ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Afridi on Sunday said that the government would get academic land vacated from illegal occupation at any cost and not allow anyone to take law in his hand. Talking to media persons about the ongoing operation against the encroachment of Quaid-e-Azam University’s (QAU) land, the state minister said that the government would ensure accountability of all according to the law. “Unfortunately, over 200 acres of government land supposed to be utilised for academic purposes had encroached since years,” he lamented. Meanwhile, QAU Alumni Association Secretary General Murtaza Noor said that the drive against QAU land’s illegal occupation would help restore the dignity of all universities. He said that getting the university’s land vacated was a longstanding demand and the removal of encroachments would boost academic activities as well as the morale of the students.

Source: Pakistan Today January 06, 2019 14:59 UTC