ISLAMABAD, Aug 25: The villagers of Sri Saral and Pind Sangrial have warned the Capital Development Authority (CDA) that they will not allow it to resume development work in sector D-12 unless murder cases of two villagers are registered with Golra police station from their side.

Some villagers told Dawn on Sunday that they had filed a complaint with the Golra police station for registration of FIR of two villagers’ murder against the administration. On the other hand, an FIR has already been filed against the villagers on the complaint of the Golra police station in charge.

The villagers said they had filed a petition with the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi bench, for the registration of the FIR.

Talking about their meeting with the CDA chairman, the villagers said they had been refused further compensation.

Meanwhile, the interior ministry has taken action against five senior officials of the Islamabad administration, police and CDA in connection with Sri Saral incident.

According to sources, the action had been taken in the light of the report of the judicial inquiry conducted by the district and sessions judge, Islamabad.

Notices were served on the officials late Saturday night.

The names of the officials against whom action has been taken are additional deputy commissioner (general) Jodat Ayaz, assistant superintendent of police (Saddar) Mohammad Ashfaq, Golra police station SHO Ashraf Shah, CDA’s director sanitation and enforcement Chaudhry Mohammad Ali and director lands Shaista Sohail.

The sources said out of five officials, four had been made officers on special duty (OSDs). However, the director, lands, had already been transferred before the directives of the ministry.

Following the removal of these officers from their offices, the additional charge of the CDA’s director enforcement has been given to the director, municipal administration, Mustafain Kazmi and that of the director, sanitation, entrusted to the director, administration, Maj Baqar Khakwani (retired).

The director, lands, Shaista Sohail, has been replaced by the former deputy commissioner of Islamabad, Sultan Sikandar Raja.

Both the police officials, ASP (Saddar) and Golra SHO, have been sent to the police line. However, the charge of ADC (G) has so far not been given to any official.

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