2600 Kanals of Rawalpindi common land under scruti...

Summary

• The committee was briefed by the Commissioner Rawalpindi and the Additional Deputy Commissioner Revenue Rawalpindi about the disputed land, action taken so far and measures being used to protect it.
• The Commissioner told the committee that the Supreme Court had issued a decision in 2018 regarding recovery of common land.
• The committee was told that the matter involved about 2,600 kanals of common land.

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Islamabad: Around 2,600 kanals of common land linked to the Green Land and Sky Garden housing projects in Rawalpindi have come under serious scrutiny. Construction at Green Land has been demolished, the sale and purchase of the land banned and the National Accountability Bureau has been asked to investigate the matter.

The development was discussed in detail at a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Housing and Works chaired by Senator Nasir Butt. The committee was briefed by the Commissioner Rawalpindi and the Additional Deputy Commissioner Revenue Rawalpindi about the disputed land, action taken so far and measures being used to protect it.

The Commissioner told the committee that the Supreme Court had issued a decision in 2018 regarding recovery of common land. Following the decision, notices were issued to the concerned housing societies and action was taken according to the court’s directions.