Hiraj ‘gives up’ enclave plot

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ISLAMABAD – Hamid Yar Hiraj, chairman of the Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (ERRA), on Thursday ‘voluntarily’ withdrew from the 26.5 kanal plot in the Diplomatic Enclave, which was “illegally” allotted to him by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) during the Musharraf regime.
Hiraj’s lawyer informed the Islamabad High Court (IHC) about his client’s “voluntarily” withdrawal from the plot. A single bench of Justice Raiz Ahmed Khan heard a petition filed by one Shabnam Ashraf. The petitioner contended that the ERRA chairman was illegally allotted the plot in the Diplomatic Enclave for building American School, asking the court to cancel rthe allotment.
Salman Raja, lawyer for Hiraj, told the court that his client had decided to ‘voluntarily withdraw’ from the plot.