GDA launches major anti-encroachment drive

Uttarakhand HC halts arbitrary demolition of ‘encroachments’ in Dehradun

‘We are a welfare state,’ the High Court observed, warning that coercive action under the guise of court orders would not be tolerated.

GDA launches major anti-encroachment drive

Galiyat Development Authority (GDA) teams on Saturday launched a major crackdown against encroachments in the Galiyat region, resulting in the widening of roads and restoration of smooth traffic flow. The operation, launched on the special directives of Adviser to the Chief Minister on Tourism, Zahid Chanzeb, and GDA Director-General, Shah Rukh Ali, was personally overseen by GDA's Director Technical, Arsalan Shaukat, who ensured the removal of …

SC grills authorities over forest encroachment

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday expressed frustration over the lack of progress in a long-pending case regarding forest land encroachment, demanding concrete action instead of "mere reports" from provincial and federal authorities. A five-member bench, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, sought detailed records of occupied and reclaimed forest land across Pakistan. The hearing took a turn when the court grilled the government over its …