LAHORE: Affectees of different housing societies lodged complaints during an open court held by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore Director General Muhammad Ahtram Dar here on Friday.

The DG personally heard every complainant and issued immediate directives to the relevant officers, demanding progress reports on the cases.

The complainants included affectees of various housing societies and investment firms such as Sarmayadari Company, Palm Vista Housing, Grand Avenue Housing, Khayaban-e-Amin Housing Society, Al-Rehman Garden Phase-IV, Al-Jalil Garden, New Lahore City, and Eden City cases. The affectees lodged their complaints and sought redressal of their grievances.

Mr Dar directed that the Complaint Verification (CV) process related to the Sarmaiyadari Company scandal be promptly upgraded into the inquiry stage. He further instructed that necessary measures be taken to place the names of the accused persons on the no fly list.

Addressing the victims of the Khayaban-e-Amin Housing scandal, the DG assured them that significant steps were being taken to expedite their recoveries. He stated that all victims who have made over 50 per cent of their payments would receive their plots or flats in accordance with their agreements with the society’s administration.

For the Grand Avenue Housing scandal, he issued instructions to file a case under the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA). He also informed the victims that assets surrendered by the accused through plea bargain (PB) would soon be liquidated, with major developments expected shortly.

Regarding the Palm Vista scandal, he assured the victims that all necessary documents had been provided to Interpol, in coordination with relevant Institutions, to facilitate action against the principal accused, Qasim Khan.

The DG said swift actions were being taken against the Al-Rehman Garden, Phase-IV administration, with significant progress to be anticipated soon.

Meanwhile, he also confirmed the launch of separate formal investigations into complaints against Eden City.

Disciplinary actions were ordered against the administrations of Al-Jalil Garden, New Lahore City, and Lahore Garden based on complaints received from affectees.

Published in Dawn, March 29th, 2025