Property laws in Pakistan are not fully uniform across all regions. While federal frameworks apply broadly, each province has its own revenue administration, land record system, mutation procedures, tax rules, and property registration practices. What applies in Punjab may differ from Sindh or Khyber Pakhtunkhawa, which is why knowing the provincial rules that apply to your property matters.
This section covers land and property laws province by province so you can find accurate, relevant information for your area. Whether you are dealing with a mutation, a registration, a boundary dispute, or a tax issue, this is your starting point.
Stamp duty on a property conveyance in Sindh is charged at 2% of the value as per the official valuation table, and Capital Value Tax (CVT) ranges from 2% to 3% for residential properties depending on plot size. Both are…
The Mukhtiarkar handles routine revenue administration and land record maintenance at the taluka level, while the Assistant Commissioner (AC) holds broader executive and judicial authority over land cases at the sub-divisional level. Both officers play distinct but often overlapping roles…
The Dispute Resolution Committee (DRC) was the body established under the original Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property Ordinance 2025 to hear and decide property complaints itself, with a 90-day extendable timeline and powers equivalent to a civil court.…
The e-registration system for land transfer in Punjab is a fully digital platform managed by the Punjab Land Records Authority that processes property sale deeds online through an integrated chain: online challan generation, e-stamp paper issuance from the Bank of…
Under the Punjab Land Revenue (Amendment) Ordinance 2026, a Patwari in Punjab is now authorized to process only wirasti inteqal, meaning inheritance-based mutations. All other categories of mutation, including sale, gift, exchange, partition, and court decree mutations, have been removed…
The most common land scams in KPK are illegal or unapproved housing societies sold without valid NOCs, double selling of the same plot or land parcel to multiple buyers, fraudulent mutations that transfer ownership without the legitimate owner’s knowledge, agricultural…
The KPK E-Registry System is the province’s first digital property registration platform, launched on 17 December 2025 in District Peshawar as the pilot district under the direction of the KPK Board of Revenue. For property buyers in Peshawar, manual registries…
Aks Shajra and Latha are both cadastral map documents in Pakistan’s revenue record system, but they serve different purposes and exist at different stages of the map chain. The Latha is the cloth copy of the village field map (Shajra…
To get a manual Fard in Quetta, you visit the Patwarkhana or Tehsildar office of the relevant Tehsil, submit an application with your CNIC and the property details including the Mauza name and Khewat or Khasra number, pay the prescribed…
