It was once a plush complex, but Shanti Sports Club in south Delhi now looks like a ghost town with bulldozers roaring around. And Pakistani diplomats living around there are certainly going to miss the place as they move out.
They are now frantically looking for alternative accommodation after the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) declared the club building and residential apartments built inside the club as illegal and unauthorised.
They managed to prolong their stay by seeking the intervention of the external affairs ministry. But after the Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal by the club last month, it looks like they have no choice. Earlier, the Supreme Court had also ordered the demolition of the club.
Four Pakistani diplomats currently staying in rented houses inside the club enjoy all the club recreational facilities like a swimming pool, squash court, cricket ground and tennis stadium.
“We are going to miss it. Where else can we get such facilities?” asked a Pakistani diplomat in a plaintive tone.
