NADRA to verify sellers' identity to help ICT check land fraud cases: DC.

Byline: Tahir Niaz

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has decided to engage National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) for identity verification of the sellers of land in Islamabad so as to check cases of land fraud.

Addressing a press conference here Sunday, Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Muhammad Hamza Shafqaat said the step has been taken as part of the administration's efforts to bring betterment and innovation in the business of the land revenue department.

He told the media that NADRA Verisys system was already in place at the Registry Branch in the district courts complex to help the officials in verification of identity of the sellers of land.

'Real-time group photo of the sellers and purchasers are also attached with the deed documents for a future reference,' he said. He said record of all the sale/purchase and registering the Sale Deed concerning immovable property would be maintained.

The Deputy Commissioner was of the view that the step would help check the on-going practice/fraud of selling land excessive than the actual share. He said it has had been a practice in Islamabad that sale of property through registered deed was not maintained in the revenue record which led to sale of the same property twice or thrice.

'In future, after the process of registering the sale deeds, transfer of land in the revenue record would be ensured so that no one can sell a property twice fraudulently,' he said. He was of the view that the steps would also help reduce burden of land cases on the courts and the revenue department.

He said that from now onwards, the record of files (Jamabandi) which was pending since 2002, would be compiled in the ICT and for that purpose, he added, additional collectors have...