Home Department of Sindh Government imposed Section 144 against wall chalking and use of polythene bags for 30 days with effect from October 16 2008,in district Karachi. All the SHOs under the article 188 (PPC) have been given the authority to take action against the violators of this order, Business Recorder came to know this through a press release issued by City District Government Karachi (CDGK) on Tuesday.
Reacting to strong concerns expressed by the City Nazim Mustafa Kamal over the blatant use of city walls by commercial and industrial institutions through wall chalking which shows the ugly picture of the metropolis, Sindh Government has taken these steps, the statement said. The statement further said that polythene bags spread diseases as they stops the flow of sewerage and rain water by choking these lines.