The Pakistan Army has written a letter to Deputy Commissioner (DC) Haripur to hand over more than thirty-four hundred kanals of land for defence purposes.
The letter revealed that the Pakistani army authorities are seeking 3,181 land kanals and 17 marlas from Haripur tehsil, Khanpur, for “defence purposes.” However, the defence purpose has not been defined, BBC Urdu reported.
Lately, the opposition leader of the National Assembly, Omar Ayub Khan, raised concerns about the Army’s intentions to acquire two villages’ land adjacent to the ShahAllah Ditta area near Islamabad.
“The Army will buy their land at a lower price. Where will the villagers migrate,” he questioned
He added, “Army should build Defence installation on Navy golf course and Airforce land.”
He suggested sending this matter to the Defence Committee to prevent the army from seizing the land.
However, DC Haripur, Shozab Abbasi, stated that all procedures must be carried out in compliance with the land acquisition law.
