The Karachi Development Authority (KDA) razed down almost 150 houses in district central’s Mujahid Colony, despite opposition from the locals.

As per the details, during the anti-encroachment operation, which was initiated on October 13, the anti-encroachment team of the KDA’s estate and enforcement department has so far demolished over 150 houses, drawing outcry from the locals.

The locals said that due to the sudden demolition drive, the government had evicted residents from their houses without prior notice and had not offered them an alternate place to live.

They opposed the demolition of houses in Mujahid Colony and urged the Sindh government to stop forcibly evicting residents from their residences.

The officials informed that the operation at Mujahid Colony would continue until all encroachments were removed, as a 150-foot-wide road would be constructed from Buffer Zone to Ziauddin Hospital in North Nazimabad.

“The operation will take six months to complete,” the officials added.