KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor said on Friday that political parties should not support illegal encroachments and instead do politics on the basis of principles.
“The youths of Karachi have been deprived of the facilities of parks, playgrounds, and open spaces due to occupation of amenity plots by land mafia. It is necessary to save their future,” he said in a statement. Mr Shakoor said instead of targetting the Supreme Court, the political parties should target ABAD, SBCA, administration and builder mafia.
He said that the decision to take actions against illegal structures should be appreciated. He said illegal settlements should be stopped for good. He said the affectees should be given full compensation. He regretted that the government had given a free hand to builder mafia. He said that builder mafia is active in the Centre, as well as, provinces. In Karachi the builder mafia had occupied not only amenity plots but also drains and Nullahs.
He said that the government lands are also being encroached. He said laws should be made at provincial and federal level to check illegal encroachments. He said presently millions of families need housing facilities. PDP chairman said consumer courts should be established to save the rights of consumers. He said action should be taken against corrupt officers who have given illegal allotments. He said Karachi should be made a modern city with help of international town planners. Shakoor announced that PDP will hold protest demos against builder mafia on November 30.