Peshawar: Peshawar’s district administration is preparing to take action against illegal housing societies in the area, according to a news source. This will involve preventing the establishment of illegal housing societies and halting the work being conducted in such projects. Violators of this law will be persecuted under Section 188 of the Pakistan Penal Code.
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Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Ali Asghar enforced Section 144, stating that the Peshawar Development Authority (PDA) had already issued repeated notices to these violators. He asked the relevant police forces to register FIRs against these illegal schemes, and take action accordingly.
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In addition, he reiterated that no illegal housing schemes would be allowed to operate in Peshawar, and that there would be a ban on all societies established without prior approval from the relevant government departments. These actions will be taken once sufficient information is shared about these projects and their legal status. This order will be in force for 30 days, unless it is withdrawn or modified before its end date.