LAHORE—The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) sealed 181 illegal commercial buildings and commercialisation fee defaulter premises in different areas of Lahore last day.
LDA’s Town Planning Wing sealed 21 buildings in New Muslim Town, 40 in Mustafa Town and Allama Iqbal Town, and 120 in PCSIR Staff Co-operative Housing Scheme, Punjab Government Employees Co-operative Housing Scheme Phase-II, Gul-e-Damin, Military Accounts Society and in the surroundings of Township’s College Road for illegal commercial use and nonpayment of commercialisation fees.
The sealed premises include Allied Bank Limited, Meezan Bank, The Bank of Punjab, Bank AL Habib, Bata outlet, Emaan Cash & Carry, K K Pharmacy, Punjab Pharmacy, Ali Kids Campus, Naveed Majeed Academy, workshop, marriage hall, food points, offices, shops and other businesses.
LDA Chief Town Planner I Assad-uz-Zaman and Chief Town Planner II Azhar Ali supervised the operations carried out by the enforcement teams with the help of the Police.
According to the LDA spokesman, several notices were served on these buildings’ owners before the operations were carried out.
LDA Director General Tahir Farooq has directed continuing indiscriminate operations against violation of bylaws, illegal commercial buildings and commercialisation fee defaulters in Lahore.
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