CDA serves notices on illegal occupants of MNA hostel

ISLAMABAD—The Capital Development Authority CDA has issued notices to 135 illegal occupants of rooms in the MNA Hostel asking them to vacate their rooms within two weeks.
The notices say that if the illegal occupants fail to comply then legal action would be taken against them by the Magistrate Enforcement. According to sources in CDA, the Sub-committee of the standing committee on Housing and Library of the National Assembly had directed the CDA to serve two-week notices on the illegal occupants of the hostel. Some of the occupants were high officials of the Ministry of Interior, NAB and other important government departments who were living there for years. Legally an occupant can hire a room for one month at a rate of Rs 200 per day. Some of the occupants has outstanding dues against them.
An key official of the CDA department for Parliament Lodges and Hostel has confirmed to this scribe that notices have been served on the occupants of the MNA Hostel in Islamabad . He said if they fail to comply with the orders, then action would be taken against them through Magistrate Enforcement.—Agencies