Islamabad Saidpur village will be developed into an international-standard tourist and commercial hub, offering modern facilities to visitors, according to Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi.
On the directives of the minister, a large-scale operation has been launched against illegal constructions and encroachments in Saidpur Model Village, Islamabad. Several buildings, occupied for years without rent payment, were also vacated. The operation is being carried out indiscriminately against all unauthorized constructions raised on 360 kanals of land after 2005.
The minister himself visited Saidpur Model Village to review the anti-encroachment drive, as well as the ongoing upgradation and beautification works in the area.
He directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and District Municipal Administration (DMA) officials to ensure strict action against all illegal structures without discrimination and emphasized that the vacated properties must be auctioned in a transparent manner.
He announced that well-known restaurants from Karachi and Lahore would soon be introduced in Saidpur Village to enhance its charm. The revival of Saidpur will add to the beauty of Islamabad and provide citizens with a new recreational destination, he said.
The minister stressed that all resources would be utilized to develop Saidpur into an international-standard tourist and commercial hub, offering modern facilities to visitors. He also instructed CDA and DMA officials to ensure cleanliness in and around the village.
During the briefing, CDA Chairman Muhammad Ali Randhawa informed the minister that satellite imagery was being used to identify constructions built illegally after 2005. He added that the green core area of Saidpur Village is also being restored.
Senior CDA members, the Additional Deputy Commissioner General (ADCG), SSP Operations, and other relevant officials were present during the visit.
How is that going to work ? Islamabad is the capital. Why waste money on that ?
Most of the city is barricaded and people are not even allowed to move around without cars.
More waste of public funds
Just pushing out settlers for their commercial gaun. We either want originals settlers or let nature reclaim the area. No need for any fancy restraunts or touristy attractions
Why not need to tourist attractions or restaurants ??
That’s a terribly worded sentence? What exactly are you trying to say? 🧐
Just imagine they were sleeping from 2005 and woke up just now to see the encroachment.
Another useless step. What tourists? Foreign tourists? Forget that all. None will ever come here if the current situation persists. Spend that money on establishing hospitals and educational institutions run by the government rather than leaving the common man at the mercy of private hospitals and schools. Dream but do not daydream.
وزیر داخلہ صاحب اور ان کے عملہ سے گزارش ہے کہ دارالحکومت کی کمرشلائزیشن پر اپنا وقت ضائع کرنے کے بجائے اس کی سیکورٹی پر توجہ فرمائیں. فطرت کے ساتھ پنگا نہ کریں تو بہتر ہے. علاقے میں ہونے والی غلط تعمیرات کو روکیں. پانی کی گزرگاہوں کو چوڑا کریں. اس ملک کو اپنی جاگیر مت سمجھیں.
All such nonsensical decisions and actions should be stopped A. S. A. P.
What about the sewage generate by the villagers and the new restaurants? Who is looking into that?
On the other hand, the beauty and landmark of Islamabad (Monal Restaurant) has been forcefully demolished, and now new restaurants, particularly from Lahore and Karachi, are being invited to replace it under the pretext of beautifying the old village. This appears to be done with malafide intent.