The federal cabinet on Tuesday directed Pakistan’s navy and air force to vacate state land that they had “encroached on”, especially in the federal capital’s National Park area, reported Dawn.
The cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, once again invited the opposition to sit with the government to discuss important national issues, but said talks would not be held with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Maryam Nawaz and Altaf Hussain.
“They have no right to even lead their parties as they are not part of the parliament,” the meeting said.
The prime minister, however, decided to write a letter to the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif for consultation on the appointment of two members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
“Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed that action be taken against the influential and powerful people as well as organisations that had encroached state land and asked the naval and air force authorities to re-demarcate their boundaries,” Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said in a press conference after the cabinet meeting.
He said that Islamabad Capital Police had also been asked to remove their check-posts from green areas.
“The prime minister wants action to be taken against the powerful who have encroached upon state land,” he added.
The minister said even the Centaurus Mall management had been asked to remove encroachments.
It may be mentioned here that the building is owned by Sardar Tanveer Ilyas, who is a leader of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and a hopeful for the slot of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) prime minister.
