Civil Defence takes firm action against illegal LPG, petrol sale points on January 30, 2025Lahore’s Civil Defence department has intensified operations against the illegal sale of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and open petrol following directives from Deputy Commissioner Lahore Syed Musa Raza and Civil Defence Officer Irfan Ali Malik. In December alone, more than 150 FIRs were registered, and 200 shops were sealed during a citywide crackdown. Out of […]
Massive revenue theft, illegal land transfers uncovered in Lahore on January 28, 2025A dysfunctional monitoring system and alleged negligence by administrative officers have led to large-scale revenue theft in the provincial capital. An inspection audit conducted by the Board of Revenue’s Audit Tehsildar Team has revealed numerous cases of illegal land transfers and fee evasion. In the Model Town Tehsil’s Patwar Circle, Ichhra, Patwari Abdullah Goraya has […]
SMBR reviews progress on PULSE project on January 24, 2025Senior Member Board of Revenue (SMBR) Punjab, Nabeel Javed, visited the Punjab Urban Land System Enhancement (PULSE) project to review the ongoing digitization of land records. The visit was accompanied by Director General of Punjab Land Records Authority (PLRA), Akram ul Haq, and PULSE project directors. During the visit, Nabeel Javed assessed the progress of […]
BoR to introduce reforms In Land Acquisition Act on January 22, 2025A pivotal meeting on reforms in the Land Acquisition Act was chaired by Senior Member Board of Revenue (SMBR) Nabeel Javed. Participants included Member Colonies Abdul Waheed Malik, Member Consolidation Rashid Kamal ur Rehman, Member IT Muhammad Tariq Qureshi, Secretary Revenue Board Hafiz Ahmad Tariq, Secretary S&R Anha Hamid, Secretary Colonies Shah Rukh Niazi, Deputy […]
PULSE awareness campaign gains pace on January 20, 2025The Punjab Urban Land Systems Enhancement Project (PULSE) has launched a province-wide public awareness campaign to encourage the division of joint land holdings (Khewat). This initiative aims to significantly reduce land disputes and civil litigation in Punjab. Teams from PULSE, in collaboration with district administrations and revenue staff, have commenced community sessions in various districts […]
Lahore breaks record in Abiana tax collection on January 14, 2025Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Lahore, Sohaib Butt, has set an exemplary precedent by achieving a record-breaking 100% recovery in Abiana tax collection, surpassing all previous benchmarks in Punjab. According to the latest performance report, Model Town and Shalimar tehsils have emerged as top performers, with their Assistant Commissioners successfully achieving 100% recovery. However, the Ravi […]
SMBR chairs meeting on ADP Schemes 2024-25 on January 11, 2025An important meeting regarding the Annual Development Program (ADP) schemes for 2024-25 was chaired by Senior Member Board of Revenue (SMBR) Punjab, Nabeel Javed. High-ranking officials, including Secretary S&R Rana Hamid, Secretary Revenue Board Hafiz Ahmad Tariq, DG PDMA Irfan Ahmad Kathia, and DG Katchi Abadi Muhammad Shahid, were in attendance. The meeting reviewed ongoing […]
SMBR chairs key meeting on PLUS program on January 10, 2025Senior Member Board of Revenue (SMBR) Punjab, Nabeel Javed, presided over an important meeting to review the Punjab Urban Land Systems Enhancement (PLUS) Project, focusing on the cadastral mapping of the province’s urban, peri-urban, and rural land areas. The meeting emphasized that the cadastral mapping of Punjab’s rural and urban areas will be based on […]
LG Dept approves hiring of 143 building inspectors to address shortage on January 7, 2025In a long-awaited move to address the persistent shortage of building inspectors, the Punjab Local Government Department has approved the creation of 143 new positions. The decision, spearheaded by Secretary Local Government Punjab, Mian Shakeel, comes after 13 years of delay since the issue was first identified. Under the supervision of Rizwan Nazeer, Secretary of […]
Two journalist bodies sign MoU to assist each other on December 29, 2024For the first time in the history of Lahore, the Punjab Revenue Journalist Association and the Health Reporters Association have entered an agreement to assist each other members. Under the memorandum of understanding, Health Reporters Association Chairman Mian Naveed said revenue journalists will assist health reporters while covering stories regarding revenue departments and in return […]