Overview
- The Federal Constitutional Court, which ruled on Friday, July 10, 2026, formally withdrew the Supreme Court directives of December 21, 2018 and January 22, 2019 that underpinned citywide removals including Nasla Tower.
- A two-member bench led by Justice Aamir Farooq recalled all related directions, consequential reports and actions and lifted the blanket ban that had stopped the Sindh Building Control Authority and other provincial bodies from approving land-use changes in Karachi.
- The court said the Supreme Court exceeded the scope of a narrow Lyari appeal by issuing broad citywide orders and that ongoing judicial supervision was not the proper tool to enforce building rules.
- The FCC held that demolition orders cannot be based solely on SBCA reports and stressed that every property-depriving action must follow statutory procedures and afford a fair hearing.
- The judgment does not legalise unlawful buildings but returns enforcement to Sindh institutions, which could reopen land-use approvals, affect residents and developers, and reshape ongoing administrative probes into past approvals.