The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) sealed 88 illegal commercial buildings and premises that defaulted on commercialisation fees in LDA-controlled areas and various housing schemes on Friday.
LDA’s Town Planning Wing sealed 20 buildings in Faisal Town and New Garden Town, 11 in Gulshan-e-Ravi and Qila Lakshman Singh, 32 in Audit and Accounts Scheme, and 25 on Defence Road during operations against illegal commercial use and nonpayment of commercialisation fees.
The sealed premises include The Educators, American Lyceum, CATS Colleges, Pizza Max, Nawabi Dera, Stylo Shoes, Pharma Plus, a private clinic, a bank, grocery stores, restaurants, workshops, offices, 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, assisted by the Police.
According to the LDA officials, several notices were served on the owners of these buildings prior to the operations being carried out.
LDA Director General Tahir Farooq has directed the continuation of indiscriminate operations against violations of bylaws, encroachments, illegal commercial buildings and non-payment of commercialisation fees in LDA-controlled areas and housing schemes in Lahore.
