Karachi: Residents spend cold night under open skies as Moon Garden Flats sealed
Residents protested and chanted slogans against the move and the government's departments.
KARACHI (Dunya News) – Residents of Moon Garden Flats were forced to spend the cold November Wednesday night under open skies as the apartment complex was sealed on court’s orders.
Residents protested and chanted slogans against the move and the government’s departments saying that they had been used their lifelong savings to buy the flat and now have been robbed of it. Protestors also lamented why the construction of the building had not been halted 15 years ago if it was illegal. The Court’s ultimatum for residents to evacuate the building expires Thursday evening.
According to the details, Moon Garden flat is built on railway’s land in Gulistan-e-Johar, Karachi. The building was sealed two days ago by order of the court.
A two-member bench of the Sindh High Court led by Justice Sajjad Ali Shah gave a deadline of 24 hours for the building’s evacuation.
Official documents show the project was launched in 1998 and its map was approved after ten years in 2009. Block A and B maps were approved by the Cantonment Board and the BCA had approved maps of Block C, D, E and F.
Residents have alleged that the then concerned officials allowed construction on the site.
According to a report, more than four thousand acres of railway land has been grabbed. But the question remains that why concerned authorities or railway police failed to take action when such projects were launched.
