2021-10-29
By Awais Kayani

Addressing The Victims of Gujjar Nullah | Resettlement of IDPs by Supreme Court

The Supreme Court announced its verdict regarding the IDPs case against the Sindh Government. Now the Resettlement of Gujjar Nullah, Orangi Nullah, and Mohammadabad's Nullah displaced people is finally on the move. Many residents have been waiting for this day.

The Supreme Court announced its verdict on the 25th of October 2021, regarding the report filed by the Sindh government on 8th October 2021.

The Supreme Court’s Dissatisfaction

Under those reports, the Supreme Court showed dissatisfaction against the reports submitted by the Sindh Government regarding the Civil review Petition no. 61-K of 2021.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan was unsatisfied with the justification produced by advocate general Sindh. The reports were not in-line with the current case and failed to deliver what was asked. The Supreme Court asked Sindh’s Chief Minister to produce the report under his signature and appear in person.

The Chief Minister Sindh appeared in person but the Supreme Court was still dissatisfied with the justification produced by the Chief Minister.

What’s Decided? : The Program and the verdict

The Supreme Court wanted the best to be done for the displaced people of Gujjar’s, Muhammadabad's, Oragni Town Nulah’s residents. The Supreme Court Referred to the ‘para number 13 and 16’ of the report.

The Government of Sindh would provide land free of cost for the affectees

The Supreme Court also directed the Sindh government to start the construction of the houses from the amount deposited by Bahria Town.

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The Result: Key Takeaways from Supreme Court Verdict

We will make the verdict as comprehensible as possible. For Gujjar’s, Orangi Town, and Mohamedabad Nullah’s Residents - The verdict is satisfactory and promising. The IDPs of these Nulluh’s, the affected should expect a swift call to action by the Sindh Government due to the Supreme Court.

The Verdicts and the Chief Minister Sindh undertook as following:

The Scheme titles ‘Resettlement of affectees of Gujjar Nullah, Mohamedabad Nullah and Orangi Nullah’

Would be constructed by Sindh Government, at an estimated cost of Rs10 Billion.

The Government of Sindh shall ensure all the legal and procedural formalities on a priority basis.
The project would be funded by the Sindh Government.

The Rs 1 billion would be funded by this financial year and Rs9 Billion by next year.

The project should also be completed within 2 years.

The affectees are provided all the housing and infrastructure facilities such as Electricity, Gas, Sewerage, Water, Streets, and Roads by the Sindh Government.

These Key Takeaways are crucial and turning points for the system that was in the way of these affectees. Hopefully, the next two years would be utilized well for this purpose by the Sindh Government.

The Concludes the first part of the Supreme Court Verdict. You can read the next part in another article linked below.

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