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Friday, October 26, 2018
On Friday Chief Justice of Pakistan while hearing cases in Karachi Registry of Supreme Court of Pakistan expresses his displeasure at Mayor Karachi in the pretend of initiating ethnic issue as the top leaders of his political party were present there to create anarchy which resulted in clashes on Wednesday when Police arrested several residents of Pakistan Quarters, who were resisting a forced eviction operation by blockading the entrance of Police into the area. Reports indicated death of one woman and injury to sixteen other people including children, consequent to use of baton-charge and shell of tear gas to disperse the protesters.
Immediately after reporting of clashes, the Chief Minister of Sindh Province ordered police to withdraw, expressed serious concern over police action on the residents of Pakistan Quarters. He assured the residents their case will be taken up with the provincial administration and law departments. He added the matter would also be referred to the Supreme Court of Pakistan on “humanitarian grounds” to arrive at a solution. The Chief Justice of the apex court also ordered the impending of eviction process in abeyance for a period of three months.According to details it is recalled that after expiry of the deadline fixed by apex court and with a view to implement the court decision Sindh Police launched the operation to evict the housing units from the families of deceased or retired government servants residing in the federal government residential colonies for decades. The background of forced eviction emerged after a decision by the Government of Pakistan declaring illegal occupants to the families of retired or deceased government employees living in the government colonies such as Martin Quarters, Jehangir Road, F. C. Area, and Pakistan Quarters. On the other hand residents of these colonies plead that quarters were allotted to their fathers or fore-fathers who were founder-members of Pakistan and migrated after Indian-partition in 1947
Forced eviction is “the permanent or temporary removal against their will of individuals, families and/or communities from the homes and/or land which they occupy, without the provision of, and access to, appropriate forms of legal or other protection. In 1996 Pakistan committed itself to the global action of Habitat II which recognizes the right to adequate housing, condemns forces evictions and encourages a humane way of dealing. In terms of Resolution # 2004/28 of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the forced eviction is prohibited.