Sindh Chief Secretary reviewing the progress of implementation on the Supreme Court orders regarding removal of encroachments.

KARACHI -- Sindh Chief secretary Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah reviewing the progress of implementation on the Supreme Court orders regarding removal of encroachments across the province directed the officials in a meeting on Monday to strictly implement the court orders and submit compliance report to the provincial government and the apex court.'No illegal encroachment will be tolerated,' he said and also directed to remove private companies' names from traffic sign boards. Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shalwani informed the Chief Secretary that all the encroachments have been removed from Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) track however the human settlements still exist at the bed of Malir River and the Supreme Court will be informed about it.

Chief Secretary directed the Secretary Transport to submit the departmental report regarding the operational plan of KCR. Additional IG Police Traffic Ghulam Nabi Memon informed that traffic police posts have been removed from the footpaths. The Chief Secretary directed Additional IG and DIG Traffic Police to ensure that there appears no private companies' name on traffic sign boards. Advocate General Sindh Salman Talibuddin, Secretary Local Government Roshan Shaikh, Secretary Culture Akbar Laghari, Municipal Commissioner Saif-u-Rehman and other officers attended the meeting.

In yet another meeting, Chief Secretary Mumtaz Ali Shah reviewed the matters related to development projects of...