Islamabad: The Federal Investigation Agency has submit its report against illegal housing societies in the country before the Supreme Court of Pakistan, with the count of illegal societies reaching 6,000, reported a news source. Out of these, 12 are located in Islamabad, 4,680 in Punjab, 967 in Sindh, 120 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 221 in Balochistan.
According to the report submitted before the apex court, these societies have their offices in the respective societies and that is where they sell plots illegally. In addition to that, these societies also have WAPDA electricity connections issued to them as agriculture connections.
Furthermore, developers market their projects through billboards and electronic media. The court was also told that some of these societies have procured stay orders from the respective courts.
FIA’s report also includes data on registered housing societies the count of which is 2,767. Among these 711 are being operated as cooperative housing societies. Sharing update on its forensic audit, FIA informed the Supreme Court that it has completed it for 701 schemes.
