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On the direction of Prime Minister Imran Khan, CDA has swung into action and prepared a list of 80 people allegedly involved in land grabbing activities wihtin Islamabad.
“A list of around 80 people is under consideration and they all will be arrested,” Deputy Commissioner Hamza Shafqaat said.
Islamabad police has arrested as many as 25 people allegedly involved in land grabbing from various areas of the city during last week.
According to police spokesman, the accused were nabbed during anti-encroachment drive being conducted across the city to vacate the state land.
He said joint operations were conducted in collaboration with CDA and Islamabad administration.
The suspects were shifted to relevant police stations after lodging FIRs against them.
Around 1,257 kanal government land valuing Rs1557 million was retrieved from the occupiers, he maintained.
Around 50 kanal was recovered in the jurisdiction of Golra police station followed by 1,000 kanal at Noon police station and 150 kanal in the area of Sabzi Mandi police.
Similarly, the illegal possession of diplomat shuttle service was also recovered after arresting the culprits, he added. “The land grabbing would not be allowed in the federal capital and the law will take its course if someone found illegally occupying land of other,” the spokesman said while quoting IG Islamabad.
Amongst the seven alleged land grabbers, the owner of Ghouri Town is also behind bars. Ghouri Town is one of the largest unauthorised housing schemes in Islamabad which comprises almost eight phases.
Resultantly, thousands of people living in the town are suffering hardships because of unavailability of utility connections in the unauthorised housing scheme.
An officer of the CDA claimed that the incumbent management had taken practicable steps against illegal housing schemes that also included action against Ghouri Town.
An updated list of illegal housing schemes had also been uploaded on CDA website and soon action will be taken against all illegal schemes.
A commission formed by the federal government had proposed a solution to the illegal schemes by allowing them to get themselves regulated by the CDA after fulfilling certain criteria.
Thousands of Kanal land recovered within Islamabad Capital Territory
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