One person reportedly succumbed to the virus in Rawalpindi district.
Officials of the capital administration said nine cases were reported in the age group of 30-39, followed by eight in 20-29, five in 40-49, four each in 0-9 and 60-69, three each in 10-19 and 70-79, two in 50-59 and one in 80 and above, the officials said, adding five cases were reported from G-11, four from Loi Bher, three each from I-8 and Model Town, two each from G-9, G-7, Khanna, and E-11, one each from Bhara Kahu, Tarlai, G-10, G-6, G-13, Kurri, F-8, F-6 and G-5.
Addresses of seven cases are not known, they added.
ISLAMABAD: Land grabbers and their agents are allegedly active in nine localities in the capital.
Talking to Dawn, police officers said land grabbers were actively operating in Bhara Kahu, Banigala, Koral, Loi Bher, Nilore, Sihala, Noon, Tarnol and Golra, disguising themselves as property dealers.
They have “well-equipped henchmen and goons” besides contacts in police and the revenue department, who assist them in pressuring landowners and identifying land and making forged documents, the officers said, adding land grabbers mostly work for housing societies and acquire land for housing projects either on cheaper rates or by force.
Forceful dispossession of large swaths of land by organised gangs using weapons is a practice. There are other factors that influence land grabbing, including increase in prices of the land, limited availability for expansion, arrival of migrants and settlers and non-digitisation of the revenue records.
In the capital city, 182 new cases were reported on Tuesday.
Officials of the capital administration said a woman in the age group of 70-79, who died of the virus, was the resident of Loi Bher.
During the last 24 hours, 2,515 tests were conducted and 101 males and 81 females were found infected. The positivity rate was 7.23 per cent
The officials said 42 cases were reported in the age group of 30-39 followed by 35 in 40-49, 28 in 20-29, 27 in 10-19, 14 each in 0-9, 50-59, 60-69, six in 70-79 and two in 80 and above.
They said 23 cases were reported from Loi Bher, 12 from Bhara Kahu, nine each from Tarlai, F-7, eight each from G-9, E-11, Kurri, seven from F-8, six each from G-6, I-10, G-5, five each from I-8, F-6, Sohan, three each from G-10, G-11, Rawat, G-13, Chak Shahzad, F-10, I-9, Sihala, two each from G-7, F-11, G-8, Khanna, Chirrah, Gokina and one each from Koral, Kirpa, G-15, Model Town, Bari Imam, Rawal Town, Tarnol, B-17 and E-16.