Islamabad [Pakistan] December 4 (ANI): Dozens of representatives from katchi abadis (informal settlements), street vendors and other working-class groups across Islamabad gathered at the National Press Club this week to condemn the eviction operations of Pakistan's Capital Development Authority (CDA).

They urged Pakistan's judiciary to defend the constitutional right to shelter and livelihood, as reported by The Express Tribune.

According to The Express Tribune, leaders of the Awami Workers Party (AWP), All-Pakistan Katchi Abadi Alliance, and Anjuman Rehribaan appealed to the Supreme Court and the newly established Federal Constitutional Court to uphold a 2015 stay order. That order, issued after the AWP filed a constitutional petition, had placed a moratorium on summary demolitions of i

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