KARACHI: Sindh finance ministry has approved Rs1.24 billion to the nullah affectees on account of rent expenses after the Supreme Court ordered the Sindh government to pay compensation cheques to affectees of Karachi’s Gujjar, Mehmoodabad and Orangi Nullahs and submit a report in the court in 15 days.
The Supreme Court had earlier summoned outgoing Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, the Karachi mayor and others in the Gujjar and other nullahs contempt of court case.
As per details, the outgoing chief minister Syed Murad Ali Shah approved the summary for the release of funds to the nullah affectees in Karachi.
The affectees will get Rs1.24 billion on account of rent expenses from the Sindh government.
It should be noted that a non-governmental organization and over 6,000 residents of Gujjar and Orangi Town Nullahs who had been affected by the operation to clear encroachments from along these drains had filed a lawsuit in court against the Sindh government for failing to comply with a Supreme Court order to fairly compensate and rehabilitate those whose homes were destroyed.
