The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Thursday sealed 161 commercial properties across the city for operating without legal approval or failing to pay commercialisation fees.
The crackdown, carried out by LDA’s Town Planning Wing, affected various areas, including 53 properties in Johar Town, 29 in Gulberg and Faisal Town, 32 in Allama Iqbal Town, and 47 in Shadman, Samanabad, New Muslim Town, Gulshan-e-Ravi, and along Canal Bank Road.
Among the sealed locations were schools such as Lacas, The Educators, Kips, Step, and The Reading School, as well as Allied Bank Limited, Gup Shup Restaurant, Shifa Medical Centre, pharmacies, beauty salons, workshops, and other businesses.
The enforcement drives were led by Chief Town Planner I Assad-uz-Zaman and Chief Town Planner II Azhar Ali, and carried out with assistance from the police.
An LDA spokesperson stated that building owners had been issued multiple notices before the operations were launched.
LDA Director General Tahir Farooq has instructed that action against illegal commercial setups and fee defaulters should continue without any exceptions.