KARACHI: Pakistan Railways Karachi has lodged FIR against the encroachers who turned the anti-encroachment operation in a violent clash that witnessed use of arms and stoning yesterday at Karachi Bunder yard, commonly called as KBX yard.
The FIR numbered 346/2020 has been registered at Methadar police station under the sections 435, 324, 186, 353, 149, 148, 147 and 29RRA?
Spokesman, Pakistan Railways said the anti-encroachment operation was planned, with the assistance of district government, as per the directives of Supreme Court of Pakistan regarding complete retrieval of Right of Way (RoW) Railways land from unauthorized occupants/encroachers.
Political patronage from federal and provincial representative as well as other political parties to the encroachers abetted them in resisting the state authorities. 10 employees, including an officer from DS office Karachi and Acting SP of Railways police got injuries.