The Karachi chapter of the Awami Workers Party (AWP) shared a video of a resident of Ali Muhammad Gabol Goth, wherein he said that Bahria has demolished 'their graveyard and took control of the eidgah land'.
Bahria has demolished our graveyard, they’ve illegally occupied the eidgah land, they’re closing in on us saying that Supreme Court has given this land to Bahria
Residents of Ali Muhammad Gabol Goth ask for help!#SayNoToBahriaTown pic.twitter.com/G2lj16dfDO
— AWP Karachi (@AWPKarachi) October 2, 2020
"Bahria has demolished our graveyard, they’ve illegally occupied the eidgah land, they’re closing in on us saying that Supreme Court has given this land to Bahria," AWP quoted the person as saying.
AWP leader Hafeez Baloch said Bahria Town has been taken over lands since its establishment in the city. He said Bahria takes land by force if people don't agree to sell it to them. "They used SSP Rao Anwar to occupy land in past," he added. Faiz Muhammad Gabol was one example where Bahria took over his land by force, he added.
.@AWPKarachi's @BalochHafeez201 speaks on Dawn News about the displacement in Ali Mohd Gabol Goth yesterday & how Bahria Town has forcibly dispossessed indigenous residents of their ancestral land to expand Bahria Town Karachi. #SayNoToBahriaTown pic.twitter.com/cqgpZIdOx9
— Awami Workers Party (@AwamiWorkers) October 3, 2020
He said Arbab Muhammad Gabol Goth was encroached by Bahria and its cemetery was destroyed, adding that similar treatment is being meted out to Ali Muhammad Gabol Goth.
backed by state machinery, #Bahria goons are attacking the helpless villagers! Locals putting up as much resistance as they can but this requires greater counter response! Raise your voice against this as much you can in whatever capacity you can#SayNoToBahriaTown pic.twitter.com/GqCksrFfj9
— Laila Raza (@LylaRaza) October 2, 2020
Social media users shared the pictures and videos of the demolition drive being carried out by Bahria Town.
Bahria Town is attempting to illegaly and forcefully occupy a decades old Ali Muhammad Gabol Goth in Karachi.
Media, Sindh and Federal governments all are silent. #SayNoToBahriaTown pic.twitter.com/JUPzHoF2Cu
— Ammar Ali (@ShahAmmarAli) October 3, 2020
Reacting to the Bahria Town's initiative to drive locals out of their land, activist Ammar Ali Jan wrote: "Bahria town has dispossessed hundreds of people while being subsidized by public money. Sindh govt, federal govt & media are all helpless in front of Malik Riaz. Real Estate mafia is a 'state above state' that must be held accountable."