Pakistan, Feb. 14 -- A significant case of illegal occupation of government residences has come to light in Lahore, where multiple officials and employees of the Government Engineering Academy and the Executive Engineer Chak Bandi Division have been found illegally residing in official housing. This is a blatant violation of the Punjab Government Servants (Housing) Allotment Policy 1997, amended on May 2, 2018.
According to an official audit report, these unauthorized occupants owe a staggering Rs. 72,30,558 (7.230 million) in penal rent, which remains uncollected due to departmental inaction.
Violation of Housing Allotment Policy
As per Paragraph 36(E) of the 1997 Allotment Policy, any government employee illegally residing in an offici...