KARACHI: A significant operation in opposition to land mafia within the metropolis has led to the restoration of Pakistan Railways land value 1.42 billion rupees, underneath the imaginative and prescient of Federal Minister for Railways Hanif Abbassi and on a particular order of Divisional Superintendent Jamshed Alam, Pakistan Railways officers stated.
The motion was carried out underneath the supervision of the SP Railways Muhammad Ameen Alam, throughout which 12 people have been taken into custody.
Authorities recovered 2.72 acres of invaluable railway land situated alongside the Karachi Round Railway alignment, close to Deh Dozan, Dow Hospital, and behind King Basic Residences.
In line with estimates, the recovered railway property is valued at over 1.42 billion rupees.
Data of Pakistan Railways confirmed that the land varieties a part of the designated hall of the Karachi Round Railway.
Officers acknowledged that the reclaimed land is legally owned by Pakistan Railways, whereas it had allegedly been encroached upon for an unauthorized personal challenge named “Sheikhani Sky Towers.”
The operation was performed after a established order order in case quantity 108/2026 was not prolonged by the court docket on Could 25, 2026. Following this, Pakistan Railways proceeded with authorized motion in coordination with the Railway Police and district administration to regain possession of the land.
A spokesperson for Pakistan Railways confirmed that FIRs have been registered in opposition to the detained people. He added that nationwide operations in opposition to encroachments on railway land are ongoing, and unlawful occupation of nationwide property is not going to be tolerated.
The Karachi division’s motion is being described as a major success within the ongoing marketing campaign in opposition to land mafia, securing billions of rupees value of nationwide property.
