FDA seals 27 properties in Iqbal Colony over illegal commercial use

FAISALABAD: An FDA enforcement team sealed 27 properties in Allama Iqbal Colony on Thursday over illegal commercial use of residential plots and violations of building and zoning regulations, officials said.

Key Points:

The FDA sealed 27 properties in Allama Iqbal Colony.
Sixteen properties were in commercial use without approval.
Eleven were sealed over building and zoning violations.
The DG FDA said the operations would continue indiscriminately.

Of the sealed properties, 16 were residential plots being used for commercial purposes without approval. The remaining 11 were sealed over violations of building and zoning regulations, according to the FDA.

Officials of the Faisalabad Development Authority said the owners had been issued repeated notices and challans over the violations but did not comply with the orders.

The operation, carried out on the directives of Director General Muhammad Asif Chaudhry, was supervised by Director Town Planning One Afnan Saeed Sindhu. Assistant Enforcement Officer Aslam Gujjar, Building Inspector Rizwan Butt and other staff took part in the action.

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The owners were directed to obtain commercialisation approval from the FDA and deposit the dues before using residential property for business. Those violating building laws were told to get their building plans approved, officials said.

The director general said planned urban development and enforcement of the rules were among the authority’s top priorities. He said operations against illegal commercialisation and construction irregularities would continue indiscriminately and no one would be allowed to break the law.

He urged citizens to complete all approvals before construction, extension or commercial use of any property.