The encroachments by land mafia in G-14 are still continuing as apparently no tangible measures have been taken to stop illegal constructions in the area despite ban under Section 144. It is feared that the genuine people affected in the process of land acquisition, would be deprived of their due compensation and allottees of the plots in the sector would further suffer due to delay in development work and handing over possession of plots to them. It seems that the land mafia is active in all three sub- sectors of G-14 and has been constructing dummy houses with cement blocks and factory prepared roofs to include them in the survey list of build-up property compensation. According to reports, the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) in 2003 had announced allotment of Sector G-14’s sub sectors 1, 2 and 3 for the different categories of government officers and other segments through balloting. After receiving applications, almost 8,000 applicants were allotted plots in three sub-sectors and it was expected that within three to four years development of the sector will be completed and possession of the plots will be handed over to the allottees.
The administration of the departments concerned at that time put off the matter of built-up property compensation pending due to which now they have got a chance to make money through dummy buildup properties. Sources on Tuesday said that amazingly the rate of encroachment in Sector G-14/1 was much less as compared to other sub-sectors as people pass through this area and they may complain in this regard.
Residents of the area said land mafia had been continuously constructing dummy houses and they are not being checked by police and FGEHF officials during this dummy exercise.
Campaign against profiteers launched: Federal Capital administration launched special campaign aginst profiteers and conducted surprise visit in Karachi Company for price checking and imposed heavy fines on the profiteers for overcharging and not displaying the rate of food items.According to details, Assistant Commissioner (Industrial Area) Islamabad Imran Ali Sultan conducted surprise checking in the area of Karachi Company and imposed fine amounting Rs. 6700 on 11 profiteers for overcharging and not displaying the rate list of fruits and vegetables.
The assistant commissioner (industrial area) also issued on the spot warning to the profiteers to ensure the display of rate list of food items failing which stern action would be taken against the defaulters. He said that price checking drive launched by the administration to ensure the availability of food items at the fixed rates would continue and those found involved in overcharging and not displaying the rate list would be imposed heavy fines on the spot.
Cindrella play continues at PNCA: A comedy musical play inspired from fairy tale of Cindrella is in progress here at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) with mesmerizing laughter experience for fun lovers. The 10—day shows of Cinder Jutt – a comedy musical theatre, will continue till November 26 with skills of youngsters in performing arts to entertain the audience of twin cities. In the story, the lead character of Cindrella is replaced by Cinderjutt which is a male role and the serious story has been converted to humorous by using a blend of Punjabi and English languages. Hasan Shehryar, a young actor who is playing the role of Cinder Jutt, told APP, “CinderJutt is a story with humor, comedy, tragedy and pure entertainment which gives out a message to keep the Theater and Performing Art alive.” “I started performing at theater from my childhood when there were very less opportunities for theater lovers in the federal capital comparative to the theater industry of Lahore and Karachi”, Hassan Shehrayar said.
