Shops allotted to 1,443 encroachment drive affectees
The allotments were carried out through a lucky draw to keep the process transparent
The city administration hands over allotment orders to a shopkeeper at an event on Wednesday. PHOTO: PPI
KARACHI:
The city administration started on Wednesday the process of allotment of shops to shopkeepers who were affected by the recent anti-encroachment campaign in the city.
Around 1,443 shopkeepers were allotted alternative shops at an event, attended by Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar, Commissioner Iftikhar Shallwani, Metropolitan Commissioner Dr Syed Saifur Rehman, District South Deputy Commissioner Sallahud Din, trader leaders Jameel Ahmed Pracha and Ateeq Mir.
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The affected meat and vegetable vendors of Empress Market were allotted alternative shops at Ranchor Lene Market, Umar Farooq Market's shopkeepers in Khadda Market, Shopping Centre shopkeepers in Shahabuddin PIDC Market, Khori Garden Mairaj Market's shopkeepers in Furniture Market, Jinnah Market Shopkeepers in Soldier Bazar Market, Baloch Park shopkeepers in Nazimabad no. 2, while several others were shifted to Frere Market.
Speaking on the occasion, Mayor Akhter said that he had fulfilled his promise regarding the allotment of alternative shops to the affected shopkeepers. The lucky draw was adopted to make the process transparent.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 14th, 2019.
The city administration started on Wednesday the process of allotment of shops to shopkeepers who were affected by the recent anti-encroachment campaign in the city.
Around 1,443 shopkeepers were allotted alternative shops at an event, attended by Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar, Commissioner Iftikhar Shallwani, Metropolitan Commissioner Dr Syed Saifur Rehman, District South Deputy Commissioner Sallahud Din, trader leaders Jameel Ahmed Pracha and Ateeq Mir.
Activists stage hunger strike for affectees of Karachi's anti-encroachment operation
The affected meat and vegetable vendors of Empress Market were allotted alternative shops at Ranchor Lene Market, Umar Farooq Market's shopkeepers in Khadda Market, Shopping Centre shopkeepers in Shahabuddin PIDC Market, Khori Garden Mairaj Market's shopkeepers in Furniture Market, Jinnah Market Shopkeepers in Soldier Bazar Market, Baloch Park shopkeepers in Nazimabad no. 2, while several others were shifted to Frere Market.
Speaking on the occasion, Mayor Akhter said that he had fulfilled his promise regarding the allotment of alternative shops to the affected shopkeepers. The lucky draw was adopted to make the process transparent.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 14th, 2019.