Operation launched against illegal Housing societies in Dera.

DERA ISMAIL KHAN -- :In a creak-down here, the district administration on Saturday demolished several housing societies across the three tehsils of the district, said an official here.

In an operation launched by the district administration following a ruling by the Peshawar High Court (PHC) action against 30 colonies, housing societies for violation of prescribed regulations across the district have been initiated by the administration.

An official of the administration said that the operation is being closely monitored by Commissioner Dera Aamer Latif, Deputy Commissioner Arifullah Awan, officials of the Revenue Department and Tehsil Municipal Administration.

The official added that heavy excavating machinery is being used in the demolition process.

He said, 30 societies including 12 in...