KHOST CITY (Pajhwok): The Commission for Prevention of Land Grabbing says it has freed 25,000 acres of state land from illegal occupants during the past two years in southeastern Khost province.
Members of the commission say around 50,000 acres of government land has been usurped by local powerful individuals and residents in the province.
Hazrat Jamal, Khost City and Housing Development head and a member of the Land Grab Prevention Commission, told Pajhwok that people had built houses on government lands in Khost city and districts.
He said they marked all government lands that had been usurped and stopped new constructions on them.
“Land has been usurped belonging to the urban planning and municipality, donated land such as large cemeteries and mosques and public pastures.”
Maulvi Hazrat Jamal said they had so far reclaimed about 25,000 government lands from usurpers.
He cited the recovery of 200 acres of land belonging to the industrial park in Ismailkhel Mandozai district as an example.
He said about 50,000 acres of government land had been grabbed in Khost, including pastures.
He called on common people to avoid encroaching on state and to solve their problems legally.
Khost residents praised government’s recent measures against land grabbers.
Hamid, a resident of Khost, told Pajhwok that the government should continue its efforts and wrest back all government lands from illegal occupants.
“We are grateful to the Islamic Emirate for giving rights to the rightful and recovering state land. We support them and stand with them.”
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