Islamabad: The anti-encroachment drive in the federal capital will continue in full force, according to a news source. An inter-ministerial committee headed by Interior Minister Ijaz Shah recently made this decision.
This committee also included Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (PM) on CDA Ali Nawaz Awan, Senator Shibli Faraz, Special Assistant to the PM on Health Dr Zafar Mirza, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Syed Zulfiqar Ali Bukhari, and MNA Khurram Nawaz, among many others.
The authorities launched this drive last year, and it had recently eased off after massive operations along Kashmir Highway and E-12. The committee reiterated that it would keep the concerns of the affectees of this drive in mind. To this end, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) presented a khokha market model, which would accommodate vendors whose khokhas had been demolished during the operations. These khokhas will be issued proper licenses, and the authorities will review proper sites for them.
