After no respite in illegal occupation of official residence by politically-connected government officials in the federal capital, the Supreme Court on Tuesday sought details of residences occupied by government officials.
During the hearing on a suo motu notice taken over illegal allotment of the abodes, the court ordered authorities to provide complete details of the officials, illegally occupying official residences. The court also hinted at taking stern action against those employees who have rented out official residences by constructing extra rooms in different sectors of the city.
Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed said the matter will not resolve unless termination of at least 50 persons involved in the fraud and ordered the authorities to take action against those involved in it. He remarked that at least 80 percent of the government officers have rented out government residences and are still occupying places, despite constructing their own houses.
"The officers are dishonest who have occupied the government houses. How can these officers be eligible for continuing their jobs after renting out the government-owned house?" he remarked. The top judge asked federal secretary for housing that the government should stop allotting houses to its officers. To this, the secretary said that the authorities are working on a plan regarding the government houses.
The total number of government houses is 28,000 and 17,800 houses are in Islamabad while the authorities have taken back 1,517 houses. The CJP asked the secretary to tell the court regarding the action being taken against the officers. Later, the apex court ordered concerned authorities to provide complete details of the officers illegally residing in the government-owned houses. The hearing was adjourned for two weeks.
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