CM Sindh defends demolition of PTI leader’s farmhouses

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah defended on Sunday the demolition of dozens of farmhouses reportedly owned by PTI leader and Sindh Assembly Opposition leader Haleem Adil Shaikh.

Speaking to the media in Bhan Saeedabad, he said the action was taken on the Supreme Court’s order. Farmhouses and commercial activities can’t be allowed on the state land leased for agriculture and poultry farming purposes, he said. Besides, he added, the 30-year lease had already expired.

“If someone wants to give the anti-encroahment drive political colour, it is their wish,” CM Murad said. Unfortunately, he said, PTI leaders not only spoke ill of him but his late father.

“Removing encroachments is not political revenge,” he maintained, adding the provincial administration had to raze even age-old villages on the court directives.

The chief minister said the government will soon make RO plants across the province functional.

On Saturday, the administration launched an anti-encroachment drive on the outskirts of Karachi and pulled down dozens of farmhouses reportedly owned by Haleem Adil Shaikh, who termed the action as a “personal attack” for his “outspoken and fearless” campaign against alleged corruption of the PPP.

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Another search launched to locate missing climbers by Pakistan Army

A land and air search was launched Sunday morning to locate Pakistan’s Muhammad Ali Sadpara and two foreign climbers who went missing while attempting to summit the world’s second-highest mountain, K2.

Sources told  that two teams are taking part in the search operation, including one aboard a Pakistan Army helicopter while the other scouring the K2 route the mountaineers had taken.

Local mountaineers and porters are part of the teams looking for the three missing climbers.

Sadpara, John Snorri from Iceland and Jaun Pablo Mohr from Chile were on the mission to scale K2 but lost contact after they started their push for the K2 summit from camp 3 at midnight between Thursday and Friday.

A search operation on Saturday failed to trace the whereabouts of the three. Earlier, a Bulgarian mountaineer was confirmed to have died on K2.

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Imran Munyar appointed as new MD of Sui Southern Gas Company

Imran Munyar has been appointed as new managing director (MD) Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC).

According to the SSGC spokesperson, the approval of the appointment of Mr Imran was given by the board of directors.

It is to be noted that for the first time in the last five years, a permanent MD has been deputed at SSGC.

After an abundance of consumers filed complaints against overbilling by Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) in gas utility charges, last week, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) had authorized Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDIP) to inspect meter readings and determine if there’s a discrepancy.

According to the details reported on the matter, OGRA has brought in HDIP to oversee the complaints made by consumers and inspect if indeed there’s an anomaly in gas consumed and bill charged.

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In hyderabad PDM to hold ‘historic’ rally on Tuesday, CM Sindh

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah claimed on Saturday that there would a “historic” rally of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of almost all opposition parties, in Hyderabad on February 9.

Talking to the media in Sehwan, the chief minister said that people from all walks of life would attend the PDM rally scheduled in Hyderabad on coming Tuesday.

Key leaders including Maryam Nawaz, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Maulana Fazlur Rahman would address the rally.

Commenting over local body elections in Sindh, Murad Ali Shah said that LG polls will be held across the province as per the Constitution. “PPP has also reservations over 2017 Census results,” he added.

The chief minister said that the federal government cannot amend the Constitution by bringing an ordinance to allow open balloting in Senate elections.

The 11 parties’ opposition alliance, PDM, on Thursday announced that it will kick off a long march towards Islamabad on March 26.

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman – who is also the head of the 11-party opposition alliance – announced the decision while briefing media about decisions taken in the hours-long meeting held in Islamabad.

Briefing media about other decisions taken in the meeting, PDM chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the opposition parties will contest the upcoming Senate elections jointly.

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Karachi administration to start anti-encroachment operation along the nullah

In a bid to restore Gujjar Nullah to its original shape, the Karachi administration has all set to start an anti-encroachment operation along the nullah from Monday.

According to the details, the city administration has devised a strategy to raze all the illegal structures built along the Gujjar Nullah during the “grand operation”.

Karachi Central’s deputy commissioner wrote letters to the anti-encroachment cell, police, rangers, officials of SSGC and K-Electric in this regard. The deputy commissioner also sought heavy machinery and security for the grand operation.

Sources said that the original breadth of Gujjar Nala was 210 feet and it will be restored to its original design.

Earlier today, an anti-encroachment operation had commenced in Karachi’s Malir to demolish over 200 illegal farmhouses owned by influential people including political and religious leaders.

Following the orders of the deputy commissioner, an anti-encroachment operation had been started in Malir to demolish over 200 illegal farmhouses under the decision taken on December 11 – 2018 to cancel the 30-year lease on the government land across Sindh.

The farmhouses were reportedly owned by influential people including political, religious leaders and police officers. A farmhouse owned by the Opposition Leader in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh was also demolished by the anti-encroachment team.

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Coronavirus killed 53 more people in last 24 hours

The coronavirus claimed 53 more lives as another 1,346 people tested positive for the deadly disease during the past 24 hours across Pakistan.

According to the latest update released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 1,346 new infections surfaced after 36,954 samples were tested during this period. The positivity ratio of Covid-19 cases was recorded at 3.64 per cent.

The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country has soared to 554,474 with addition of the fresh cases while the countrywide death toll jumped to 11,967. There are a total of 32,265 active cases as 510,242 people have recuperated.

Since the first Covid-19 case was detected in the country almost a year back, Sindh has reported a total of 250,648 infections, Punjab 160,580, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 68,338, Balochistan 18,859, Islamabad 41,934, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 9,199, and Gilgit Baltistan 4,916.

It is pertinent to mention here that a countrywide Covid vaccination drive started last week. 0.5 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine gifted by China is being used in the first phase. Sindh has been provided 84,000 doses of the vaccine, Punjab 70,000, KP 65,000, and Balochistan 10,300 doses.

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Karachi administration to start anti-encroachment operation along the nullah

In a bid to restore Gujjar Nullah to its original shape, the Karachi administration has all set to start an anti-encroachment operation along the nullah from Monday.

According to the details, the city administration has devised a strategy to raze all the illegal structures built along the Gujjar Nullah during the “grand operation”.

Karachi Central’s deputy commissioner wrote letters to the anti-encroachment cell, police, rangers, officials of SSGC and K-Electric in this regard. The deputy commissioner also sought heavy machinery and security for the grand operation.

Sources said that the original breadth of Gujjar Nala was 210 feet and it will be restored to its original design.

Earlier today, an anti-encroachment operation had commenced in Karachi’s Malir to demolish over 200 illegal farmhouses owned by influential people including political and religious leaders.

Following the orders of the deputy commissioner, an anti-encroachment operation had been started in Malir to demolish over 200 illegal farmhouses under the decision taken on December 11 – 2018 to cancel the 30-year lease on the government land across Sindh.

The farmhouses were reportedly owned by influential people including political, religious leaders and police officers. A farmhouse owned by the Opposition Leader in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Sheikh was also demolished by the anti-encroachment team.

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