Faisalabad: In the operation around the province against land mafia on the directions of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, the district administration has repossessed 24,000 kanals of state land worth PKR 5.47 billion, a news source reported. This was revealed in a meeting with parliamentarians by the Deputy Commissioner Sardar Saifullah Dogar in a briefing on the matter.
The meeting was also attended by CPO Ashfaq Ahmad Khan, parliamentarians Faizullah Kamoka, Ch Asim Nazir, Ajmal Cheema, Firdous Rai, Latif Nazar, Khayal Kastro, Mian Waris Aziz, and Shakil Shahid, among others.
The deputy commissioner informed the meeting that according to the revenue record, a total of 32,029 kanals of state land was under illegal possession of land grabbers. He expressed determination that the operation would continue until all the land is retrieved.