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LDA demolishes infrastructure of illegal housing schemes in Lahore

LDA demolishes infrastructure of illegal housing schemes in Lahore

The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has intensified its campaign against illegal housing schemes and land subdivisions in Lahore. The LDA Private Housing Schemes Directorate dismantled the infrastructure of over 12 unauthorized housing schemes and land subdivisions along Manhala Road and nearby areas. During this operation, LDA teams demolished offices, gates, sewer systems, roads, and other … Read more

LHC directs imposition of fines for water wastage

LHC

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday directed to impose a fine of Rs 100,000 for wasting water.

The hearing on the petitions filed for smog remedy in Lahore High Court was chaired by Justice Shahid Karim.

The court directed the action in the housing societies to save water and ordered the judicial commission to impose a fine of Rs 100,000 for wasting water.

The court directed to start cleanliness awareness campaign with school children and said that home is not only where we live, this whole country is our home. It is excessive that the laborer works on May 1st and we celebrate the holiday.

Lawyer Lahore Development Authority(LDA) said that illegal activities are also happening in Johar Town area, people have rented houses to banks and cafes, LDA wants to operate and remove illegal activities, cafes.

The owners bring an injunction on which the department cannot act, on which the Lahore High Court said that the department should go to the concerned court and remove the stay-order.

The court said that shopping bags used to be taken from home should still be taken, instructions should be issued to all the DCs to make a procedure to destroy plastic bags, if the deputy commissioner of a district should do anything, the revolution will come.

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Punjab Government Aims to Extend Lahore’s Metro Train Network

Punjab Government Aims to Extend Lahore's Metro Train Network

Punjab Government to expand Lahore’s metro network with Blue and Purple Line Metro Train services. Lahore Development Authority proposes projects costing Rs14.5 trillion to improve transportation infrastructure. Purple Line to cover 16-km route from airport to Bhati Chowk, serving 250,000 commuters daily. The Punjab Government is embarking on a transformative journey to expand Lahore’s metro … Read more

How to check online list of housing societies declared illegal by LDA?

How to check online list of housing societies declared illegal by LDA?

The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) oversees planned development in Lahore, Punjab’s capital city. It plays a key role in regulating and granting permits for new construction, private housing projects, and commercial development within the city. Private companies managing housing societies must register with the LDA, meeting specified requirements. The LDA takes action against illegally constructed … Read more

Lahore High Court directs LDA to carry out plantation on buildings’ rooftops

LHC

LAHORE: To mitigate environmental pollution, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday directed Lahore Development Authority (LDA) to ensure plantation at the rooftops of multi-storey buildings while directing action against the violators. A single-member bench of LHC comprising Justice Shahid Karim issued this order on the petitions of Haroon Farooq and others. The petitioners had … Read more

Punjab enhances allocation for development schemes

Punjab

LAHORE: The Punjab government has enhanced the development allocation for the ongoing fiscal year, an official said. Chairing a meeting of the Punjab Cabinet’s Standing Committee on Finance and Development, Finance Minister Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht said that after enhancing the development budget by Rs85 billion, the total ADP allocation stood at Rs646 billion. The … Read more

New master plan to meet needs of industrial sector

textile industry

LAHORE: Lahore Development Authority (LDA) vice chairman S M Imran has said that the new master plan of Lahore will fulfill the needs of the industrial sector in future. Speaking at a meeting of the stakeholders at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) on Thursday, he regretted that master plans in the past were … Read more

‘No one is above the law in Naya Pakistan,’ PM Imran

PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said that the unemployment is one of the biggest challenge for Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) government and strengthening construction sector in the country will ultimately lead to end job crisis in Pakistan. According to the details, after performing groundbreaking of LDA City Naya Pakistan Apartments, Prime Minister Imran … Read more

LDA demolishes Khokhar Palace in Johar Town area of Lahore

LDA

The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) carried out an operation against illegally constructed Khokhar Palace in Johar Town area on Sunday. Khokhar Palace is the residence of senior vice president PML-N Lahore Saiful Malook Khokhar and MNA Malik Afzal Khokhar. A heavy contingent of security personnel blocked roads leading to the residence with containers, whereas the … Read more

Govt is committed to provide facilities to citizens: CM Punjab

CM Punjab

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar has said that our government is committed to provide basic amenities to the citizens at their doorstep. According to details, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar in which issues related to the performance and scope of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) were … Read more

We know where the Pakistani economy stands, Mian Aslam’s reply to Hamza Shahbaz

Punjab govt to increase the scope of CM Self-Employment Scheme

Punjab Minister for Industry and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal has said that we need to know and explain where Pakistan’s economy stands so we do not need to explain. According to details, Punjab Minister for Industry and Commerce Mian Aslam Iqbal has told Hamza Shahbaz in response to objections to the Punjab government’s budget that … Read more

CM Punjab Usman Buzdar launches LDA Insaf Web and Mobile Portals

Usman Buzdar

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has on Wednesday launched LDA Insaf Web and Mobile Portals. Chief Minister Punjab said in his statement that the provincial government has provided facility to people to submit applications online which is very important step to lodge complaints and contact officials. Sardar Usman Buzdar further added that the online … Read more

LDA bans advertising campaigns of 88 housing schemes

LDA

Taking notice of the widespread concerns and complaints regarding the prima facie deceptive marketing practices by various housing schemes in Punjab, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has launched an enquiry to see 88 housing schemes have violated Section 10 of the Competition Act 2010. The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) informed through a letter that … Read more