ISLAMABAD – Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi says statewill impose its will against anyone who challenges its authority.
He was talking to media in Islamabad on Monday after inspecting the ongoinganti-encroachment drive in the federal capital.
The Minister said law will be applicable on everyone in the Naya Pakistanand now it has become impossible to challenge its writ.
Shehryar Khan Afridi said out of total 514 kanals of encroached land inIslamabad, 140 kanals has been recovered. He said in today’s operationcommercial buildings erected on 65 kanals of land were dismantled and landretrieved.
The Minister also vowed to take action against employees of CDA and otherdepartments who connived with the land mafia to help them grab lands.
To a question, the Minister said Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed notto dislocate poor people in drive against encroached land. He said thegovernment has devised a plan for resettlement of poor people if they aredislodged. He said those who deprived the poor people of their hard earnedmoney will be brought to justice and the amount will be recovered fromthem.
Shehryar Khan Afridi said a revised Master Plan of Islamabad will be madepublic soon.
He said all provinces are playing effective role in anti-encroachmentcampaign.