Commissioner Karachi places advertisements for demolition of Nasla Tower

KARACHI: Commissioner Karachi has placed advertisements in newspapers for the demolition of Nasla Tower in which expertise and cooperation have been sought from companies.

According to the sources, the city administration made a request to the companies specialized in demolition of the building in the advertisement regarding Nasla Tower to contact Commissioner Karachi. Officials said that Nasla Tower is to be demolished in 7 days.

Moreover, the Supreme Court Karachi registry ordered to demolish the Nasla Tower within a week and directed that the nearby construction should not be damaged due to the collapse of the building. The demolition of the residential building was ordered on the ground that it was illegal.

Adding to that, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed ordered, water and electricity connections to the building be disconnected by October 27.

Meanwhile, Commissioner Iqbal Memon has also called a meeting of experts and officials to decide technical, seismic feasibility, and ground support for the demolition process.

The 15-storey residential building lies at the intersection of Main Shahrah-e-Faisal and Sharah-e-Quaideen and was declared illegal by the apex court earlier this year. The district administration served notices on the residents of Nasla Tower earlier this month to vacate the building by Wednesday, October 27 (today).