NAB ‘freezes’ 14 bungalows illegally built on govt land in Karachi

E-Paper | March 17, 2026

KARACHI: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Karachi, as part of their ongoing investigation into allotment of over two dozen acres of land to the “land mafia” worth Rs25 billion in Gulshan-i-Iqbal, has ‘frozen’ 14 bungalows built on one acre land, a NAB spokesperson said on Sunday.

The official added that an investigation was being conducted against Ghul Hassan Channa, ex-secretary, Board of Revenue, Sindh, and others on the charges of illegal allotment of government land to the “land mafia”.

Initially 25 acres of government land worth Rs25 billion was investigated and a reference will be filed soon in the accountability court in Karachi, said the official.

“In this connection in order to protect government land, NAB Karachi has frozen 14 bungalows illegally constructed on one acre land situated on survey No 303, deh Okaywary, in Gulshan-i-Iqbal,” said the spokesperson.

“Further proceedings are under way to safeguard the interest of government.”

Published in Dawn, November 5th, 2018

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Omar

Nov 05, 2018 08:43am

Raze the bungalows and build public green space .

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Alba

Nov 05, 2018 09:47am

What a fat juicy political mango he was given. What a money maker.

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salman

Nov 05, 2018 10:35am

25 acre land in Gulshan-e-Iqbal worth 25 billion? seems out of proportion!

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khanm

Nov 05, 2018 12:46pm

why it is so easy to grab the land and do whatever you want.. that shows the failures of .... never mind... is it worth it...to write without any results...When you get to a place where you understand that love and belonging, your worthiness is a birthright and not something you have to earn, anything is possible.

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Yousuf Shahid

Nov 05, 2018 01:11pm

Finally they have started the work for which they been getting their salaries & perks all their service time. I 1000% agree that the area MUST be turned into a Green Space, and suggest that 2nd City Forest after the 1st one in Clifton, should be in Our Gulshan

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Saif Zulfiqar

Nov 05, 2018 01:15pm

Why the cases take so long? Dispose the cases quickly and send the criminals to jails immediately.

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Magnanimous approach

Nov 05, 2018 07:03pm

Good performance by NAB. Another ‘children play park land’had been encroached by a big land grabber near Abdullah Shah Ghazi Mazar on 26th Street, that needs to be recovered .

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ahamed

Nov 05, 2018 08:57pm

Must be the height of corruption. Stop it and bring justice and severe punishment to these criminals. No cover-ups.

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M. Saeed

Nov 05, 2018 10:34pm

If NAB Karachi has estimated the price of 24 acres of land as worth Rs.25 billion and one acre is 8 kanals or, 192 kanals, it means the land grabbed by land mafia was worth Rs. 130 million a kanal? Or, Rs. 6.5 million a marla, which is Rs. 260,000/= per sq. Yard?

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