The Punjab government has finalized preparations for introducing stringent legislation to curb land mafia activities and fraud in the buying and selling of plots across the province. The development came during a high-level meeting chaired by Punjab Minister for Housing Bilal Yasin at the Board of Revenue. Senior officials including Senior Member Board of Revenue Nabeel Javed, Secretary Housing Noor-ul-Amin Mengal, Director General LDA, and representatives from the Punjab Land Records Authority, PLRA, attended the meeting. The Punjab Land Records Authority will develop province-wide software to ensure transparent approval and verification of housing schemes. Recommendations were also presented to ban the advertisement of illegal housing schemes and to make registration of property dealers mandatory.

Source: The Patriot December 19, 2025 09:00 UTC