farmhouses belonged to his brother and cousin. But Local Government Minister Nasir Hussain Shah said that the operation was against encroachments in the Malir district.
Shah said that these anti-encroachment operations are a part of Prime Minister Imran Khanâs policy against land grabbers in the country. He requested the PTI leadership to support operations against land grabbers. According to SBCA officials, over 30 farmhouses in the area are to be demolished.