District Administration takes action against Khokhar Palace to retrieve state land in Lahore
Khokhar Palace is residence of PML-N MPA Afzal Khokhar and Saif-ul-Malook Khokhar.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – District Administration has launched action against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader’s Khokhar Palace in the provincial capital to retrieve state land.
As per details, the authorities aim to recover 45 kanals of land and for this purpose 13 shops and several temporary huts have been demolished by the use of heavy machinery.
Officials claimed that out of 177 kanals, only 131 kanals are owned by Saif-ul-Malook Khokhar and remaining land is illegally occupied.
On the other hand, PML-N MPA Saif-ul-Malook said that government action is politically motivated as Lahore High Court (LHC) has issued restraining order on the issue.
Earlier in December last year, Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has postponed operation against illegal wall of Khokhar Palace after facing resistance to avoid untoward incident.
According to details, government institutions faced resistance in demolishing the wall of Khokhar Palace, the residence of PML-N MPA Afzal Khokhar and Saif-ul-Malook Khokhar in Johar Town, Lahore.
The protesters climbed on top of the machinery and the officials were stopped from taking action. The workers and protesters chanted slogans and the operation had to be postponed.
