NAB uncovers bogus allotment of 10,000 acres in Jamshoro

Three suspects, including revenue officer and city surveyor, arrested

HYDERABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) claims to have unearthed a land scam in Jamshoro district where 10,000 acres of land, the value of which was estimated at Rs75 billion, was given under bogus allotments.

NAB Spokesperson Rizwan Soomro said on Thursday that the bureau's actions led to the cancellation of the land allotted by the revenue authorities of Jamshoro.

"On the basis of irrefutable evidence, NAB has cancelled [the allotment of] more than 10,000 acres of state land acquired by the land mafia," read a statement issued by the bureau.



"Several housing schemes are minting money on land [which has been acquired illegally]," the spokesperson told The Express Tribune. He added that the investigation into the matter was in its last phase after which a reference will be filed against the persons involved in the scam.

Earlier on April 17, NAB arrested three officials who were allegedly responsible for making fake entries in the record of rights. This included Revenue Officer Ghulam Nabi Mallah, City Surveyor Liyar and a private citizen Hanif Lalani.

The three suspects allegedly connived in the allotment of 731.28 acres of land worth around Rs11 billion in Thana Bula Khan taluka. The officials allegedly helped Lalani acquire the land by forging the records.