10-12-2007, 07:38 PM
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<b>47 Army officers strike it rich by selling off plush farmhouses </b>
By Rauf Klasra
ISLAMABAD: As many as 47 officers of the Pakistan army who were allotted big farmhouses in the suburbs of Islamabad by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) at throwaway price for growing âvegetables, orchards and poultryâ have quietly sold off their 310 acres of prime farmland at exorbitantly high price. The market prices are in the range of Rs100-200 million per acre depending upon on the location of the farm.
The CDA has submitted the names of these army officers to the Supreme Court of Pakistan along with 499 top guns who own 2500 acres of prime farmland worth Rs75billion.
General Pervez Musharraf and Shaukat Aziz too are among those powerful people who now own these plush farmhouses.
At the time of allotment of these farmhouses, these army officers were shown as the interested parties and individuals keen to grow vegetables, orchards and poultry products, in line with the CDAâs policy, for supply to the residents of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. These farms were allotted to these military officers in the farming schemes in Chak Shahzad, Orchard Scheme Murree Road, etc. But, after getting them allotted at highly subsidized rate, these officers later sold these farms at market rates to earn massive profits.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had directed the CDA authorities to submit a report containing the names of all those who were given land at throwaway prices for growing vegetables. The CDA has now submitted the list of these 499 big and influential people who have converted these big farms into residential palaces. The Authority too is blamed for changing the byelaws to accommodate the high and mighty of Islamabad to give legal cover to the otherwise massive irregularities committed in the name of growing vegetables and orchards.
The names of those army officers who have sold their farmhouses are given below:
Maj Sajid Hussain sold 2 acres of land to ISI, Mohammad Asim sold his farm to ISI, Sub Muhabat Khan to Mr Rashid etc, Flt Lt Fazal Hussain to Ms Bushra Akram, Major Maqboolur Rehman to Mohammad Ilyas, Maj Islam Khan to Mohammad Zubair Kidwai, Wing Commander Hasham Jamal Dani to Kalimur Rehman and others, Col SM Fazail to Ms Mihala Hussain wife of Tariq Hussain, Majr General Ikhlaq to Ms Ambreen Haroon, Brig Esa Khan to Nisar Ahmed and others, Col Mohammad Aslam Khan to Ms Usman Ahmed Janjua, Brig Khushi Mohammad Ch to Nighat Rehman daughter of Raza-ur Rehman, Major Mahmoodur Rehman to Ms Zohra Nasim, Brig Malik Shahnawaz to Ms Naz Aziz Ahmed, Col Mohammad Riazul Hassan to Ms Shamim Ara and others, Major Mohammad Safeer to Bilal Hussain son of Hassan Din, Lt Col Mohammad Hanif to Ms Shafi un Nisa wife of Mumtaz, Col Moinuddin Khan to Waseem Akthar Kh, Col Mohammad Saleem to Ch Abdul Hameed, Brig Shaukat Ali sold two farms of 2.5 acres each to Mr Shamoon Zakria, Lt General Jamal Said Mian to Ali Ejaz Hussain, Brig Mohammad Afzal Khan to Jahnzeb Khan Orakzai and others, Brig Abdul Qayum to Brig Fazalur Qadir, DG ISI sold two plots to Tanver Ilyas and Ms Tricon Developers, Commd MA Arif Khan to Mehran Gul, Major General Riaz Rabbani to Malik Saleem Raza, Maj General Saad Tariq to Mehraj Ent, Col S Ghaffar Mehdi to Mohammad Younis, Col Abdullah Khan to Saifur Rehman, Major Syed Azmat Ali Bokhari to Mian Abdul Rasheed, Major Anees Ahmed to Ch Khalid Aziz and others, Major M Younis Khan to Mohammad Irshad and others, Lt Col Asghar Khan to Shafaul Haq and others, Sq Ldr MKR Aziz to Raja Mohammad Arshad, Maj General M Rahim Khan to Faqir Syed Muniruddin Bukhari, Lt Col SM Akhtar to Ms Shamim Afridi, Sub Mansabdar to Maj Genreal Ashraf Khan, Lt Col Raja Zahoor Akthar to Tariq Saleem, Lt Col Noor Ellahi to Dr Naseemudin, Cap Dr Ahmed Ali Khan to Qadir Gilani, Sub Mansbadar to Dr Mohammad Ashiq and Brig Khushi Mohammad sold his farm to Irfanul Haq Alvi.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<b>47 Army officers strike it rich by selling off plush farmhouses </b>
By Rauf Klasra
ISLAMABAD: As many as 47 officers of the Pakistan army who were allotted big farmhouses in the suburbs of Islamabad by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) at throwaway price for growing âvegetables, orchards and poultryâ have quietly sold off their 310 acres of prime farmland at exorbitantly high price. The market prices are in the range of Rs100-200 million per acre depending upon on the location of the farm.
The CDA has submitted the names of these army officers to the Supreme Court of Pakistan along with 499 top guns who own 2500 acres of prime farmland worth Rs75billion.
General Pervez Musharraf and Shaukat Aziz too are among those powerful people who now own these plush farmhouses.
At the time of allotment of these farmhouses, these army officers were shown as the interested parties and individuals keen to grow vegetables, orchards and poultry products, in line with the CDAâs policy, for supply to the residents of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. These farms were allotted to these military officers in the farming schemes in Chak Shahzad, Orchard Scheme Murree Road, etc. But, after getting them allotted at highly subsidized rate, these officers later sold these farms at market rates to earn massive profits.
Earlier, the Supreme Court had directed the CDA authorities to submit a report containing the names of all those who were given land at throwaway prices for growing vegetables. The CDA has now submitted the list of these 499 big and influential people who have converted these big farms into residential palaces. The Authority too is blamed for changing the byelaws to accommodate the high and mighty of Islamabad to give legal cover to the otherwise massive irregularities committed in the name of growing vegetables and orchards.
The names of those army officers who have sold their farmhouses are given below:
Maj Sajid Hussain sold 2 acres of land to ISI, Mohammad Asim sold his farm to ISI, Sub Muhabat Khan to Mr Rashid etc, Flt Lt Fazal Hussain to Ms Bushra Akram, Major Maqboolur Rehman to Mohammad Ilyas, Maj Islam Khan to Mohammad Zubair Kidwai, Wing Commander Hasham Jamal Dani to Kalimur Rehman and others, Col SM Fazail to Ms Mihala Hussain wife of Tariq Hussain, Majr General Ikhlaq to Ms Ambreen Haroon, Brig Esa Khan to Nisar Ahmed and others, Col Mohammad Aslam Khan to Ms Usman Ahmed Janjua, Brig Khushi Mohammad Ch to Nighat Rehman daughter of Raza-ur Rehman, Major Mahmoodur Rehman to Ms Zohra Nasim, Brig Malik Shahnawaz to Ms Naz Aziz Ahmed, Col Mohammad Riazul Hassan to Ms Shamim Ara and others, Major Mohammad Safeer to Bilal Hussain son of Hassan Din, Lt Col Mohammad Hanif to Ms Shafi un Nisa wife of Mumtaz, Col Moinuddin Khan to Waseem Akthar Kh, Col Mohammad Saleem to Ch Abdul Hameed, Brig Shaukat Ali sold two farms of 2.5 acres each to Mr Shamoon Zakria, Lt General Jamal Said Mian to Ali Ejaz Hussain, Brig Mohammad Afzal Khan to Jahnzeb Khan Orakzai and others, Brig Abdul Qayum to Brig Fazalur Qadir, DG ISI sold two plots to Tanver Ilyas and Ms Tricon Developers, Commd MA Arif Khan to Mehran Gul, Major General Riaz Rabbani to Malik Saleem Raza, Maj General Saad Tariq to Mehraj Ent, Col S Ghaffar Mehdi to Mohammad Younis, Col Abdullah Khan to Saifur Rehman, Major Syed Azmat Ali Bokhari to Mian Abdul Rasheed, Major Anees Ahmed to Ch Khalid Aziz and others, Major M Younis Khan to Mohammad Irshad and others, Lt Col Asghar Khan to Shafaul Haq and others, Sq Ldr MKR Aziz to Raja Mohammad Arshad, Maj General M Rahim Khan to Faqir Syed Muniruddin Bukhari, Lt Col SM Akhtar to Ms Shamim Afridi, Sub Mansabdar to Maj Genreal Ashraf Khan, Lt Col Raja Zahoor Akthar to Tariq Saleem, Lt Col Noor Ellahi to Dr Naseemudin, Cap Dr Ahmed Ali Khan to Qadir Gilani, Sub Mansbadar to Dr Mohammad Ashiq and Brig Khushi Mohammad sold his farm to Irfanul Haq Alvi.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->