Department of Auqaf mulls vacating illegally occupied land

By Muhammad YaseenPublished On 05 Jan 2023

LAHORE: Provincial Minister for Auqaf Syed Saeed-ul-Hassan while presiding over a departmental meeting said that necessary legislation is being made besides evolving effective policy to vacate departmental land from illegal occupation.

He directed to accelerate the process of getting 10 thousand acres of departmental land vacate from the illegal occupants so that the same could be made available. He also directed to conduct a detailed audit of the properties of Auqaf. He said that solid measures will be taken for the promotion of religious tourism.

He said that an effective business plan will be chalked out for the increasing of earning from this land. He said that parks, resorts, hotels will be constructed on the land got vacated from the illegal occupants.

The meeting was further informed that 546 shrines and 437 mosques are under the supervision of the Auqaf department. Department owns 75 thousand acres of land throughout Punjab out of which 29 thousand acres of land is being cultivated whereas 1426 residences and 6179 shops of the department are on rent.