LAHORE, July 15: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) declared on Monday 73 housing schemes in the city illegal, informing the public at large to avoid entering into any deal with them, says a press release.
Of them includes a residential society developed near Thokar Niaz Beg by some former LDA employees around 30 years ago, officials told Dawn.
Among them, 24 schemes on less than 40 kanals are: Abdullah Town (Marghazar Colony, Multan Road); Akhtarabad Housing Scheme (Purana Kahna, near Subhan Gardens, Ferozepur Road); Aziz Colony (near Raiwind Flyover, Railway Road, Rawind); Bilal Town (Butchrkahana distributory, near Ferozepur Road intersection); Faisal Town (Ferozepur Road, near Baba Roshan Shah Darbar); Fateh Villas (Chandrai Road); Fatima Houses (Adjacent Pak Arab, Ferozepur Road); Gilani Homes (adjacent to Gulshan-i-Ahbab Housing Scheme); Haji Amanat Ali Estate (Chandrai Road, off Ferozepur Road); Haji Park (near Madhey Shah Village Ferozepur Road); Hajveri Gardens (near Caltex Petrol Pump, Katcha Road); Husnain Park (C-Block, Marghazar Colony, Multan Road); Johar Villas Housing Scheme (near E-1 Block, Johar Town); Mahnoor Villas (near Graveyard of Nasheman-e-Iqbal Society); Malik Park (near Fateh Villas, Cahndrai Road); Mian Ji Abdullah Colony (near Raiwind Road Flyover); Mustafa Town (Near Block-E, PCSIR Staff College Road); Nasir Colony (near Lagna Chowk, College Road, Township); New Gulshan-i-Lahore (opposite Subhan Garden, near Purana Kahna); Pak Town (Hanjarwal Multan Road); Rehman Park Housing Scheme (Near E-1 Block, Johar Town); Villas adjacent to Aabpara Housing Society, Vital Homes, and Zain Homes (near Lagna Chowk, Township).
The schemes developed unlawfully on the area more than 40 and less than 100 kanals are: Al-Hassan Garden (19-km, Ferozepur Road, Yuhanabad); Ali Homes (near Nangar Pathak, Kacha Road); Al-Madina Town Housing Scheme (near Al-Fateh Market, Gajjumata, Ferozepur Road); Bilal Town (adjacent to Gulshan-i-Ahbab); Doctors' Society (UBD Canal); Dream Villas (adjacent to Gulshan-i-Lahore); Faisal Town, Phase-II (near Gajjumata, off Ferozepur Road); Ghousia Colony (near C-II Block, Johar Town); Grand Avenue (28-km Ferozepur Road); Green Avenue (near Graveyard of Gulshan-i-Lahore); Green Park (adjacent to Green Cap, Ferozepur Road); Gulshan-i-Amin (adjacent Sadaat Colony, off Chandrain Road); Hafiz Town (80-feet Peco Road, near Marghazar Colony, Multan Road); Ideal Garden Housing Scheme (near Bank Stop, main Ferozepur Road); Iqbal Park (Chandrai Road); Islam Park Housing Scheme (near E-1 Block, Johar Town); Jameel Park (Thokar Niaz Baig); Koh-i-Noor Housing Scheme (near Qainchi, Ferozepur Road); Lalazar Garden (10 Feet Peeco Road, near Marghazar Colony); Mian Farm Houses (adjacent to T&T (Aabpara Housing Scheme); Muneer Garden (near Thokar Niaz Baig); Roshan Town (opposite Roshan Shah Darbar, Sadaat Colony (Chandrai Road); Subhan Gardens (Purana Kahna), Walk Land Villas (adjacent to Valencia Town, Defence Road) and Yousaf Town (Defence Road, Near DHA-Rahber).
The schemes developed at the land more than 100 kanals are: Al-Haram Gardens (near Madri Shah Village, Ferozepur Road); Amna Park (Hanjarwal, Multan Road); Anwar Town (Muaza Kahna, Main Kacha Road); Audit and Accounts Phase-II (near Hudiara Drain); Gillani Park-I (adjacent to Gulshan-i-Ahbab); Gilani Park-II (adjacent to Gulshan-i-Ahbab); Green Cap Housing Scheme (near Hadiara Drain, North Ferozepur Road); Gulberg Park (3-km Suay Asal Road); Gul-Nishan Housing Society (near Satukatla Drain, Raiwind Road); Indus Estate (26-km Ferozepur Road); Judicial Avenue Housing Scheme (near Eden Bulevard); Lahore Gardens (3-km, off Butcherkhana distributory, near Purana Kahna); LDA Employees Housing Society Phase I&II (4-Km from Thokar Niaz Baig, adjacent to motorway); Madina Town (23-km, off Ferozepur Road); Mehboobia Avenue (near Kaacha Mandi, Hadiara Drain); Mian Qasim Estate (near Allah Hu Pul, Hadiara Drain); Olympic Village Housing Society (near Village Jedu, off Butrcherkhana distributory); Park View Villas (mauza Kanjra, Multan Road); Rana Town (near Chngi, Multan Road); Rehan Garden (27km, Ferozepur Road); Tayyab Town (near Village Bagrian) and Waheed Brothers Colony (Near Pak Arab).
The LDA asked the public, prospective buyers and investors to avoid making any investment in the aforementioned schemes.
