SHC Expresses Concern Over Delay in Red Line BRT Project

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has expressed its concern over the delay in the completion of the Red Line BRT project while hearing a petition of the contractor of the project on Tuesday.

A bench comprising Justice Nisar Ahmed Bhanbhro and Justice Saleem Jessar heard a petition filed by the contractor regarding the sealing of its office linked to Lot 2 of the project.

During the hearing, Justice Bhanbhro observed that University Road Karachi remains incomplete up to Safoora Goth, noting that the court is concerned about the prolonged delay.

Justice Bhanbhro said that the University Road remains without any work up to Safoora. “The court also has concerns over the delay in the project”, he said. “The side roads should be made immediately after the beginning of the project,” he remarked.

The lawyer claimed that the matter was being delayed to offer the contract to someone else. 

“They had also written to the Asian Development Bank that the contractor was not working properly”.

“It means they were clearing themselves,” Justice Jessar said.

The bench also remarked that side roads should have been constructed alongside the main project from the beginning, questioning the overall planning and execution process.