“Encroachments from PTI HQ removed after fulfilling legal formalities”

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Friday that the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has removed encroachments from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Central Secretariat in Islamabad after fulfilling all required legal procedures.

CDA officials, police vacate from PTI’s central office

During a Senate session, Tarar responded to a point of order raised by PTI Senator Shibli Faraz, saying that the CDA had issued its first notice to the PTI central secretariat in 2020. He elaborated that the notice had addressed the illegal construction of two floors and the occupation of public areas with containers and parking sheds.

Tarar noted that the PTI did not respond to the CDA’s notices, including the final notice sent on May 10, 2024.

BACKGROUND

In the early hours of Friday, CDA officials and police sealed the premises and partially demolished sections of the headquarters, including four walls and poles used for party flags.

PTI’s central office sealed, partially demolished in midnight police raid

Reports indicate that the PTI leadership and workers left the headquarters, which now stands deserted. PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan condemned the CDA’s actions and stated the party’s intention to challenge the matter in court.

Omar Ayub, Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and PTI member, compared the CDA’s actions to those in Palestine. – INP