Sindh government recently imposed a ban on throwing garbage in the open in a bid to control pollution. In this regard, Karachi Police has started arresting people who are found violating this rule and dumping trash in a public area.
Initially, the Police arrested two individuals from the old city area of Karachi on account of throwing garbage on the main road.
Several other arrests were made from Garden, Saudabad and Khawaja Ajmer Nagri areas on the same charges as well.
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An FIR (First Information Report) was registered under Section 188 of Pakistan Penal Code on behalf of the state against the arrested men. The arrested individuals were brought to a local court after which they were released on bail.
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SHO Adil Khan, who made the arrests, told that government has directed to arrest any individuals who are throwing garbage in the open. He further said that the government has told the public to throw garbage in the designated places and not burn it. The burning of trash has been banned as well as it poses threats to health and environment.
While there is no solid data about how much waste Karachi generates daily, there are estimates that put it around thousands of tons of garbage per day. The garbage can be seen piled up in several areas of the city and the government has failed to contain the situation properly so far.
Via Dawn
