Residents irked by road closure for Sindhi Muslim Food Walk in Karachi
• Complain the food street turns their neighbourhood into parking lot for visitors in the evening • Chanesar Town chairman says arrangements being made to resolve parking problem • Rules out violation of any court order; rejects comparison of project with Burns Road food street KARACHI: When Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah inaugurated the Sindhi Muslim Food Walk last week, he was, in the words of…
Residents of Karachi's Sindhi Muslim Cooperative Housing Society (SMCHS) and neighboring blocks are unhappy with the road closure imposed for the Sindhi Muslim Food Walk. The food walk, inaugurated by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, has turned their neighborhood into a parking lot for visitors during the evening, disrupting their daily lives and restricting movement.
The closure violates a February 2023 order of the Sindh High Court, which directed the local administration to end the evening food street and restore the road to vehicular traffic. Advocate Irfan Aziz, who represented the petitioners in a similar case involving the Burns Road Food Street, argues that the Sindhi Muslim Food Walk contravenes the court order.
He claims that the court's order prevents the closure of public thoroughfares for the purpose of "food streets." Chanesar Town Chairman Farhan Ghani, who developed the food walk, denies any violation of court orders, stating that the area has multiple roads and alternative links to connect it with other parts of the city. Residents, however, remain frustrated, with some even considering moving out of the neighborhood due to the congestion and inconvenience caused by the road closure.
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