{"id":15327,"date":"2023-10-18T06:28:04","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/sindh-govt-reclaims-113-acres-of-encroached-land-in-karachi\/"},"modified":"2023-10-18T06:28:04","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T06:28:04","slug":"sindh-govt-reclaims-113-acres-of-encroached-land-in-karachi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/sindh-govt-reclaims-113-acres-of-encroached-land-in-karachi\/","title":{"rendered":"Sindh govt reclaims 113 acres of encroached land in Karachi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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KARACHI: Anti-encroachment force has retrieved 113 acres of government land during an ongoing crackdown against illegal construction in Karachi, ARY News reported on Wednesday.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Director of the Anti-encroachment \u2013 Raja Tariq Chandio \u2013 claimed that during an operation against violation, a total of 133 acres of government land has been reclaimed.<\/p>\n

\u201cA total of 133 acres of government land, valued at billions, has been reclaimed, which include 35 acres of land in Memon Goth, Malir, 6 acres in Khar Khado, 56 acres in Northern, and 16 acres of land in Shah Murid was retrieved by the anti-encroachment force,\u201d Raja Tariq claimed.<\/p>\n

Raja Tariq confirmed that the land mafia currently occupying the government-owned land, however, the heavy troops of the anti-encroachment force were deployed to reclaim the land.<\/p>\n

\u201cSimilar operations against encroachments will be conducted in other districts as well,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

READ: Anti-encroachment drive resumes in Karachi<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Earlier this year, an unidentified persons opened fire and killed a machine operator<\/a> during an anti-encroachment operation in Karachi\u2019s Surjani Town.<\/p>\n

According to the details, during the anti-encroachment operation in Surjani Town Sector 8, the machine operator was killed by unknown person\u2019s firing after which additional police force was called to control the situation.<\/p>\n

Police officials stated that the alleged land grabbers opened fire and started pelting stones on the KDA Anti-encroachment team before the operation even started, resulting in killing one machine operator.<\/p>\n

During an anti-encroachment operation, the armed suspects and anti-encroachment police exchanged fire. The police attempted to push back the agitated individuals. Meanwhile, the anti-encroachment team successfully demolished several encroachments established on different plots.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n