By Ajmal Khan Yousafzai
ISLAMABAD: Terming land mafia “cancer of society”, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday ordered a massive crackdown against land grabbers across Punjab.
According to the details, PM Imran Khan has directed the Punjab inspector general of police and the chief secretary to launch a province-wide crackdown on the land mafia.
The prime minister directed to authorities concerned to retrieve expatriates’ property from land grabbers immediately. He also directed the authorities to submit a report about the operation to him on weekly basis.
Earlier on January 30, Prime Minister Imran Khan had directed the concerned authorities to take immediate and stern action against land mafia.Talking to a delegation of parliamentarians and members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf who had called on him in Sahiwal that day, PM Imran had vowed to bring the criminal elements to justice and stop the exploitation of poor and the vulnerable segments of the society.
On the occasion, he had directed that open Kutcheries be conducted to resolve the problems of people on priority basis. He had said that special focus will be given to the welfare of the poor.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday has issued directives to take administrative steps necessary to bring down prices of essential items.
PM Imran Khan chaired a high-level meeting to mull over steps for reducing the prices of essential items. During the meeting, the low-income segment of the society was mostly affected by the hike in flour price. He said that the federal government is completely focused on providing relief to a common man and it will ensure taking concrete steps for reducing the essential items’ prices.
The premier asked relevant authorities to finalise the recommendations besides ensuring its implementation.Yesterday, PM Khan had decided to dissolve market committees of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in order to control rising inflation in the country. The prime minister had taken a decision to dissolve the market committees of Punjab and KP after he had received several complaints of misgovernance and corruption.
