Summary NHA carried out operation against encroachments with help of police and Rangers on Bhurgri Road
KHAIRPUR (Dunya News) – National Highway Authority (NHA) on Monday demolished the property illegally occupied by Manzoor Wassan and Mehreen Bhutto in operation against encroachments in Khairpur, reported Dunya News.
According to details, NHA carried out an operation against encroachments with the help of police and Rangers on Bhurgri Road Khairpur and demolished the properties illegally occupied by Provincial Minister Manzoor Wassan and Former Member of National Assembly (MNA) Javed Ali Shah. NHA demolished the boundary walls of Wassan’s farm house and bungalow of Javed Ali Shah during the operation. According to sources, a shop owned by Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) MNA Dr. Mehreen Bhutto was also demolished by NHA. The officials said that the NHA will widen the highway after releasing the property from private owners.
Also read: Operation against encroachment, Gulistan-e-Johar becomes battleground
Gulistan-e-Johar’s area Chishti Nagar became a battleground on Thursday when Karachi Development Authority (KDA) team arrived there for operation against encroachment in the area. Enraged at the operations, people started pelting stones at the team and police finally had to come in and disperse the crowd with the help of aerial firing and baton-charge, reported Dunya News.
According to details, KDA team started the operation against encroachment but young boys and women blocked their way by pelting stones at them. To disperse the enraged mob, police started aerial firing. KDA team demolished several houses in the operation with the help of the machinery.
Meanwhile, police arrested several people who tried to resist the operation. Residents of the area said that KDA provided them no notice before demolishing their houses. However, KDA officials denied the claim, saying that several notices had been issued before finally carrying out the operation.
