Interior Minister Sherpao informed the National Assembly that six illegally constructed mosques had been demolished in the capital during the past three years.

The authorities in Islamabad has issued notice to the radical Lal Masjid for encroachment of public land that had been ignored by the hardline clerics, leading up to the bloody military operation last month.

The issue of the demolition of the mosques was raised by lawmaker Shabbir Ahmed Khan of the Islamist alliance Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal.

Sherpao said two of the mosques, both named Amir Hamza mosque, had been constructed on Murree Road and Sector F-10/4.

The Minister said Masid Syedna Abbas, which was built on Orchard Road, was demolished because it was occupying land meant for orchards and farms.

The Interior Minister said Masjid Syedna Ali was demolished because it was constructed on land allocated for a judicial and administrative complex.

Sherpao said Masid Umer, located in Sector G-8, was razed because it had been illegally constructed on a planned parking area.

The Minister said the Al-Shufa mosque in Sector-I-8/3 was demolished on the complaints of residents of the area, the Daily Times reported Thursday.