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IHC warns of sending land grabbing case against officers to NAB

IHC warns of sending land grabbing case against officers to NAB
August 19, 2020
ISLAMABAD (92 News) - The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday warned that the state land grabbing case against the officers will be sent to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB). Hearing a petition regarding encroachment of 300 kanal state land in the National Park, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani summoned Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman and Mayor Islamabad in tomorrow hearing. The petitioner alleged that Senator Aurangzeb Orakzai has occupied the state land in collaboration with the government officials. The bench also summoned Senator Aurangzeb Orakzai in the court hearing tomorrow. Justice Kayani remarked that the state land grabbing case will be sent to the NAB. “Under which law the permission was granted for occupation of the state land,” the court questioned. “The metropolitan corporation could not give permission for granting state land without approval from the federal authorities,” the Justice remarked.