Hazara Commissioner Orders Continued Anti-Encroachment Operations Across Division
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District administrations are removing illegal structures from roads, highways and footpaths, with authorities in Mansehra seizing items, demolishing structures and scheduling further action against encroachments.
ABBOTTABAD, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Oct, 2026) Commissioner Hazara Shah Rukh Ali Khan has directed district administrations across Hazara Division to continue anti-encroachment operations without discrimination and take strict legal action against those re-establishing illegal encroachments.
The operations are underway in all districts of the division to remove illegal structures from roads, highways and footpaths and restore public access.
The commissioner stressed that no compromise would be made on the restoration of public roads and protection of government land.
In district Mansehra, operations along various roads resulted in the seizure of several hand rickshaws, items, and billboards, along with the demolition of 22 structures. Further operations are scheduled for October 27 to clear more shops and address encroachments.
Similar anti-encroachment drives are continuing in Battagram, Abbottabad, Haripur and other districts to remove temporary encroachments, clear public spaces and facilitate citizen movement.