It shows ‘phenomenal state land encroachment including of forest land through the connivance of land mafia and political elite’.Īt the launching of the cadastral map for Islamabad in September, Premier Imran had said that around Rs400 billion worth of land in the capital was either illegally occupied or lay un-utilised, while almost 1,000 acres of forest land was encroached upon. Prime Minister uploaded details and said the results of phase-1 of the survey further revealed the causes for which the hue and cry was raised. He underlined that his government had faced ‘massive resistance’, just like in the case of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) when it began cadastral mapping of the country to digitise land records. National Highways land, valuing at Rs52 billion encroached and the Evacuee Trust Property’s land worth Rs117 billion encroached. Civil Aviation Authority (38 airports): 816 acres encroached and its estimated value is Rs98 billion. Railways: 8,256 acres encroached and its approximate value is Rs307 billion. Forest land: total land is 29,040 SQ KMs while encroached is 67,5615 acres and approximate value is Rs1,869 billion. Similarly, he noted the worth of encroached forest land stood at around Rs1.86 trillion, whereas the encroachment on forest land had aggravated Pakistan's existing lack of sufficient forest cover.Īccording to the details, he shared, total land surveyed – 81,209 SQ KMs (Punjab, KP, Balochistan) -around 88 percent work completed: encroached area 82,4210 acres and the approximate value of encroached land is Rs2956 billion. He cited the ‘shocking’ findings of the digital land survey in tweets and pointed out that the total value of all encroached state land and those in the three major cities, Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad stood at approximately Rs5.5 trillion, while the value of encroached land in these three major cities alone stood at Rs2.63 trillion. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday vowed to take action against the land mafia and their facilitators, based on data that the government had gathered through digitisation of land records, as total value of encroached land (all state land and three major cities) was about Rs5,595 billion. An effective system of Local Government will solve the problems of the people at their doorstep.ĭuring the meeting, the prime minister also directed to hold events related to Insaf Health Card and Ehsas programme. The purpose of this act is to ensure the devolution of power to the lower level and this will make the local bodies more empowered. He said that the Local Government Act has been drafted in line with the vision of the prime minister. On this occasion, Mian Mahmood gave a detailed briefing to Imran Khan regarding the preparations for the Local Bodies elections and also apprised him about the salient features of the Local Government Act 2021. The premier also instructed to get the Punjab Local Government Act 2021 passed by the Punjab Assembly soon. The meeting discussed the holding of Local Bodies elections in Punjab and other issues of national interest. The directives were issued by the prime minister during his meeting with the provincial minister who called on him at the Prime Minister’s House here on Sunday.
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Earlier, Prime Minister Khan directed Punjab Local Government and Community Development Department Minister Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed to hold Local Bodies elections in Punjab early and to complete all arrangements and legal proceedings in this regard.
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It will also give suggestions on seat adjustments with like-minded parties.
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The panel would furnish proposals on distribution of tickets and selection of candidates. The committee would also consult regional presidents of the PTI. ISLAMABAD: A consultative committee on local bodies’ elections has been formed on the directions of Prime Minister Imran Khan.Īccording to sources, the committee comprises PTI chief organiser Saifullah Niazi, Secretary General Amir Mehmood Kiani and Punjab Minister for Local Bodies Mian Mehmoodur Rashid.