Encroachment Problem in Karachi
Encroachment Problem in Karachi: The city of Karachi is left with a handful of neighborhoods where encroachment is not an issue yet, namely the Defense Housing Authority, Malir Cant and few other housing societies. Rest of the city is plagued with encroachments involving roadside restaurants, car showrooms, push cart vendors, illegal settlements and so on. Sometimes hard decisions need to be taken in order to address an issue that was hard to approach earlier. People will be displaced, businesses will be shut down and many will go jobless but in the longer run, malpractices and violations will come down significantly. Rule of law can only be implemented with an iron fist. This city has suffered just because the law enforcing authorities were lenient and had an extremely 'accommodating' attitude, therefore a excess of civic problems engulfed the city since the last few decades.