CJP orders restoration of Karachi circular railway within 6 months

Dunya News

CJP said the 6 month deadline will not be extended further

KARACHI (Dunya News) – Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed has directed officials to restore Karachi circular railway (KCR) within the next 6 months adding that Sindh government should remove all encroachments in way of the project as this deadline will not be extended further.

In a meeting on Karachi circular railway conducted in Supreme Court Karachi registry, participants including CJP Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Attorney General Khalid Jawed Khan and advocate general Salman Talibuddin were briefed about the project.

Justice Gulzar ordered that KCR must be restored within the next 6 months regardless of the progress of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. He directed Sindh government to remove hurdles such encroachments on KCR areas as Railway department is responsible for all arrangements of the project.