The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has lodged second FIR against a private gym for its illegal de-sealing.
The UFC Gym was sealed by LDA’s TP (Zone-V) Director Azhar Ali on July 10, 2023 after Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) re-opened the case of non-payment of commercialisation fee by the gym. ACE issued a notice to LDA’s Town Planning Director (Zone-V) Azhar Ali to appear before the ACE investigation officer on July 10, 2023 with all record of the UFC Gym situated on Raiwind Road. However, Director Zone V Azhar Ali raided the gym on the same day and sealed it for not clearing its pending commercialisation fee of millions of rupees. Talking to The News, he said instead of paying the outstanding dues, the gym, which is amongst the biggest defaulters of LDA, was de-sealed and it resumed commercial activities without any approval. He said on July 18, 2023 LDA’s Director (Zone-V) Azhar Ali revisited the site on the complaints that the gym administration has resumed commercial activities by de-sealing the premises illegally.
