The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has issued red notices ordering residents of four major Christian informal settlements in Islamabad to immediately vacate their homes.
Authorities warned that a large anti-encroachment operation will be launched after Eid to demolish the settlements located in H-9 Colony, Musharraf Colony, Miskeen Colony, and Allama Iqbal Colony.
The colonies, which are nearly 50 years old, consist of around 1,760 housing units and are inhabited by both Muslim and Christian families.
Leaders of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and community representatives strongly condemned the move and announced that the eviction notices would be challenged in the high court.
They described the notices as regrettable and warned that the PPP would organize protest demonstrations against the action.
The leaders also said the Supreme Court had previously ruled that residents of informal settlements should not be evicted without being provided alternative accommodation.
They recalled that hundreds of families were previously left homeless following the demolition of informal settlements in the Bari Imam area on the outskirts of Islamabad.
The leaders further argued that the sudden issuance of eviction notices for four urban settlements was contrary to principles of justice and reflected a continued erosion of citizens’ and minority rights.
They demanded that the eviction notices be withdrawn.
ppp will be playing a double game as always, anyways since cda cant do anything positive so negative is tye best they can do.