Extended sheds and additional structures of five restaurants were
demolished while one kiosk, one construction material depot and an illegal parking on the green belt established by the Paradise Marquee were also removed.
So far in 2019, 265 structures have been
demolished, leaving 355 people without a home.
The owner of the
demolished car wash was identified as Murad Saad.
Local Muslims staged a protest against the demolition alleging that a mosque has been
demolished by the officials.
Similarly, during another operation conducted at Street 20, Sector F-8/2, a wall, shed and entrance gate illegally constructed on land of a local park were
demolished.
During this operation, according to CDA, an illegally constructedresidential unit comprising four rooms and outer boundary wall was
demolished.
Talking to reporter, Research Officer Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Archaeology and Museum Directorate Nawazuddin said property owners took benefit from the darkness of night and had
demolished large portion of historic wall.
'For class two heritage buildings outside heritage area, there are no specific requirements that it can not be
demolished, but they are subjected to council's approvals, depending on the condition of the buildings,' he told a press conference today.
During the operation, several constructions including service stations, rooms, hotels, kitchens, shops, sheds and boundary walls constructed on the Right of Way/state land were
demolished. Illegal encroachments/constructions on the Right of Way of Kashmir Highway were completely
demolished.
KDA officials have reported that the market behind Baitul Mukarram has also been
demolished.
Around 396 dilapidated residential and commercial buildings have been
demolished in four districts of Lahore division and efforts are under way to complete the task soon due to changing weather.