Illegal Afghan jailed, fined
A local court has sentenced an Afghan national, identified as Naseebullah, to four months of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs10,000 for illegally staying in Pakistan. If Naseebullah fails to pay the fine, he will serve another 15 days in jail, the judge pronounced in his order. The convict will be repatriated to Afghanistan after serving out his sentence in Pakistani jail.
According to the prosecution, Naseebullah was arrested from a garbage dump in the city in September 2023 after he failed to produce legal documents authorising his stay in Pakistan. A case was registered against him at the Risala police station. More than five witnesses testified against the accused, who failed to mount a defence.
Meanwhile, the Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) to address the encroachment issue at a park near Banaras Chowrangi.
The additional director of the Karachi Development Authority (KDA) submitted a report to the court, detailing an inspection of Sector 5B Rifai plot, as per the court's orders.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 10th, 2024.