CJP takes notice of threats to heritage building

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Nasirul Mulk, on Saturday took notice on a story published in the press saying that Ladies Club in Larkana loses portion to land mafia. The building was built in 1934 and hence is protected under Sindh Heritage laws.
According to the story the club is the significant part of Larkana Heritage and has hosted some famous guests in its time; the club was home to cultural activities organised by Hindu, Christians and Muslim women before the partition. The land is property of the district government, but, in 2004, the government decided to hand it over to a builder who wanted to convert it into a hotel.
It is pertinent to mention here that a number of heritage buildings all over the country are in a dilapidated state, and the owners let such building fall to the ground so that they can be declared as dangerous and thereafter new flats/commercial plazas are built upon the site.
Taking the notice of the issue, the chief justice passed an order that the matter be registered in Human Rights Case and placed before the Court.