ISLAMABAD- The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Friday sought a report from the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in the case of a private mall within 14 days.
While briefing the committee, the owner of Safa Gold Mall said that he brought his 30 years savings from abroad and purchased a plot in sector F-7 to construct a mall but since then he was being targeted by the CDA. He said that he raised the mall to provide jobs to the countrymen. He said the mall was constructed after getting approval from the CDA yet, he said, he didn’t get a business-friendly attitude from the civic body. The committee was hearing the public petitions from overseas Pakistanis. The committee directed the CDA to submit a report on the mall issue within 14 days with complete details.
The Committee also took up the Islamabad Rent Restriction Amendment Bill, 2020 moved by Senator Seemi Ezdi. The Islamabad Capital Territory Food Safety Bill 2020 moved by Senator Fawzia Arshad was pending and a Special Committee was constituted for further deliberation on the subject. The case of an unauthorized encroachment on a farm house near Dargah Shah Mirpur Sakro was disposed of. In the case of the investigation of Mr. Lahore’s murder, the Punjab Police was directed to submit an inquiry report within six to eight weeks.
The meeting was chaired by Senator Mohsin Aziz and attended by Leader of the Opposition Senator Yousuf Raza Gillani, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar, Senator Saifullah Abro, Senator Samina Mumtaz and others.