The hashtag #SayNotoBahriaTown has been the top Twitter trend in Pakistan on Monday with over 36.6k tweets.
For the uninitiated, the hashtag #SayNotoBahriaTown is a movement to protest against Pakistan’s real estate tycoon Malik Riaz for allegedly being involved in land grabbing.
One of the users was quick to point out that Riaz’s net worth is more than country’s economy and this wealth cannot be acquired by legal means.
A tribute to Chacha Faiz Muhammad Gabol, who fought for his fertile land and village till his very last breath with the biggest land grabber Mali Riaz. He said following sentence to Mali Riaz.
— Karachi (@KarachiisSindh) July 27, 2020
دھرتی ماں ہے اس کا سودا نہیں کروں گا۔#SayNotoBahriaTown pic.twitter.com/umjWI2jxNO
Total property of BTK alone today is 27k billion rupees. Pak's total loan is 14k billion. Pakistan's annual budget is 7.6k billion. A man like Malak Riaz is richer than whole country's economy. How come? Definitely, no one can make this money by legal means. #SayNoToBahriaTown pic.twitter.com/KpVKChy71z
— Mehran Memon (@MehranMemon32) July 27, 2020
Land grabbers continue their loot and plunder on Karachi’s outskirts.#SayNotoBahriaTown pic.twitter.com/kNszhX7vqO
— Manzoor Nawaz (@Mnavax) July 27, 2020
Moreover, the owners whose properties have not been cancelled, were slapped with notices demanding 35% of the property value as development charges, which is in absolute violation of the terms and conditions of the sale purchase agreement.
According to a local media source, a senior citizen at BTK head office said she had paid all the installments along with possession charges and utility connection charges for her 200 square yards villa, and when she approached to take the keys of her property, she was given another demand note of Rs. 1.7 million. “How can I pay this money which they never mentioned had to be paid.”
Baharia town karachi s the biggest scam in the history of sindh
— Imtiaz Awan (@ImtiazA74) July 27, 2020
Governemnt needs to wakeup and do something to protect the rights of poor people sindh.#SayNotoBahriaTown pic.twitter.com/xzrzb7EUsr
It is a pity that giants like Bahria Town can always get away with their commitments to deliver, while the general public loses their hard earned money. We have seen several examples of such malpractices in Bahria Town Rawalpindi, Bahria Town Lahore, and Bahria Enclave Islamabad, which suggest a pattern how this giant firm “Bahria Town” actually rips off the innocent home buyers by overselling their projects.
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