Pakistan, May 14 -- The Defence Ministry is currently facing a serious financial challenge, as it struggles to compensate landowners for over 13,000 acres of land acquired in Nowshehra. The land, initially intended for military training, was de-notified due to what officials described as an excessively high cost of Rs. 75 billion.
However, the de-notification faced legal backlash. In January 2024, the Supreme Court of Pakistan upheld an earlier decision by the Peshawar High Court, declaring the move to de-notify the land acquisition as unlawful. The court's ruling made it clear that the government must follow through with the original acquisition and pay the due compensation. Despite the court's clear stance, the Ministry of Defence has be...