Pirzada for starting drive against encroachments

Islamabad:Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, Federal Minister for Housing and Works, issued directives to take stock of illegal occupations and encroachments of federal government owned residential accommodations namely in various sectors of Islamabad, says a press release.

Dr. Shahzad Khan Bangash, Secretary Housing and Works, chaired a meeting in this regard. Muhammad Ashfaq Ghumman, Additional Secretary Housing, Malik Saeed, Joint Secretary Estate, Obaid ud Din, Director General, Estate Office, and other senior officers of the ministry attended the meeting.

During the course of meeting, Dr. Shahzad Khan Bangash, directed Obaid ud Din, Director General, Estate Office to issue notices to all those allottees who have made additional construction in their government allotted houses and subletting of federal government owned residential accommodations. Secretary Housing also directed to issue notices to the allottees that are using federal government accommodations for commercial activities. It was also decided during the meeting that stern action shall be taken against all property dealers facilitating the subletting of government accommodations.

DG Estate Office assured the Secretary that notices will be issued immediately in accordance with Rule 16 and 19 of the AAR. He further apprised that a similar action was taken in 2018 on the directions of August Supreme Court of Pakistan, whereby 2200 houses were vacated from the possession of illegal occupants.