{"id":8428,"date":"2023-01-04T14:17:46","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T09:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=8428"},"modified":"2023-01-04T14:21:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T09:21:37","slug":"seven-injured-in-a-clash-between-police-and-encroachers-in-karachi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/seven-injured-in-a-clash-between-police-and-encroachers-in-karachi\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Injured in a Clash Between Police and Encroachers in Karachi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: A clash occurred in Karachi between police and hundreds of individuals who had illegally occupied a piece of state-owned land opposite the University of Karachi.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters, who had constructed more than 500 huts on the land, began a sit-in and blocked the University Road when the Karachi Development Authority\u2019s (KDA) anti-encroachment staff, accompanied by police and Ranger personnel, arrived to evict them.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters reportedly threw stones at the authorities and set their own structures on fire to halt the operation.<\/p>\n<p>Seven anti-encroachment staff members were injured in the clashes.<\/p>\n<p><div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/anti-encroachment-operation-at-superhighway-m-9-turns-violent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u87d2ee6c967adab9b1beeff9c8c28014\"><style> .u87d2ee6c967adab9b1beeff9c8c28014 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u87d2ee6c967adab9b1beeff9c8c28014:active, .u87d2ee6c967adab9b1beeff9c8c28014:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u87d2ee6c967adab9b1beeff9c8c28014 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u87d2ee6c967adab9b1beeff9c8c28014 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u87d2ee6c967adab9b1beeff9c8c28014 .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u87d2ee6c967adab9b1beeff9c8c28014:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">Anti-Encroachment Operation at Super Highway (M-9) Turns Violent<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>Clash breaks out between police and encroachers in Karachi<\/p>\n<p>The police used baton charges to disperse the violent protesters, mainly beggar families, some of whom were involved in criminal activities such as mugging, robbery, and drug trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>The police also disclosed that the illegal settlement had become a hideout for criminals, including suspects in the recent killing of a student at NED University.<\/p>\n<p>The occupation of the land also threatened the infrastructure of utilities, including the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board and the Sui Southern Gas Company.<\/p>\n<p>The KDA Director General noted that a main water conduit and a gas pipeline pass through the encroached land, posing a threat to the utility infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI: A clash occurred in Karachi between police and hundreds of individuals who had illegally occupied a piece of state-owned land opposite the University of Karachi. The protesters, who had constructed more than 500 huts on the land, began a sit-in and blocked the University Road when the Karachi Development Authority\u2019s (KDA) anti-encroachment staff, accompanied by police and Ranger personnel, arrived to evict them. 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