KARACHI   -   Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed Friday directed Karachi authorities to remove all the offices and marquees built in the boundary of the Hindu Gymkhana building within two months.

The Supreme Court on Friday heard a case pertaining to the relocation of the National Academy of Performing Arts presently situated at the Hindu Gymkhana. The counsel of NAPA said that the construction of the academy was done on an empty plot. “We didn’t touch the original building,” he claimed. The chief justice said this way anyone can build anything on empty land. “This is not acceptable.” Hindu Gymkhana is the government’s property, Justice Ijazul Ahsan remarked and directed the authorities to immediately find alternate land for NAPA. “Who allowed the construction of offices and marquees at the Hindu Gymkhana? How can you turn a heritage property into a commercial location?” asked CJP.