(Court): SHC serves notice to DC Thatta

Karachi:Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday served notice to Deputy Commissioner Thatta and other respondents on a plea filed by local residents against the construction of check posts on the root in Gharo town under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

A SHC bench heard a petition filed by Muhamad Akram and others against the construction of check posts and served the notice to DC Thatta and others and it also ordered them to submit their replies within two weeks.

The petitioner stated that farmers’ land was being occupied by different departments to construct check posts under the CPEC. He stated that the owners of land were not given notices by relevant departments neither by DC Thatta.