SC orders revival of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR), tram service in Karachi

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سپريم کورٹ کاکراچي سرکلرريلوےفوري بحال کرنےکاحکم
کراچي بھر ميں ريلوے کي زمينوں کو واگزار کرانے کا حکم
ڈپٹي کمشنرزکےذريعےتمام علاقوں سےريلوےلائن کليئرکرانےکي ہدايت
کراچي رجسٹري ميں جسٹس گلزار احمدکي سربراہي ميں اہم اجلاس
بيشترعلاقوں ميں ريلوےکي زمينوں پرقبضہ ہے،ڈي ايس ريلوے
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کراچي:سپريم کورٹ نے ٹرام لائن کي بحالي کا بھي حکم دے ديا
سياحتي مقاصدکيلئےصدرسےاولڈسٹي ايرياتک ٹرام چلائي جائے،حکم
کےايم سي اورضلعي انتظاميہ کي مددسےبوگياں تيارکرنےکي ہدايت
مقامي انتظاميہ ريلوےکي مدد سے روٹ کا تعين کرے گي،رپورٹ
۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔۔
کراچي ميں کوئي تجاوزات نظر نہ آئے، سپريم کورٹ کاواضح حکم
کراچي:تجاوزات کيخلاف آپريشن پورےشہرميں تيزکرنےکي ہدايت
ايف ٹي سي پُل کےنيچےتعميرکي گئي دکانيں مسمارکرنےکاحکم
شارع فيصل اورراشدمنہاس روڈپرہرطرح کي تجاوزات ختم کريں،حکم
تمام کنٹونمنٹ بورڈزاورڈي ايچ اےکوبھي تجاوزات ختم کرنےکاحکم



KARACHI : The Supreme Court has ordered authorities to restore in old areas of Karachi the tram service which was once a hallmark of the city but was closed down some 43 years back.


The order were issued on Saturday during a high-level meeting headed by the Supreme Court’s Justice Gulzar Ahmed and attended by key officials of Karachi’s civil administration, local government and railway. The meeting was held at the Supreme Court Karachi Registry.

According to sources who attended the meeting, the judge also ordered that circular railways be immediately restored in the city; that the railway lands be reclaimed and that encroachments from the circular railways tracks be removed in coordination with respective deputy commissioners.

“Not a single encroachment should now be seen in Karachi,” Justice Ahmed was quoted as saying.

The sources said the Supreme Court judge ordered that the tram service be run for tourism purposes from the city’s Saddar to old area. The judge has ordered preparation of carriages with the help of the Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC), they added.

The authorities told the meeting that the local administration will determine route of the tram service in consultation with the Pakistan Railways (PR). The PR deputy superintendent, however, told the judge that the railways lands had been encroached on at different places.

The judge ordered authorities that all the railway lands be recovered immediately. Justice Ahmed also directed deputy commissioners to get the land cleared from the areas under their jurisdiction. The SC judge also ordered immediate restoration of the circular railways that is also nonfunctional for years.

The judge ordered that Karachi should be cleansed of all the encroachments. He directed that the ongoing anti-encroachment drive should be expedited across the city.

The judge ordered that all the shops built under the city’s FTC Bridge be removed and all kinds of encroachments on the city’s main arteries – Sharea Faisal and Rashid Minhas Road – be removed. He also ordered that all cantonment boards and DHA also remove encroachments.

On Oct 28, a three-judge headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar gave a 15-day deadline to the local administration to clear all encroachments from the city. The bench was hearing petitions against encroachments all over the city especially on busy roads and footpaths.

While hearing the matter, the bench, which also comprised Justice Musheer Alam and Justice Muneeb Akhtar, had summoned officials of the cantonment boards and Rangers to constitute a task force to help the local administration in retrieving the spaces occupied by encroachers throughout the metropolis.

Justice Nisar had said no permission was needed to remove encroachments as the court’s order was present. The top judge had asked Karachi Additional IG Ameer Sheikh to share his plan on how to end encroachments. Sheikh had assured of full cooperation.
Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar had told the court that 70% of the city’s iconic Empress Market had been cleared of encroachments. The CJP had, however, ordered that the surrounding area of the colonial era market must also be cleared.

The court had also ordered the cantonment boards and Rangers to cooperate with the administration and directed that all encroachments from footpaths should also be cleared.

In an earlier meeting, the SC had also ordered administration to remove encroachments on parks in posh areas of the city. The SC had ordered that all the illegal constructions made on Karachi’s Hill Park be removed immediately. The Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) and the Karachi Development Authority (KDA) had also been asked to submit reports in this regard.


Published in Dawn, November 18th, 2018
 

Ali-NZ

Minister (2k+ posts)
Good decision, now the non native will have to leave karachi and the genuine Karachites will have their properties back to its glory.
Unfortunately pathans punjabis hindko saraiki people migrated to Karachi and illegally encouraged beside all the main organized and developed markets. No doubt they had support of corrupt KMC officials and police in this mayhem. The beauty of the city of Karachi was deliberately destroyed in the name politics.
Before independence Karachi CBD was developed by four major ethnic groups no.1 Parsis no.2 Hindus no.3 Christians and lastly Bohra Shia. The main city was developed based on the symbolic cross if you happen to see karachi from above you will see that the cross is visible as its east end is St. Paul cathedral and west end is high court building. North end Express market and south is ferior hall.
This was a classic British colonial benchmark.
Meriweather tower still shows the past glory. Whereas hindu gymkhana is an excellent architectural showcase. After independence there were many beautiful architectural buildings came into being Quaids moslem is an excellent architectural example.
 
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Will_Bite

Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
What the heck? Next thing you know SC is going to be responding to statements by Donald Trump.

Tram would be a ripe target for accidents in Karachi of today. Let the pros handle these decisions.
 

farooqak

Minister (2k+ posts)
with all the clean up taking place in Karachi, PTI will get stronger for future elections
only thing people are desperately waiting for is water desalination plant to be implemented
if it remains a federal project, it will be safe, if it goes to provincial level, then even that water will vanish
 

Arfeen

Politcal Worker (100+ posts)
IK doesnt enjoy the power in all provinces, and especially not overwhelming majority except KPK.

Supreme court is not bound, CJP should as much as he can do for Karachi before retiring, SIndh govt would never do all this upon request of Federal govt, only SC can push it through (contempt of court lagnay say her sysatdaan darta hay)

but CJP please please please, sit with the Govt. and do something about situation of lower courts too
 

Will_Bite

Prime Minister (20k+ posts)
Tell your railway minister that.If you watch his interviews then he keep bringing cjp and how he expect his help and how every needing person goes to him for help.

My assumption is that whenever someone refers to CJ for help, its in matters of law and justice......not admin and political issues. If anyone is doing that, its absurd.
 

jani1

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Ali-NZ..
hey...racist...
Its time to through u back to india...
I m patan.lgl owner of properties worth crorsss...in defence clifton and near airport...
pple like u laloo ketheez..living on nalaz..beharee indians...
 

ali-raj

Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Yeh har us kaam mein tang ara kar order deta hai, jis par hakoomat kam kar rahee hai. Apna naam dekhnay ka is ko buhat shoq hai bhai.
Is banday ki jealousy khatam nahin ho gee.
 

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