Khokhar palace's walls demolished to retrieve state land in Lahore
Last updated on: 26 December,2018 03:24 pm
The operation was supervised by the government and revenue officials.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – The local government has completed operation of demolishing walls of Khokhar palace to retrieve 10-kanal state land in Lahore‘s Thokar Niaz Baig.
The operation that was launched after the detention of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Afzal Nadeem Khokhar was supervised by the government and revenue officials.
It is to be mentioned here that the investigation against Afzal Khokhar revealed that he had not only grabbed state land but also included property of other people in the premises of his palace. Earlier, the two-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar presided over the proceedings against an illegal possession of land by Khokhar and his brother Shafi Khokhar. Their lawyer pleaded with the top judge for the interim pre-arrest bail for them, which was declined by the court. Besides, the judge had ordered to produce consolidation collector, tehsildar and land revenue officer before the court. “Do not be afraid, you are not being arrested but it is the part of investigation process,” the CJP told Khokhar.