Some 180 kanals of Quaid-e-Azam University’s (QAU) land was retrieved from encroachers in a joint peaceful operation carried out by the Capital Development Authority (CDA), Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration, police and Rangers over the weekend.
The operation was done on repeated requests of the QAU administration, a press statement issued by the District Magistrate Islamabad Saturday said.
The QAU had through a public notice informed the encroachers to vacate the university land on their own and the students had also staged protests for the purpose.
The operation was undertaken after demarcation of the university land by the Surveyor General of Pakistan and in that regard many meetings were held between the QAU vice chancellor and the CDA officials.
“In this operation, a total of 80 kanals built-up area was recovered by demolishing 12 houses, including three large houses, 15 structures, walls, quarters, library, cattle rooms and guest rooms,” the statement said. Moreover, additional 100 kanals of open land was also retrieved and handed over to the QAU.
The statement said for the satisfaction of the locals, a joint demarcation would be conducted on the areas which were disputed and challenged by them through the QAU and the CDA staff assisted by the Revenue Office. The operation was carried out over the weekend during heavy rainfall, so that academic activities at the university were not disturbed, it added.
Published in Daily Times, January 6th 2019.
