{"id":6281,"date":"2023-09-21T09:05:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T09:05:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/authorities-seal-sheikh-rashids-lal-haveli-residence-in-rawalpindi\/"},"modified":"2023-09-21T09:05:07","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T09:05:07","slug":"authorities-seal-sheikh-rashids-lal-haveli-residence-in-rawalpindi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/authorities-seal-sheikh-rashids-lal-haveli-residence-in-rawalpindi\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorities seal Sheikh Rashid\u2019s Lal Haveli residence in Rawalpindi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Authorities sealed the Lal Haveli residence of detained Awami Muslim League Chairman Sheikh Rashid \u2014 also a PTI ally \u2014 in Rawalpindi on Thursday, with an official present at the site telling the media that the building\u2019s registry had been cancelled after proceedings.<\/p>\n

\u201cChairman sahib<\/em> decided [to take control of the building] after proceedings over the registry [submitted by Rashid],\u201d Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Rawalpindi Deputy Administrator Asif Khan told reporters, clarifying that the registry was not fake.<\/p>\n

In his order, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com<\/em>, the ETPB chairman said: \u201cI hereby declare property no. D-156, D-157 and D-158 (units of Lal Haveli) situated in Bohr Bazar, Rawalpindi city, district Rawalpindi, as evacuee trust properties under the Evacuee Trust Properties (Management and Disposal) Act, 1975.\u201d<\/p>\n

He directed the ETPB deputy administrator in Rawalpindi to \u201ctake over the management and control\u201d of the property and seal it.<\/p>\n

The order was issued on a reference filed by Khan for the declaration of D-156, D-157 and D-158 as evacuee trust properties.<\/p>\n

An appeal could be filed against the decision with the relevant federal secretary and high court, Khan said, adding, \u201cThe haveli has been completely sealed.\u201d<\/p>\n

With police personnel standing in the background, the official said an operation was conducted to seal the building and no resistance was faced during the process.<\/p>\n

The row over the property\u2019s ownership surfaced in January when the ETPB claimed that the ownership documents of one of Lal Haveli\u2019s eight units were fake.<\/p>\n

In the record books, the property was owned by the trust, a Dawn<\/em> report<\/a> said at the time.<\/p>\n

It quoted an unidentified senior official as saying: \u201cPreviously, we were of the view that the registry of a 3.5-marla unit (out of the eight) as claimed by Rashid may be genuine. But when we probed into it, it was revealed that the legal owner of unit No D-158 is the ETPB. This is the same property against which Sheikh Rashid\u2019s brother moved an application in 1995 with the ETPB for renting it out to him under the law.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe registry is in the name of Rashid\u2019s brother. We have asked the revenue department to provide further detail.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the remaining seven units of the compound were earlier being used by some tenants until 2006. But, after Rashid became a minister in 2006, he allegedly claimed possession of all of them forcibly by threatening and kicking out the tenants. The official further said the applications of the former minister\u2019s brother regarding the allotment of unit No D-158 on rent were rejected several times.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very clear in the ETPB laws that the trust property can neither be sold nor transferred to anyone,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However, Rashid rejected the ETPB\u2019s claims, saying the dispute was only limited to the trust property measuring 100 square feet on which a kitchen was built.<\/p>\n

He further said he owned only four marlas of Lal Haveli and had declared it in his income tax return in 1968.<\/p>\n\n

More to follow<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Authorities sealed the Lal Haveli residence of detained Awami Muslim League Chairman Sheikh Rashid \u2014 also a PTI ally \u2014 in Rawalpindi on Thursday, with an official present at the site telling the media that the building\u2019s registry had been cancelled after proceedings. \u201cChairman sahib decided [to take control of the building] after proceedings over 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