KARACHI: Angered at the city’s encroachments and lack of development, the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Thursday said it will remove Karachi Commissioner. The apex court was hearing a case related to operations against encroachments in various parts of the city when it questioned the commissioner’s performance. Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed was presiding over the hearing at the Karachi Registry of the Supreme Court. The Karachi Commissioner and other senior officials were present for the court hearing. “You think we will take the deputy commissioner’s report seriously? What type of a report is this?” he asked the chief secretary. “It’s written everywhere that the report is awaited. Chief Secretary sahab remove such officers.”The legal counsel for the Kidney Hill Park residents, Barrister Salahuddin, requested the Supreme Court to direct the builder to compensate them for selling them encroachments.
