CPEC body seeks recovery of Gwadar land under Pak enforcement agencies ANI | Updated: Feb 24, 2021 23:23 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 24 (ANI): Amid the growing controversy over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Cabinet Committee on CPEC has directed the concerned ministries to immediately get vacated 116 acres of prime Gwadar land, which was under the possession of law enforcement agencies.
According to the official documents cited by The Express Tribune, the delay in getting the land vacated has slowed down work on two projects that were very critical for the full functioning of Gwadar Port and hampering work on infrastructure projects.
A report by Pakistani daily stated that under the Gwadar Port agreement signed between Beijing and Islamabad, the land had been leased out to Chinese companies. The CPEC committee said that the country s Ministry of Defence should issue directives to Pakistan Navy, and Pakistan Coast Gu
CPEC body seeks recovery of Gwadar land
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CPEC body seeks recovery of Gwadar land
Occupation of 116 acres of prime land causes slowdown in work on Gwadar projects
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ISLAMABAD:
The Cabinet Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Monday directed ministries to immediately get 116 acres of prime Gwadar land vacated, which was under the possession of law enforcement agencies and was hampering work on CPEC.
The delay in getting the land vacated has slowed down work on the Gwadar Free Zone and Gwadar Eastbay Expressway - the two projects that were very critical for the full functioning of Gwadar Port, showed official documents.
A Sindh High Court bench has ruled that the Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) have no powers to prosecute suspects for drug peddling. Photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons/File
KARACHI: A Sindh High Court bench has ruled that the Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) have no powers to prosecute suspects for drug peddling, but to hand them over to the in-charge of the nearest police station after arresting them along with the seized drugs.
Comprising Justice Nazar Akbar and Justice Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan, the two-judge bench ordered the directors general of the PCG and Anti-Narcotics Force and the Sindh police to ensure that such illegality on the part of PCG should be stopped forthwith.