{"id":11059,"date":"2023-02-08T14:37:38","date_gmt":"2023-02-08T09:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=11059"},"modified":"2023-02-08T14:37:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T09:37:38","slug":"govt-to-launch-crackdown-on-unlawful-expansion-of-state-owned-properties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/govt-to-launch-crackdown-on-unlawful-expansion-of-state-owned-properties\/","title":{"rendered":"Govt to Launch Crackdown on Unlawful Expansion of State-Owned Properties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Housing and Works will launch extensive operations against the unlawful extension of government-owned residences situated in various parts of Islamabad with the assistance of other state organizations.<\/p>\n<p>As per the details, the decision was taken during a meeting presided over by Federal Secretary of Housing Iftikhar Ali Shallwani. Noorul Amin Mengal, the chief commissioner and chairman of the CDA, and Irfan Nawaz Memon, the director general of the estate office, were also in presence.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting noted that many government houses in Islamabad had undergone unauthorized expansions, while single-story residences had been unlawfully expanded in areas, including F-6, G-6, G-7, etc.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/estate-office-all-set-to-vacate-government-quarters-in-capital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u6ba3284e26812beb3cb9f52feccfe650\"><style> .u6ba3284e26812beb3cb9f52feccfe650 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u6ba3284e26812beb3cb9f52feccfe650:active, .u6ba3284e26812beb3cb9f52feccfe650:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u6ba3284e26812beb3cb9f52feccfe650 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u6ba3284e26812beb3cb9f52feccfe650 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u6ba3284e26812beb3cb9f52feccfe650 .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u6ba3284e26812beb3cb9f52feccfe650:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">Estate Office All Set to Vacate Government Quarters in Capital<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>According to a press release from the ministry, DG Estate Office Ghulam Sarwar briefed officials during the meeting on the status of the implementation of recommendations made by the NA Standing Committee on Housing and Works regarding issues of the additional construction and subletting of government-owned residential properties.<\/p>\n<p>The Estate Office has already sent final notices to occupants of government residences regarding constructions inside courtyards or rooftops and the alteration of the original building map.<\/p>\n<p>Shallwani gave the order to officials to launch an anti-encroachment campaign, adding that encroachments in the Capital have been growing daily, endangering the city&#8217;s attractiveness and becoming a nuisance to the public.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/ministry-of-housing-works-seeks-approval-to-construct-residential-facilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"uf88030e6d9e9924043fa43b5155e72e7\"><style> .uf88030e6d9e9924043fa43b5155e72e7 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .uf88030e6d9e9924043fa43b5155e72e7:active, .uf88030e6d9e9924043fa43b5155e72e7:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .uf88030e6d9e9924043fa43b5155e72e7 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .uf88030e6d9e9924043fa43b5155e72e7 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .uf88030e6d9e9924043fa43b5155e72e7 .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .uf88030e6d9e9924043fa43b5155e72e7:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">Ministry of Housing &amp; Works Seeks Approval to Construct Residential Facilities<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>According to the press statement, the ministry had the full backing of the chief commissioner and deputy commissioner in this situation.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that officials have expanded buildings, and in some cases, added floors in defiance of the Capital Development Authority&#8217;s (CDA) bylaws while living in official residences in the capital.<\/p>\n<p>A resident of G-7 who received a government house said to sources that initially, low-grade employees were only given relatively modest housing designed for 4-person families. However, when families developed and needed more space, many employees built houses illegally.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/estate-office-survey-finds-illegal-construction-subletting-in-govt-residences\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u1571907c18d66f2473af267eaf14954d\"><style> .u1571907c18d66f2473af267eaf14954d { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u1571907c18d66f2473af267eaf14954d:active, .u1571907c18d66f2473af267eaf14954d:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u1571907c18d66f2473af267eaf14954d { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u1571907c18d66f2473af267eaf14954d .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u1571907c18d66f2473af267eaf14954d .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u1571907c18d66f2473af267eaf14954d:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">Estate Office Survey Finds Illegal Construction, Subletting In Govt Residences<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The details suggest that numerous workers were allegedly placed on general waiting lists to get housing allocations.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the ministry&#8217;s failure to provide new housing and the scarcity of available houses also encouraged the unlawful expansion of existing ones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The government should also build new residences, as many officials are also paying rent in houses that have been improperly expanded,&#8221; an official shared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Housing and Works will launch extensive operations against the unlawful extension of government-owned residences situated in various parts of Islamabad with the assistance of other state organizations. As per the details, the decision was taken during a meeting presided over by Federal Secretary of Housing Iftikhar Ali Shallwani. Noorul Amin Mengal, the chief commissioner and chairman of the CDA, and Irfan Nawaz Memon, the director general\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-1-8.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-1-8.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-1-8.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Firas Qureshi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"Govt to Launch Crackdown on Unlawful Expansion of State-Owned Properties","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=11059","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11059\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}