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This is the story of how Karachi’s 52 acres of an amenity plot that were reserved for a park and were part of the city’s famous Safari Park in District East fell prey to massively illegal commercial activities over the years.Latest Pakistan News obtained copies of at least five agreements that allowed commercial activities on the premises of the park over the course of five years and found out under whose watch those agreements were signed.The park is currently known as Aladin Amusement Park, which had been housing Aladin Shopping Mall and Pavilion End Club.

On June 14, 2021, the Supreme Court declared both of them illegal and ordered their demolition within two days.

Amenity plots are reserved for parks, gardens, playgrounds, graveyards, hospitals, schools, colleges, libraries, community centers, mosques, or other such purposes.It began in 1995The saga of Aladin Park started in 1995 when then Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief minister Syed Abdullah Shah and chief secretary formed a committee to convert 52 acres of Safari Park into an amusement park.

Hameed Haroon chaired the committee, and then KMC administrator Fahim Zaman was one of its members.On May 30 Zaman signed an agreement with Zodiac Joyland, which was granted the 52 acres facing Rashid Minhas Road for 25 years to develop an amusement park on the pattern of Disneyland.

The lease was granted on the condition that the land would be used for amenity purposes.The developer was bound by the agreement to submit a detailed master plan and a detailed design of the proposed amusement park to the KMC within six months.The agreement stated that 66 percent of the area would remain open space, while the remaining 34 percent could be covered by building structures and machines, within which not more than five percent could be used for commercial purposes like gift shops and snack bars.The fifth clause of the agreement clearly restricts the developer from subleasing or assigning the project land or any part of it to anyone else.A fresh agreementZaman was the administrator until April 4, 1996.

On April 9, when PPP was still in power and Aznar Hussain Zaidi was the new KMC administrator, a fresh agreement was signed between the KMC and AA Joyland.

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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ordered the abolishment of the Nasla Tower in Karachi, a building constructed on government-owned during, a hearing on Wednesday.تازہ ترین خبریںThe court also directed authorities to clear all government-owned lands in Karachi of encroachments and submit a report within three months.During the proceedings, a senior member of the Board of Revenue told the court that a survey of government-owned land is underway, which will be completed within six months.Expressing anger over the slow pace of work, the Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed said that Karachi and Sindh have been "destroyed.

"He said that the court needs an accurate record from the survey, adding that the incumbent authorities have made a mess of the situation while the revenue department "seems to be busy minting money".The Chief Justice remarked that Karachi "does not even have a master plan", noting that areas like Malir and Korangi have many illegally constructed high-rise buildings.He said that if the land records are not computerised with immediate effect, action will be taken against those responsible at the Board of Revenue.In response, a senior member of the Board of Revenue said that the board has so far complied with all orders of the court.In response, the Chief Justice said the court will see which orders have been implemented.

"If not, you will be the first one to lose your position," the top judge warned the representative.FIRs to be registered against leaseholders in Karachi: Chief JusticeAnother case, related to encroachments along Karachi's Gujjar nullah, was also heard in the Supreme Court.In his remarks, the Chief Justice said that first information reports (FIRs) would be registered by police against those involved in leasing lands in Karachi and this will be the first step in holding the responsible to account.The Administrator of the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Laeeq Ahmed also appeared before the court and said that an operation has been launched against encroachments on the nullah, adding that there is difficulty in demolishing buildings and there is a shortage of funds as considerable sums have been spent on demolishment.Irked by the response, the Chief Justice said KMC has been rendered useless, adding that 80% of the staffers ought to be fired as they do not seem to do any work and just sit in the office the entire day.

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