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Land grabbers in Islamabad, suburbs not to be spared: PM

“I will not tolerate land mafia in the federal capital at all,” the Prime Minister said while chairing a high level meeting about the issues relating to federal capital on Monday.

By Web Desk
November 12, 2018

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the land grabbers and those involved in illegal occupation of people’s lands in Islamabad and its suburbs would not be spared and to be dealt with sternly.

“I will not tolerate land mafia in the federal capital at all,” the Prime Minister said while chairing a high level meeting about the issues relating to federal capital on Monday.

He said the operation against land grabbers and illegal occupants of the lands of poor should be carried out by taking the people and media along.

The prime minister regretted that with the influential generally escaping law and the poor punished due to class distinctions in the country, the PTI government was committed to change this trend.

The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Interior Shehyar Khan Afridi, Special Assistant to PM Ali Nawaz Awan, MNA Raja Khurram Nawaz, Secretary Interior Major ® Azeem Sulaiman, Chief Commissioner Islamabad, Inspector General Police and other senior officers.

Secretary Interior briefed the Prime Minister in detail about the overall situation in the federal capital, law and order, ongoing operation against land mafia and other matters.

The Prime Minister directed State Minister for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi, Special Assistant to PM Ali Nawaz Awan and MNA Raja Khurram Nawaz to prepare a special package for Islamabad.

During the meeting, it was decided to establish a coordination committee headed by the Secretary Interior to strengthen and make more effective the ongoing campaign against land mafia and drug dealers particularly against the use of drugs in educational institutions.

Special Assistant to PM Ali Nawaz Awan and MNA Raja Khurram Nawaz would assist the committee in this respect.

Recommendations were also sought from IG Police to further improve the performance of Islamabad Police and make it more effective.

The Prime Minister assured his every possible support to police, Islamabad administration and other departments to turn the federal capital into a model city and ensuring the rule of law without any distinction or discrimination.