Officials asked to go all out against land grabbers.

GUJRANWALA -- Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) Regional Director Sheikh Farid has directed all the field officers to take solid steps to retrieve state land from illegal occupants throughout the region.

In a written letter to the subordinate offices, he stressed upon the need to collect complete information regarding occupied state land, seeking the coordination of their respective deputy commissioner offices. Sheikh Farid told the media that the ACE has so far recovered over Rs2 billion from the owners of illegal commercial buildings during the current month and deposited the same into government treasury.

While giving details, he said that Rs1.30 billion dues have been recovered from Sialkot district, Rs800 million from Gujrat district, Rs100 million from Mandi Bahauddin district, Rs15 million from Gujranwala district, Rs10.2 million from Narowal district and Rs3 million from Hafizabad district. He further told that...