KARACHI: Indigenous Rights Alliance Karachi organised a protest demonstration against Bahria Town and illegal occupation of villages land around Gadaap, Malir, Dhabeji of rural Karachi at Karachi Press Club today.
Residents of villages from Malir, Thatta and Karachi’s West and Korangi districts attended the protest. A large number of women also took part in the demo, which was also attended by representatives from civil society organisatiins, human rights activists, political workers and students organisations. They were carrying placards, banners with slogans against dislocation of local population as a result of various housing schemes around Karachi including Bahria Town, DHA City etc.
The Coordinator of the alliance Gul Hassan Kalmati said the Malir Development Authority and Board of Revenue have provided only 9000 to 11,000 acres of land to Bahria Town but the management is developing over 45,000 acres of land. The company has demolished many historical places like Shah Latif Bhitai’s Takiya and historical graveyard like Makli. Malik Riaz in connivance with ruling PPP leadership is forcibly removing villagers.
The other speakers demanded the government to stop removal of local people. They pledged to continue their struggle for rights of local people.
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