Islamabad [Pakistan], Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (
) has filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the Capital Development Authority (CDA's actions at the party's Central Secretariat in Islamabad, as per details of Pakistan-based ARY New Report).
According to ARY News report, leaders Omar Ayub, Shoaib Shaheen and Aamer Balok have filed a petition in the court and requested the court to declare the CDA demolition order illegal. Secretary Interior, Chief Commissioner, Chairman CDA, IG and others have been named respondents in the petition. The party founded by Imran Khan has criticized the demolition of a part of
'Central Secretariat.
President Barrister Gohar Ali Khan criticized the authorities for 'violating' the sanctity of his party's central secretariat in Islamabad, Gohar Ali Khan said, "In a democracy, the central office of a party is sacrosanct," and Bulldozing the central office was called a “cowardly act.” H claimed that
According to ARY News report, the Central Secretariat was demolished without any 'reason or prior notice'.The petition has been filed after demolition and sealing by the Capital Development Authority (CDA).
According to the official statement of CDA, large scale encroachment has been done by occupying the land near the Central Secretariat plot in Sector G8/4 of Islamabad. In a statement, the CDA said its anti-encroachment team conducted a drive on Thursday to remove illegal constructions and encroachments. The operation began at around 11.30 pm (local time) and ended in an hour. The CDA said that the encroachment by a 'political party' was being removed, adding that the plot was allotted in the name of a person named Sartaj Ali, reports Geo New. The CDA said an additional floor was constructed on the plot in violation of building rules, Geo News reported. The government body said it had issued a notice
but to no avail.As the operation was being carried out, the party founded by former PM Imran Khan urged its workers to reach the secretariat immediately, while the CDA said it had issued several notices.
Part Chairman Barrister Gauhar Khan said that he has not received any order from the CDA. Khan said that CDA officials were asked to provide documents regarding the operation, however, they were unable to produce them. “If there had been any encroachment and they had informed us about it in advance, we would have removed them ourselves,” he said. Journalist outside the office,
According to Geo News report, General Secretary Omar Ayub took a dig at the CDA and stressed that the party will raise the issue of CDA in the Assembly.I strongly condemn the action of the CDA." He emphasized that the city administration launched the operation at night without any prior notice. He also said that the police officers arrested
Leader Amir Mughal, Geo New told that after the completion of the operation, CDA officials sealed
' Central office and pasted the order on it. During operation,
Activists protested CDA's efforts to demolish the office, resulting in some party workers being arrested by Islamabad authorities.
) has filed a petition in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the Capital Development Authority (CDA's actions at the party's Central Secretariat in Islamabad, as per details of Pakistan-based ARY New Report).
According to ARY News report, leaders Omar Ayub, Shoaib Shaheen and Aamer Balok have filed a petition in the court and requested the court to declare the CDA demolition order illegal. Secretary Interior, Chief Commissioner, Chairman CDA, IG and others have been named respondents in the petition. The party founded by Imran Khan has criticized the demolition of a part of
'Central Secretariat.
President Barrister Gohar Ali Khan criticized the authorities for 'violating' the sanctity of his party's central secretariat in Islamabad, Gohar Ali Khan said, "In a democracy, the central office of a party is sacrosanct," and Bulldozing the central office was called a “cowardly act.” H claimed that
According to ARY News report, the Central Secretariat was demolished without any 'reason or prior notice'.The petition has been filed after demolition and sealing by the Capital Development Authority (CDA).
According to the official statement of CDA, large scale encroachment has been done by occupying the land near the Central Secretariat plot in Sector G8/4 of Islamabad. In a statement, the CDA said its anti-encroachment team conducted a drive on Thursday to remove illegal constructions and encroachments. The operation began at around 11.30 pm (local time) and ended in an hour. The CDA said that the encroachment by a 'political party' was being removed, adding that the plot was allotted in the name of a person named Sartaj Ali, reports Geo New. The CDA said an additional floor was constructed on the plot in violation of building rules, Geo News reported. The government body said it had issued a notice
but to no avail.As the operation was being carried out, the party founded by former PM Imran Khan urged its workers to reach the secretariat immediately, while the CDA said it had issued several notices.
Part Chairman Barrister Gauhar Khan said that he has not received any order from the CDA. Khan said that CDA officials were asked to provide documents regarding the operation, however, they were unable to produce them. “If there had been any encroachment and they had informed us about it in advance, we would have removed them ourselves,” he said. Journalist outside the office,
According to Geo News report, General Secretary Omar Ayub took a dig at the CDA and stressed that the party will raise the issue of CDA in the Assembly.I strongly condemn the action of the CDA." He emphasized that the city administration launched the operation at night without any prior notice. He also said that the police officers arrested
Leader Amir Mughal, Geo New told that after the completion of the operation, CDA officials sealed
' Central office and pasted the order on it. During operation,
Activists protested CDA's efforts to demolish the office, resulting in some party workers being arrested by Islamabad authorities.
