The Lahore Development Authority has declared 52 private housing schemes, situated in the LDA controlled area, as illegal and informed the general public, prospective buyers and the investors that no formal approval for these schemes was obtained from the LDA.
The LDA management advised the people to refrain from purchasing plots in these schemes and to verify the legal status of these schemes from the LDA before making any investment or transaction. They said the LDA will not be responsible in case of any loss in this regard. The LDA has also warned the owners or developers of these illegal housing schemes to stop the sale of plots, the execution of development work, otherwise the LDA will take strict legal action against them. The 52 illegal schemes include the Al-Rahim Gardens, Ashrafi Town, Bahria Town Phase-II, Brunai Town, Chirag Gardens, Dream Gardens, Farid Town, Gangwa Town, Grand Avenue Housing Scheme, Green Cap Housing Scheme, Gulberg Park Housing Scheme, Sh Saleem Town, WAPDA Farm House Town Phase-I and II, Islam Park, Rehman Park, Tayyab Town Housing Scheme, Sheraz Town Housing Scheme, and the Al-Hijaz Cooperative Housing Society.