The names of ‘Bahria Housing Society’, ‘Nova Society’ and ‘City Housing Society’, which have been mired in controversy, are among those that have come under government action.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s caretaker provincial information minister said that court has been approached for stay order against three ‘unapproved’ housing societies in the province, including ‘Bahria Housing Society’.
The caretaker provincial information minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has said that the court has been approached to seek a stay order or injunction against three ‘unapproved’ housing societies in the province, including the ‘Bahria Housing Society’.
On the other hand, orders have also been issued to the district administration to register an FIR in the fraud case against the officials.
Caretaker Information Minister Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhil told the media in a telephonic conversation that further measures include closing the offices of these three housing societies, while the process of removing billboards, banners and posters has also started.
According to the provincial government, the names of ‘Bahria Housing Society’, ‘Nova Society’ and ‘City Housing Society’, which are currently under controversy, are among those affected by the action.
Feroze Jamal Shah Kakakhel said that issuing registration form without taking NOC and mislead the people by this process and promoting themselves among them is fraud, which is a crime.
He further said that the place has not been identified, the legal requirements have not been fulfilled and people are being called for investment. In such a case, when someone is harmed, the people will question us tomorrow.
On September 13, Tehsil Mathura Municipal Administration (TMA) of Peshawar district in a letter to the Deputy Commissioner (DC) requested action against the ‘Bahria Housing Society’, in which the position was taken that their limits The active Bahria Housing Society has violated local government rules by not taking No Objection Certificate (NOC).
The letter also sought action against the scheme under the provisions of fraud.
On the same day, Caretaker Information Minister Firoz Jamal in a press conference informed the public about the decision to take action not only against Bahria but also against two other private housing societies and urged them to avoid investing in illegal housing projects.
On the other hand, Bahria Housing Society says that they clearly wrote in the registration form that ‘this form is for market survey/membership registration and allotment of property only after NOC from Peshawar Development Authority (PDA). Will be.’
Five days before the government statement and post, the Peshawar office of Bahria Housing Society issued registration forms, the total cost of which was Rs 70,000.
This news was well commented on social media. Some videos also surfaced, in which a large number of people gathered for the registration form were being beaten.
While the news of the registration forms being sold out within two hours spread, several individuals and marketing companies advertised the availability of the forms on various social media accounts, for which they offered to sell them for Rs 1 lakh to 1.5 lakh. kept
We are worried.
Several property dealers while talking to the media admitted that “In the initial stage, the forms were given to the dealers only, which is pre-arranged between the concerned office and the big dealers.”
However, he said that after the information minister’s statement yesterday, a wave of anxiety and worry has spread among the small dealers.
Shafqat Alam from Nowshera said that he is afraid that his money will sink. According to Shafqat, he acquired 20 farms for Rs 17 lakh, some of which he sold to other small dealers.
Last night there were a lot of phone calls. It was a very anxious night for all the investors, as one sold his wife’s jewelery and another sold his personal car to get into this small business.
While some small dealers are worried, there are many who are optimistic and consider Bahria Housing Society a safe investment. A dealer named Siraj Safi of Mohmand district is also among them.
He criticized the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government for remaining silent when ‘Pashtuns’ were investing.
Bahria Town was built in Lahore, Karachi and Rawalpindi, there was no problem there. Why does every big business project fall into conflict here?’
Siraj Safi alleges that the government is depriving the people of this province of a huge project by making NOC an issue.
Salman, a businessman in the marketing sector, told Independent Urdu: “Bahria Town is a huge project, there is zero chance of it failing. Sooner or later all obstacles will be removed.
Salman says that there are examples of other provinces, where the same procedure has been adopted for housing societies, which is currently being adopted in Peshawar.
He never worked without NOC. It is not possible without it, so it will be achieved. A temporary problem has arisen, which Bahria Housing Society will issue an explanation soon.
Salman also explained the distribution of forms to dealers and said that the Bahria project actually runs only because of the big dealers, who invest crores.
This is the reason that in the initial stage the registration form is only in the hands of the dealers