Illegal housing projects face action
The main challenge that Pakistan faces today is the extension of housing finance to the low and middle segments of the popu-lation. PHOTO: FILE
The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), on the directives of the Divisional Intelligence Committee, has launched an operation against illegal housing schemes. According to a spokesperson, the task force has accelerated its ongoing operation against illegal housing schemes.
The RDA Enforcement Squad, while conducting an operation in Taxila, took action against eight illegal housing schemes namely Aroura Housing Scheme, Al-Khan Enclave, Land Sub-Division, Wah Residencia, Fahad Builders (office of illegal schemes Education Town/Wah Hills), Al-Madina Land Sub-Division, Education Town/Wah Hills/Kashmir Town and Khawas Town.
The schemes are located in Mouzas Lab Thatho, Niko, Bhoti Pind, Buddu, Gari Afghana, Bajar and Taxila Tehsil in the Rawalpindi district. The Enforcement Squad sealed and demolished the site offices and land sub-divisions of the illegal housing schemes, the spokesman informed.
The spokesman further said that despite warnings to cease illegal advertisements, booking of the plots, and development work, the owners of the housing schemes were operating booking offices in violation of the rules. He said that under the commissioner’s orders, the crackdown on illegal housing societies would continue to prevent fraud and protect the citizens from exploitation.