Ministry making efforts to vacate accommodation from unauthorized occupants: NA told

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Secretary for Housing and Works, Syed Sajid Mehdi informed the National Assembly that the ministry was making all out efforts to vacate government's residential accommodations from unauthorized occupants.

Replying to a calling attention notice moved by Aasiya Naz Tanoli, the Parliamentary Secretary said stay orders by the courts are major hurdles in this regard.

He said the government accommodations are being allotted strictlyon the basis of seniority list.

The secretary said that the government has vacated around 52 houses from the illegal occupants last year and efforts are underway to vacate more accommodations.