Peshawar : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Chief Minister Mahmood Khan directed the concerned authorities of the Mardan division to launch a grand operation against illegal housing societies so as to save agricultural lands.

Presiding over a meeting in Peshawar, he directed to take effective measures against illegal constructions over the banks of the rivers.

The Chief Minister also directed health department to take steps for recruitment of staff and provision of the medical facilities in the hospitals of all three districts of the Mardan division.