The land laws are to be amended to exclude the past 30 years, citing the armed conflict.
Justifying the move, Justice Minister Rauff Hakeem said,
“When we try to resettle some people we find that their lands have been occupied by others, who have resided in these areas for more than ten years, during the conflict. Therefore we are in the process of amending the law to exclude the conflict period.”
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