ISLAMABAD: The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) has retrieved valuable trust properties worth hundreds of millions of rupees from illegal occupants in Lahore and Nankana zones as part of a grand operation launched on the directives of Board Chairman Qamar Zaman.
During the operation, several commercial shops and valuable plots of land were recovered, and Board security personnel were deployed at the reclaimed properties to prevent further encroachment.
In Nankana zone, the operation was conducted under the supervision of Administrator Tanveer Hussain and Deputy Administrator Umar Javed Awan on Sant Ram Road, Bacheana Road and Warburton Bypass. The teams retrieved 18 commercial shops and four properties covering a total area of 30 marlas.
In a separate operation, Deputy Administrator Nankana Umar Javed Awan acted promptly after receiving information about illegal construction during the night. He reached the site along with local police and security personnel, demolished the unauthorised structures and secured possession of the trust property.
In Lahore zone, operations were carried out under the supervision of Administrator Adnan Hassan Phulrawan. Deputy Administrator-I Sameera Rizvi led an operation in the Wool Press area of Misri Shah, recovering 18 shops from illegal occupants. Three additional shops were also retrieved on Abak Road.
Meanwhile, Deputy Administrator-II Sohail Ghani, along with Inspector Gulshad and other staff members, conducted an operation on Manga Bypass Main Road, reclaiming 13 commercial shops valued at approximately Rs130 million.
In Kasur district, Deputy Administrator Asim Ejaz, accompanied by staff and security personnel, recovered 47 shops worth approximately Rs100 million from illegal occupants.
Security personnel of the ETPB have been deployed at all reclaimed properties to prevent renewed encroachment and unauthorised construction. Board officials, employees, security staff and local police participated in the operations and played a key role in recovering the trust properties.
Speaking on the occasion, ETPB Chairman Qamar Zaman said that illegal occupation of trust land and properties was a serious offence and that action against encroachers would continue without discrimination.
He said grand operations would be conducted in phases across the country to retrieve trust properties from illegal occupants and restore them to their original status.
The chairman reiterated the Board’s commitment to protecting trust properties and ensuring that they remained free from illegal occupation.
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