The Karachi administration on Saturday decided to register FIRs against those responsible for illegal cattle markets.
Officials said it was decided in a meeting chaired by the Commissioner Karachi Syed Hassan Naqvi at his office. The meeting reviewed the efforts and actions of deputy commissioners regarding the removal of illegal, unplanned cattle markets, in view of citizen complaints about cattle markets.
The meeting was attended by all deputy commissioners, Additional Commissioner I Ghulam Mehdi Shah, Assistant Commissioner Headquarters Rabia Syed and Assistant Commissioner General Waqas Abbasi. All assistant commissioners attended via video link.
The deputy commissioners and assistant commissioners briefed the meeting on their efforts to prevent and remove illegal and unplanned cattle markets. They said they are conducting operations daily in their respective areas with police assistance. However, small groups of cattle sellers repeatedly return and occupy roadside areas to sell cattle. The meeting was informed that, in total action was taken against 21 cattle markets and they have been removed.
The areas from which markets were removed include Jamshed Quarters, Saddar, New Karachi, Garden, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Liaquatabad, and Orangi.
Illegal markets had been set up in 10 areas of Orangi, District West, 3 in District East, 2 in District South, 4 in District Central, and 2 in Korangi District. The meeting agreed that effective action requires full cooperation from the police and town administrations.
The commissioner said that unauthorized and unplanned cattle markets are disrupting sanitation and the traffic system, and immediate measures are needed to remove them.
The meeting decided that FIRs will be registered against those responsible for illegal cattle markets. The commissioner directed the town municipal administrations and relevant departments, including police and traffic police, to cooperate with the administration in efforts to remove unauthorized markets.
More than 21 markets have already been established within the city with comprehensive planning and in consultation and cooperation with the relevant departments. Markets set up elsewhere are causing public problems and inconvenience to citizens, he added.
