DLP Report
PESHAWAR
Adviser to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Auqaf, Hajj, Religious and Minority Affairs, Zakat and Ushr Maulana Tayyab Qureshi has directed officials to take strict action against illegal occupants of Auqaf properties and expedite measures to increase revenue from the department’s assets. He issued the directives while chairing a meeting on Auqaf properties in Peshawar on Tuesday, said a handout. Secretary Auqaf Muhammad Idrees, Administrator Auqaf Gul Nawaz Khan and other relevant officials attended the meeting.
The participants were briefed on the department’s properties, vacant plots, rental and lease income, outstanding dues and encroachments by individuals and government departments. The meeting also reviewed the status of recovery of dues and discussed the Auqaf land at Kalu Shah in Takht Bhai.
Qureshi directed the officials to prepare viable proposals for putting Auqaf land to productive use and increasing revenue from departmental assets. He called for a comprehensive strategy to retrieve encroached properties, stressing that action against illegal occupants should go beyond paperwork and produce tangible results.
He said Auqaf properties were a public trust and their protection, proper management and productive utilisation must be ensured.
Regarding the land at Kalu Shah, Takht Bhai, the adviser directed the authorities to complete the auction process at the earliest after fulfilling all legal requirements and avoid further delays. He also called for regular inspections of Auqaf properties and raids wherever necessary. He said the department’s performance should be judged by practical measures, particularly the protection of its assets, action against land grabbers, recovery of outstanding dues and increase in revenue.
Mr Qureshi directed the officers to improve coordination and ensure that departmental matters were resolved within the stipulated time. He said unnecessary delays in official business would not be tolerated.
The meeting also discussed proposals for improving the management of Auqaf properties, recovering outstanding dues, removing encroachments and putting vacant land to productive use.
