PTI MPA moves PA for KCR compensation

As the Sindh government has expressed resolve to commence work on the long-delayed the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project in the current year, an opposition lawmaker in the provincial assembly submitted a resolution on Friday urging the government to give compensation to people who would have to be relocated due to the project.

The resolution was submitted to the Sindh Assembly by an opposition legislator of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Khurrum Sher Zaman, representing one of the constituencies in Karachi.

The resolution stated: “This house resolves that affectees of Karachi Circular railway project should receive compensation by the Government of Sindh before their homes are demolished.

These affectees have been residing in the area for over forty years and most of them are not financially well-off to be able to purchase a new home without government compensation. The House urges the Government of Sindh to compensate these people as soon as possible.”