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NAB call up notice to DG SBCA to

explain Bahria Town Karachi’s illegal
activities
By TNS World -September 18, 2017 2:28 pm 2586

Bahria Town Karachi has extended its development work on thousands of acres of land contrary
to the SBCA approval/NOC for development on the area up to 1330 acres only

Project of Bahria Town has been described as historical fraud committed by Sindh government’s
ruling elites and corrupt government officials through Malik Riaz

KARACHI Sept 18 (TNS): In violation of the mandatory provisions of Sindh Building Control
Authority Ordinance 1979, Bahria Town Karachi has extended its development work on
thousands of acres of land contrary to the SBCA approval/NOC for development on the area up
to 1330 acres only.

National Accountability Bureau has issued a call up notice to the Sindh Building Control Authority
(SBCA) under section 19 of the National Accountability Ordinance 1999 regarding  investigation
against officers/officials of Revenue Department MDA, Govt of Sindh and others and has asked it
to depute a well conversant officer not below the rank of Director to appear before the Combined
Investigating Team (CIT) along with justification of SBCA in writing for not taking any action
against Bahria Town Karachi regarding violations of the mandatory provisions of SBCA 1979 by
them and measures for informing general public to safeguard their investment in the said project
by directing Bahria Town Karachi to stop all illegal sale, booking and advertisement activities at
once.

SBCA office letter No. 765 dated 5.6.2017 had originally stated that it had given approval/ NOC
to Bahria Town Project situated at main Super Highway for advertisement/development on the
area up to 1330 acres only, whereas rest of the development on thousands of acres including
constant media publicity/advertisement were against Sindh Building Control Authority Ordinance
1979. As per the demarcation map provided by Survey of Pakistan vide dated 20.7. 2016 total
area under possession of Bahria Town Karachi is 12,156 acres.

National Accountability Bureau has warned the DG SBCA if it fails to comply with the notice it will
have to face penal consequences as provided under the law.

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Let it be noted here that the Sindh government grossly violated the settled rules, regulations and
orders of Supreme Court by consolidating and exchanging low cost lands of M/s Bahria Town
with the precious State land at main Super highway (Karachi-Hyderabad road) for the posh
housing project at Karachi causing loss of billions of rupees to national exchequer.

Bahria Town purchased 7 thousand acres of land at low rate from Rs. 30 thousand to Rs. 50
thousand and in some places at the rate of Rs. 5 lacs in different parts /Dehs of district Malir,
Karachi and got precious land exchanged/ consolidated against the settled laws of Government
of Sindh at Super Highway where the rate of land is Rs. 50 lac per acre.

Bahria Town after getting illegal favor of exchanging the land also occupied above 40 thousand
acres in the same area illegally with the help of Sindh government officials on the directions of
political high-ups of ruling party Sindh.

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Sindh also inquiring the matter and in this regard Deputy
Director Muhammad Rizwan had written a letter to former Chief Secretary Sindh Muhammad
Siddique Memon, asking him to submit the information,  how the land exchanged and under
what laws. (Copy of letter available)

According to the details, after exchanging the state lands with Bahria Town Sindh the Board of
Revenue, Deputy Commissioner Malir, illegally and unlawfully violating the laws of Sindh land
Accusation Act 1967 and without any payment, allowed Malir Development Authority (MDA) to
get the physical survey and preparation of road network at the site of Bahria Town, Karachi.

Director General Sindh Buildings Control Authority (SBCA) Manzoor Qadir Kaka (who is also
absconder and had fled from the country on the charges of corruption) bypassing the Supreme
Court orders and without having any allotment, lease deeds, sale deeds issued all necessary
permission and approved maps, site plans, layout plans through a letter SBCA/Dir/(D)/2013/023
without mentioning the date of issuance of the said letter (copy available) to Bahria Town;
administration of Bahria Town on behalf of that letter and permissions published an
advertisement in leading newspapers of country and collected token amount from the innocent
public to the tune of trillions of rupees.

It is worth-noting that in a Suo-Moto case No. 16/2011 on November 28, 2012 Supreme Court of
Pakistan had restrained Sindh government and Sindh Revenue department for any mutation,
transfer of lands and conversion of any state land to anybody or any organization, the apex court
further had directed that no conversion or mutation of state land in the record of rights from the
date (November 28, 2012) onwards would be deemed nullify and would expose the Deputy
Commissioner of relevant district to contempt proceedings.

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In an official report of a premier intelligence agency of Pakistan regarding the whole process of
Bahria Town Karachi (copy available) it was narrated that after these illegal permissions which
were issued without mentioning date of issuance approximately 175 billion Pakistani rupees were
received from the general public and this money was transferred from Karachi for some other
projects of Bahria Town. Security agency also obtained the bank records of all accounts of Bahria
Town.

Sources told Sindh post that this report was presented by DG Rangers in Apex Committee
meeting and had raised serious objection upon the project of Bahria Town Karachi.

According to the details and documentary evidences earlier Sindh government handed over land
of 43 Dehs ( Deh is the small unit of Land in Revenue Record) of District Malir and District West
to Malir Development Authority (MDA) irregularly on December 26  vide notification No
PS/SMBR/BOR/KAR/430 (copy available) only to accommodate Bahria Town.

MDA after getting the said 43 Dehs accommodated Bahria Town by consolidating and adjusting
other low cost lands of Bahria Town even Agriculture lands which were purchased at other places
at very low rates.

According to the rules when any Authority has to consolidate the lands it has to obtain consent
from the Sindh Board of Revenue. Authority has to also verify the cost of land and no precious
land could be exchanged with the low cost land, but in this case of Bahria Town due to political
support to Malik Riaz by ruling Party no legal necessary process was obtained and caused heavy
loss of billions of rupees to national exchequer.

Security agency report suggested that main leader of Sindh ruling Party Asif Zardari is the
partner of Malik Riaz owner of Bahria Town in the projects of Bahria Town Karachi, Nawabshah
and Hyderabad.

This report suggests that Mr Zardari first had assigned his brother Awais Muzafar Tappi for
facilitating in sale purchase arrangements, documentation, acquiring the land by Sindh
government and other irregular conveniences for Bahria Town, this role was then assigned to
Director General of Sindh Building control Authority (SBCA) Manzoor Qadir Kaka and Deputy
commissioner Malir Qazi Jan Muhammad, Director General of Malir Development Authority (MDA)
Muhammad Suhail Additional Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali Shah, Mukhtiarkar Gaddap
Sohail Ahmed Memon were directed by ruling party high-ups to provide all required facilities to
Bahria Town.

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Director Settlement Survey and Land Record Sindh on December 30, 2013 vide his letter number
AE/2391 Copy available informed the Director General Malir Development Authority (MDA) and
Deputy Commissioner Malir that the various survey numbers are Na-Qabuli (state Land) Sindh
government land in said 43 Dehs.

Commissioner Karachi on January 07, 2014 and on January 16, 2014 sent 2 letters to DG MDA
and DC Malir directing them to avoid entertaining any fake claim of any organization or person
and incase of any lacuna or loss to Sindh government property, they would be responsible
through his letter numbers CK/ACR/RB/14/2014 and CK/ACR/RB/25/2014 copies available.

Commissioner Karachi had also called a report from the Survey Superintendent Karachi for
provision of details of Qabooli and Na-Qabooli survey numbers of the area.

Survey Superintendent Karachi on January 31, 2014 wrote a letter to Commissioner Karachi,
Member (R&S) Board of Revenue Sindh, Director Settlement and Survey Karachi, DC Malir and
DG MDA by supplying the details of Na-Qabuli land (Sindh government land) along with survey
numbers which were illegally converted by DC Malir and his team in Qabuli land (private
property) published in public notice by MDA in papers on January 14, 2014 and January 18,
2014.

Report further narrated that for this illegal favor DC Malir and his team received heavy amount
as bribe.

It is pertinent to mention here that MDA is the defaulter of 7 billions of rupees of Sindh Board of
Revenue and posses the excess Sindh government land and a such report of possessing of
illegally Sindh government land by MDA submitted before the Supreme Court by Sindh Board of
Revenue. Many cases against MDA also pending in Sindh High court by different private persons.

Sindh Board of Revenue without realizing these facts fixed a meeting on January 23, 2014 under
the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Sindh for reservation of available state land for a defaulter
organization MDA and to accommodate the fake claims of Bahria Town sent by DC Malir and his
team, on the very next day Secretary Land Utilization with the approval of Chief Minister Sindh
reserved 14617 acres of Sindh government land in favour of MDA without payment and
conditions through letter number 03-168-14-SO-V dated 24.1.2014 (copy available) complete
violation of Supreme Court orders.

After this meeting all lined department of Sindh government were strictly prohibited for any
correspondence on the subject.

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DG MDA completed entire exercise to establish phase 1 of Bahria Town within 3 months.
MDA violated instructions and reports of Commissioner Karachi, Director Settlement Survey and
Land Records, Survey Superintendent and above all the orders of Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Security agency in its report termed the project of Bahria Town as historical fraud committed by
Sindh government’s ruling elites and corrupt government officials through Malik Riaz.

Agency recommended the authorities for taking an exemplary action against the corrupt mafia in
public interest and cancel all illegal transactions made through illegal means and stop DG MDA
and DC Malir for handing over further precious Sindh government lands to Malik Riaz and his
company.

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