Land ownership in the Merged Districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the seven former Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Bajaur, Mohmand, Khyber, Orakzai, Kurram, North Waziristan, and South Waziristan, is constitutionally protected under the same laws that apply to the rest of…
Shamilat, also written as Shamlat, is the common land of a village revenue estate that belongs collectively to all persons recorded as owners in the proprietary body of that village. In KPK, Shamilat land includes grazing grounds, forests, pastures, graveyards,…
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the legal framework for land inheritance is governed by the West Pakistan Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act 1962, which mandates that inheritance for all Muslims follows Islamic Sharia regardless of local custom. However, the customary law…
Nishandehi, or land demarcation, in Punjab is now initiated through a formal application to the Tehsildar of the relevant area rather than by approaching the Patwari directly. The application is submitted to the Tehsildar who passes an order directing the…
To report manual land record tampering in Punjab, file a complaint through the PLRA’s complaint system at rodportal.punjab-zameen.gov.pk/complaint-page or call 042-111-22-22-77 for administrative tampering within the PLRA system. For criminal tampering by a Patwari or revenue official, file with the…
The Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Ordinance 2026 restricted Patwari authority to wirasti inteqal, inheritance-based mutations only, because transaction-based mutations such as sales, gifts, exchanges, and partitions were the primary mechanism through which Patwaris manipulated records, extorted payments, enabled fraudulent transfers,…
To track the status of a mutation on the PLRA app, download the Punjab Zameen app from the Google Play Store or App Store, register using your CNIC and mobile number, verify via OTP, and use the land transactions tracking…
To get a land record error corrected through an Arazi Moawin center in Punjab, visit your nearest authorized Arazi Moawin location with your original CNIC and property reference documents, register your CNIC at reception, complete biometric verification, obtain a service…
To verify a property registry online in Punjab, go to rod.pulse.gop.pk or open the Property Registration section on punjab-zameen.gov.pk, select the district and service center, choose your search method from CNIC, Bahi number, registration number, or owner name, enter the…
The Punjab Land Records Authority made it mandatory in January 2026 for the buyer’s full name and CNIC number to be included on the Fard Baraye Bay at the time of its issuance. No Fard Baraye Bay can now be…
