450+ illegal shops demolished along Peshawar Ring Road
Peshawar’s deputy commissioner says the drive, begun last week from Garhi Qamardin, is reclaiming government land while similar action continues in Charsadda and DI Khan.
More than 450 shops, markets and other illegal structures on government land along Peshawar’s Ring Road have been demolished.
Deputy Commissioner Afaq Wazir said the drive began last week from Garhi Qamardin and covers Jamil Chowk, Pir Zakori Flyover, Pushtakhara Chowk and nearby stretches.
The Peshawar Development Authority and other departments are using heavy machinery; officials say the aim is to free thoroughfares and ease traffic.
In Charsadda, traders protested demolitions in the city, Sherpao and Tangi, saying shops were cleared without prior notice; a bank branch in Tangi was sealed.
In Dera Ismail Khan, officials reclaimed land valued at about Rs57.5 million and Rs357 million in two operations along Chashma Road.