SC directs to remove signboards from Karachi footpaths till August 26
Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Ameer Hani Muslim conducted the hearing.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Supreme Court (SC) Karachi Registry on Thursday has ordered to remove all the signboards from footpaths till August 26, Dunya News reported.
A two-member bench comprising of Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Ameer Hani Muslim conducted the hearing.
The court directed the relevant officers to remove the signboards placed on all the footpaths of Karachi.
The court expressed concern and issued show cause notices to representatives of Korangi Cantonment Board, Malir Cantt, Faisal Cantonment, Defense Housing Authority (DHA) and SITE areas for not appearing on the hearing.
The members of Karachi Cantonment Board, KMC, Coast Guard and Rangers presented themselves before the court.
Rangers and Coast Guard representatives told the court that they had not permitted anyone to install signboards in their jurisdiction. KMC member argued that no signboard has been placed on the footpath and have been installed only on the green belt.
Justice Ameer Hani Muslim remarked that the signboards placed on green belt are also visible on the footpath therefore; they all must be detached.
Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali stated that every year thousands of signboards fell down killing dozens of people hence they must be removed as soon as possible.
