Punjab Province

Rawalpindi: ReNews Pakistan
Rawalpindi police have launched a citywide crackdown against violations of the Tenancy Act, conducting shop-to-shop and house-to-house inspections across the city.
In the past three days, authorities registered 33 cases and detained 51 people for failing to comply with the law. The campaign is being conducted under the supervision of CPO Syed Khalid Mahmood Hamdani, with senior officers monitoring tenant registration reports and enforcement actions.
Police have urged all citizens to immediately register urban tenants and employees with their local police station or through the Police Khidmat Markaz and Punjab Police mobile app. Authorities also encouraged residents to report any violations of the Act.
Failure to register tenants is a punishable offence, and verification certificates are being collected from union councils, chairmen, councilors, and market presidents to ensure compliance. Police have emphasized that the crackdown will continue until all urban tenancy regulations are fully enforced.

Lahore | ReNews Pakistan
The “Apni Chhat Apna Ghar” scheme, a key government initiative aimed at providing affordable housing, has been hit by significant delays despite its importance. Failure to meet set targets has hindered the timely release of expected financial resources, slowing down the project’s progress.
According to official documents, the disbursement of the Rs25 billion loan allocated for the scheme has yet to materialize. Additionally, due to unmet targets, a planned $90 million funding from an international financial institution has also not been released, raising serious concerns over the project’s performance.
Furthermore, the lack of available land and delays in environmental approvals by the relevant department have been identified as major factors contributing to the slowdown. The documents also reveal that the limited institutional capacity of the Punjab Housing and Town Planning Agency (PHATA) remains a key obstacle in the project’s implementation.
The report further states that $44 million expected under the DLR system in 2024 could not be secured, while an additional $52 million remains pending in the current fiscal year, leaving the future of the project uncertain.

Lahore | ReNews Pakistan
On the directives of Director General Lahore Development Authority (LDA), Tahir Farooq, the LDA Town Planning Wing conducted an operation against illegal commercial buildings and defaulters of commercial fees.
LDA teams carried out operations in various housing schemes and LDA-controlled areas, sealing a total of 139 properties. The enforcement actions took place in Township, Quaid-e-Azam Town, Gulberg, Model Town Extension, Main GT Road near Shalamar Garden, private housing schemes, Defence Road, and Mustafa Town.
The teams sealed 25 properties in Township and Quaid-e-Azam Town, 27 properties along Main GT Road near Shalamar Garden, 15 properties in private schemes, 30 properties on Defence Road, and 22 properties in Gulberg and Model Town Extension due to illegal commercial use and non-payment of commercial fees.
Additionally, during a recovery operation, 20 properties were sealed in Mustafa Town.