Summary:
- Punjab Assembly names chairmen for five new standing committees.
- Lahore Development Authority (LDA) seals 40 properties in Lahore for commercial fee defaults.
- LDA operation targets properties including schools, offices, and shops in Shadman and Gulshan Ravi.
The Punjab Assembly has announced the appointment of chairmen for five new standing committees. A notification issued by Assembly Secretary Chaudhry Aamir Habib confirmed the appointments. Arif Mehmood Gul will chair the Standing Committee for C&W, Noor-ul-Amin Wattoo for Revenue, Adnan Afzal Chatta for Specialized Health and Medical Education, Malik Lal Muhammad for Higher Education, and Zulfiqar Ali Shah for Agriculture.
In a separate development, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) conducted an operation on Monday, sealing 40 properties in Shadman and Gulshan Ravi. The action, directed by DG LDA Tahir Farooq, targeted properties that defaulted on commercialization fees. Among the sealed properties were private schools, offices, and shops. The operation was led by Director Town Planning Zone II and supervised by Chief Town Planner I, Asad Ul Zaman, following multiple prior notices to the property owners.