ISLAMABAD : The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan has applied for the regularisation of his residence in Bani Gala.
\nA three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar resumed hearing the suo motu case against illegal constructions in the Bani Gala suburbs of the federal capital.
\nAdditional Attorney General Nayyar Abbas Rizvi told the bench that Prime Minister Imran Khan has applied for regularisation of his Bani Gala properties. The premier\u2019s residence falls into Zone 3 and 4 of the area, he said.
\nHe further shared that there was no drainage system in the streets of the Bani Gala area, nor was there any provision for earthquakes in the constructions.
\nThe chief justice expressed his annoyance at the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for allowing such constructions to take place, and said he could not believe what was going on at the authority.
\n\u201cMeeting out justice isn\u2019t just the duty of the courts; CDA should do something as well,\u201d Justice Nisar remarked. \u201cWhere was CDA when these constructions were taking place?\u201d he questioned. The top judge told the CDA chairman that he lacked clarity and needed to conduct surveys first. The CJP further directed the officials to regularise the 65 applications received so far, and to prepare a master plan for the rest.
\nThe court then adjourned the hearing for 10 days. SC orders PM Imran to get his Bani Gala residence regularised today.
\nDuring a previous hearing of the case, the chief justice had directed the prime minister to set an example for others by paying the fine for regularisation of his Bani Gala land.
\nThe Supreme Court had earlier ordered authorities to demolish all encroachments around Korang riverbed in the light of a report drafted by the Survey of Pakistan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD : The Supreme Court was informed on Thursday that Prime Minister Imran Khan has applied for the regularisation of his residence in Bani Gala. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar resumed hearing the suo motu case against illegal constructions in the Bani Gala suburbs of the federal capital. Additional Attorney […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-33227","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n