Apex court dismisses residents plea against the anti-encroachment drive and request for compensation
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KARACHI:
The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday ordered authorities to restart work to widen Gujjar Nullahs and the Orangi Nullahs stormwater drains and dismissed the area residents plea against the anti-encroachment drive and request for compensation.
A three-member bench of the apex court, led by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed, heard the cases pertaining to illegal encroachments in the port city and the Karachi Circular Railway at the SC s Karachi Registry.
As the affectees of the Gujjar and Orangi Nullahs anti-encroachment operation protested outside the court premises and demanded a house for a house , the apex court annulled all restraining orders against the anti-encroachment drive.
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