On September 25, the state of Sindh implemented a 90-day ban on littering in Karachi. A notice published by Sindh Home Secretary Nasir Abbas Soomro announced that Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code was imposed in Karachi by the govt.
It has prohibited open street littering, littering outside the main gates of homes, littering on the road through vehicle windows, open littering on beaches, throwing debris of damaged structures of under-construction buildings on the roads and spitting paan in the open.
Anyone found to be littering under section 188 of the Pakistan Penal Code will be prosecuted. Section 188 relates to disobeying orders by a public servant. The penalties range from one-month imprisonment and a Rs200 fine to six-month imprisonment and a Rs1,000 fine, depending on how the rules are breached.
Monday’s violation took place in Clifton Block 4 at an under-construction school. Construction workers were dumping trash and debris on the road, so the police arrested the contractor.
South Deputy Commissioner Syed Salahuddin Ahmed has issued warnings to shopkeepers in the district as well. This is the last warning, next time there will be action, he said.
