The Supreme Court (SC) has directed relevant authorities to recover illegally occupied government land across Sindh province besides ordering the revenue board to submit a comprehensive report in a month.

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Gulzar Ahmed heard the case related to the computerisation of records of government land at the SC Karachi Registry today.

CJP Gulzar Ahmed questioned the advocate general regarding the poor performance of the concerned officers. He remarked that the officers were just protecting their interests and whom they were serving.

He continued that the officers were involved in the illegal occupation of land and extortion. He expressed outrage over the non-implementation of court orders. Those working the field are different from such officers, he maintained.