KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) Friday approved for hearing a plea against former president Dr Arif Alvi’s dental clinic being sealed in the port city by the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA).
A two-judge bench will hear the petition against sealing the dental clinic shortly.
The petition was filed by Dr Alvi’s wife Samina Alvi and son Awab Alvi.
Alvi Dental, the former president’s clinic, is located at plot number 23B, in Karachi’s Sindhi Muslim Cooperative Housing Society (SMCHS) area.
A day earlier, the SBCA sealed the clinic following complaints of commercial activities being carried out in a residential area adjacent to Sharea Faisal.
The authority aimed at taking action against commercial activities established in residential buildings in the private society.
The SBCA officials said that the dental clinic was built at a residential plot, which is “illegal”.
“Alvi Dental Clinic belongs to former president of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi,” the added.
According to the petitioners’ lawyer, Barrister Ali Tahir, the clinic has been sealed for “political revenge”.
“Dr Arif Alvi is being harassed only on political grounds,” the lawyer maintained.
