Justice Ali Akbar Qureshi of Lahore High Court on Monday, directed the Walled City Lahore Authority (WCLA) Director General Kamran Lashari to remove all encroachments from the area. The judge also ordered take strict action against garbage throwers around the historical Royal Mosque as well as around Wazir Khan Mosque. The judge also imposed a fine of 1,000 on those littering the areas and instructed WCLA Director General Kamran Lashari to form a 12 member committee to collect the fine. The judge remarked that no one is more powerful than the state and asked the DG to establish a state writ. Earlier, Kamran Lashri informed that the Walled City had become Federally Administered Tribal Area and a considerable time is required to make the area free of encroachments. He also said that the authority was making all efforts to remove the encroachments and restore the city to its original beauty. Published in Daily Times, September 25th 2018.