Senior journalist and analyst Matiullah Jan highlighted a grave issue on X (formerly known as Twitter) involving Tahira Parveen, who has been severely impacted by alleged misconduct in a housing society.
According to Jan, a Supreme Court of Pakistan order dated March 11, 2020, mandated that Parveen vacate her home in Faisalabad’s WAPDA City housing colony. The bench, including Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, retired Justice Tariq Masood, and retired Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik, also ordered a compensation payment of PKR 1.42 crore to be shared between Parveen and another party within two months.
Following the court’s directive, Parveen vacated her home on March 15, 2020. Despite her compliance, the promised funds have not been disbursed. The legal proceedings against the responsible parties in the housing society led to convictions, with sentences of five and seven years. Even after their sentences were upheld on appeal and arrests were made on November 26, 2020, the compensation remains unpaid.
Parveen, now in a state of destitution, has been relentlessly seeking justice. She has been navigating through poverty, moving between rented accommodations and attending numerous court hearings, all the while depleting her savings.
Despite multiple appeals to the Supreme Court and ongoing struggles with the local administration of WAPDA City to enforce the court order, her efforts have been met with noncompliance and silence. Her son-in-law has expressed frustration over the authorities’ lack of response, describing their opponents as a powerful and unresponsive “mafia.” This case sheds light on the distressing challenges faced by citizens caught in the crossfire of legal and administrative malpractice.
