KARACHI: District Municipal Corporation (DMC) East Saturday sealed Imran Khan Cricket Ground in Karachi's Gulshan-e-Iqbal area.
Former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Alamgir Khan built a high-facility cricket ground and named it after his party chairman and former Pakistan captain Imran Khan. The ground was said to be a public park where nearby residents could come with their families.
However, DMC East received complaints from the residents that the ground was used for commercial purposes instead.
The local government body took action against ground management today and sealed the facility.
According to a DMC spokesperson, the ground's name was also not approved by the district council. The name boards of the ground were demolished and DMC East took the ground under their control.
After local authorities took charge of the ground, the general public will be allowed free entry.
It must be noted here that ex-MNA Alamgir built the ground from the MNA fund.
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