Allotting plots to influential irks PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday expressed serious reservations over the process of allotting plots to government officers as well as including journalists and judges after acquiring land from poor people in the federal capital.

At post-cabinet meeting briefing, Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry quoted the premier as saying that it was unfair to forcibly snatch land from the poor to hand over to influential people at cheaper rates.

Referring to the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority audit report for 2018-19 submitted to the Public Accounts Committee recently, the minister said it was unfortunate to note how the poor were exploited in Islamabad.