| The Capital Development Authority (CDA) with the support of the Islamabad Police and district administration conducted operation against ‘land mafia’ in Sector E-11 and E-12 of Islamabad and adjacent areas.
During the operation, the law-enforcers faced severe resistance from the local villagers who claimed ownership of the land and refused to vacate the area.“We have been living here for decades and unless we are given allotment at some other place we shall not move an inch,” said the residents of Sinyari village that falls within these sectors. Several of them were arrested or injured by the incessant tear gas and baton-charge.
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They claimed a number of the local villagers were also shot dead during the police operation. Later Leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami Mian Muhammad Aslam reached the place and condemned the brutal police action. A day earlier, it was agreed between the CDA and the representatives of the local population that they would not be displaced unless there was an alternate arrangement but today (Monday) early in the morning the police resorted to firing tear gas and baton-charge, which is unfortunate, said Mian Aslam. He said in the operation, women, |
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