The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore’s Director General, Amjad Majeed Aulakh, has declared a crackdown on illicit housing schemes in Lahore and the surrounding areas.
Open Court Hearing
About 400 victims of these real estate schemes appeared at the monthly open court held by NAB Lahore at its Thokar Niaz Baig headquarters. Mr. Aulakh personally listened to their complaints and gave instructions.
Affected Housing Schemes
Residents of Khayaban-e-Amin, Pak-Arab, Al-Falah, Prime Zone, New Lahore City, Al-Rehman Garden Phase-4, La Villa De Paris, Toyota Motors Gujranwala, Greater Lahore Cooperative Society, and Airport Avenue Housing Society Sialkot were among the affected parties who sought redress for their grievances and damages.
Assurances and Actions
- Mr Aulakh assured the impacted residents of Khayaban-e-Amin that the NAB would release their apartments and plots first and that it would supervise the construction of the society through the Lahore Construction Authority (LDA) if needed.
- Aulakh gave the NAB investigating team instructions to get the LDA to take action against the Pak-Arab Housing Society as soon as victims filed complaints.
- Orders were issued for the Professional Cooperative Housing Society to liquidate its owners’ properties to cover the victims’ expenses.
Investigations and Compensation
- In his remarks to the victims of the Prime Zone, Mr Aulakh announced that the NAB had blocked 300 kanals of land connected to the administration and outlined the advancement of the investigations, citing claims from 1,564 victims totalling Rs830 million.
- The Director General (DG) in the Al-Rehman Garden Phase-4 case issued an order for the accused to be summoned immediately, highlighting the NAB’s efforts to assist victims with schemes.
- He directed everyone affected by New Lahore City to file complaints as soon as possible with the NAB Complaints Cell. The investigating team issued an order for immediate disciplinary action against the Al-Falah Cooperative Housing Society.
- Speaking to the victims of Toyota Motor Gujranwala, the DG stated that attempts were being made to auction off the accused’s properties to provide compensation and that the victims would receive the leftover assets following the sale of these properties.
Directions for Other Affected Parties
Mr. Aulakh ruled that the affected parties of QLinks Properties, Airport Avenue Housing Society Sialkot, and Lahore Cooperative Housing should file complaints with the appropriate registrar cooperatives for disciplinary action.
