People's Square Karachi being used for commercial activities

KARACHI: People’s Square’, a recreational spot built by the Sindh government near Karachi’s Pakistan Chowk, was reportedly being used for commercial activities, ARY News reported on Tuesday.

According to details, a wedding function was organised at People’s Square situated near Sindh secretariat.

The wedding function was reportedly organsied without taking permission from the district administration.

When ARY News contacted a district administration official to take his point of view over allowing a public area for commercial activities, he was unaware of the entire scene.

People’s Square’, a recreational spot built by the Sindh government near Karachi’s Pakistan Chowk, was inaugurated by Murtaza Wahab in August 2020.

Sindh government had built the recreational place at a cost of Rs1.5 billion in collaboration with the World Bank under the Karachi Neighborhood Improvement Project.

There is a parking facility for vehicles and 250 motorbikes while 2000 people can visit this beautiful recreational place at the same time.