PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to take action against illegal housing societies in the province. Provincial Finance Advisor Muzamil Islam has called for a high-level meeting to discuss the closure of or heavy fines on housing societies operating without proper authorization. Islam has identified illegal housing societies as a significant threat to agricultural lands in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He has scheduled an important meeting for next week to address this issue, with the aim of formulating a comprehensive policy for managing illegal housing societies. This policy will include steps to ensure compliance with NOC and other legal requirements. The…
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Sajjad Ali
Sajjad Ali is ‘Online Web Editor of Khyber News. He is a journalist by profession and working in field for the last ten years. Previously he worked for national media organizations including ‘The Nation’ Daily Pakistan Today, Khyber News. He also worked in media development sector. He can be reached at sajjad.sovereign@gmail.com
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