Tag: Encroachments

RDA to launch grand operation against encroachments in approved housing schemes

RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Chairman Muhammad Arif Abbasi on Sunday said that the RDA would launch grand operation next week to remove encroachments...

Karachi Mayor sends defamation notice to PTI leader

KARACHI: The Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar has sent a legal notice to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader Khurram Sherzaman on Wednesday over his statement that...

JIT probe holds Azam Swati, employees responsible for farmhouse clash

A joint investigation team (JIT) probing alleged misuse of authority by Minister for Science and Technology Azam Swati has held the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

Irrigation department fails to retrieve illegally occupied land

LAHORE: Amid the Punjab government’s massive anti-encroachment campaign across the province, the Irrigation Department has failed to retrieve its illegally-occupied land near Thokar Niaz Baig...

Salvaging encroached land becomes new challenge for Auqaf dept

--Auqaf & Religious Affairs secy hopeful to retrieve land, enhance revenue amid new govt’s strict policies LAHORE: Retrieving its properties from the land mafia has become...

RCB seals 21 shops, two godowns during operation

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) on Tuesday sealed 21 shops and two godowns as the owners despite notices did not remove these encroachments. RCB spokesperson Qaiser...

Capital’s anti-encroachment drive halted for ‘some time’

CDA spokesperson says operation will re-start soon ISLAMABAD: After the initial blitzkrieg along the Kashmir Highway against illegal constructions and encroachments, it seems the civic...

City admin takes action against land invasion, counterfeit manufacturers

DC Hamza Shafqaat says district admin all set to tackle encroachments in rural, urban areas ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICTA) and the Capital...

WCLA launches anti-encroachment operation

LAHORE: Following the directives of the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Justice Ali Akbar Qureshi, the Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA) has launched an anti-encroachment...

Interior minister vows to rid capital of encroachments

State minister announces all rights, a model housing project for slum dwellers of Islamabad ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Interior Affairs Shehryar Afridi has said that...

WCLA, AFD successfully plan development of Lahore Fort buffer zone

--320 shops, including Rim Market, encroachments around Mariam Zamani Mosque, to be cleared --Mosque to be linked with fort; hotel, cafes, souvenir shops to be...

Water commission seeks report on encroachments

Says illegal constructions fall under its jurisdiction as they would affect water-related issues Military Lands and Cantonment DG says shops under FTC flyover...

Zero tolerance against land mafia in ICT: Babar Awan

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Zaheeruddin Babar Awan on Tuesday directed Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration, Capital Development Authority (CDA), and city...

IHC gives four weeks time to MoD to remove encroachments from...

ISLAMABAD: Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to remove all encroachments from Aabpara Chowk (Square)...

IHC summons ISI chief, secretary over Aabpara encroachments

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has summoned Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director general and the defence secretary on Wednesday in a case pertaining to encroachments...

IHC irked over delay in removal of encroachments in capital

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad High Court (IHC) expressed discontent on Thursday over the non-implementation of its order to remove the encroachments from the capital, asking whether there’s...

Auto dealers of capital cutting down trees to expand showrooms

ISLAMABAD: Car dealers in the federal capital after encroaching upon parking lots earmarked for the general public are now cutting trees on the pavements and...