Farogh seeks comprehensive report on abandoned properties in a week
He issued these instructions while chairing a second meeting on abandoned properties.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Federal Minister for Law and Justice Barrister Dr Farogh Naseem Wednesday directed the Abandoned Properties Organisation (APO) to submit complete and comprehensive information about abandoned properties within a week.
He issued these instructions while chairing a second meeting on abandoned properties.
Dr Farogh Naseem welcomed the Federal Minister for Privatization Muhammad Mian Soomro on his inclusion as member of the committee. The meeting was also attended by Federal Minister for Railway Azam Khan Swati, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan, Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice Barrister Maleeka Ali Bokhari, MNAs Kishwar Zehra and Usama Qadri, senior officers from the APO, Federal Investigation Agency and other relevant authorities.
Federal Secretary for Law and Justice Raja Naeem Akbar briefed the meeting on the data provided by the APO on the instructions of the law minister issued in the last meeting.
Dr Farogh while issuing instructions to the representatives of APO, said the information provided was insufficient and therefore complete and comprehensive information should be provided within a week stating that where these properties were located and at what prices they were sold and what was their market values at that time.
He also sought the names of officers of the APO who were holding office at that time should also be provided and what decisions were taken at the time abandoned properties were sold/auctioned and under which auction rules those properties were sold.
Barrister Farogh Naseem reiterated his instructions to the APO not to sell any abandoned property and asked the officers present in the meeting to inform their boards of revenue of the provincial governments about the decisions taken in the meeting otherwise, strict action would be taken against those responsible for the sale/auction of abandoned properties in future until a final decision was made.
