LAHORE – Farmers from the areas adjacent to the Indian border staged a protest on Friday in front of the Punjab Assembly against the high-handedness of border security agencies. A large number of farmers carrying placards and banners gathered at Faisal Chowk and chanted slogans against border area committees for canceling their land claims. Asal Grukey Burki resident Faiq Hussain alleged that the Burki border area committee had unlawfully cancelled their land claims (No. 1793 and 1794) of 317 kanals.
He pointed out that out of total 69 claims, the border area committee had cancelled only two, which was unlawful and unjustified. He said that during the last four decades it was the third time when the border area committee had cancelled their claims. He alleged that border area committee’s Colonel Amir Akhtar had vested interests.
He said Amir Akhtar had gotten a portion of the same land allotted to his name in 2005 by canceling the claims of original owners. Farmers demanded the federal and provincial governments take notice and said that they were annoyed with the behaviour of security agencies especially the 86th Wing of Pakistan Rangers.
Border land dispute – Burki farmers protest against Rangers for cancelling land claims
