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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Development Working Party has approved 14 development projects covering road infrastructure, forestry, sports, urban policy and land record management across the province, with a major share of the new schemes focused on improving regional connectivity.
The approvals were granted during the seventh PDWP meeting for fiscal year 2026 27, chaired by Additional Chief Secretary Planning and Development Department Islam Zeb.
A significant portion of the approved portfolio relates to the construction, widening, rehabilitation and feasibility assessment of roads in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In Upper Chitral, approval was granted for construction of the 45 kilometre Shughar Shah Salim Road, a project aimed at improving road access and connectivity in the mountainous district.
The PDWP also approved widening, improvement and blacktopping of the 20 kilometre Battai Khalil Top Road in Buner.
In Khyber district, two road schemes were approved, including construction of the 11 kilometre Shangar Markaz Dars Masjid Road through Sandipal and the 8 kilometre Ahmadi Donga Road in Bara tehsil.
Abbottabad will receive another connectivity project involving the feasibility study, design and construction of a road linking the Makhniyal Islamabad boundary with Changla Gali through Dukhan Palsar.
A feasibility study for the proposed Umarzai Bypass Road in Charsadda was also approved as part of the wider road development programme.
The forum also approved a special development package worth more than Rs9 billion for Torghar district under Phase II, providing additional funding for development interventions in one of the province’s less developed districts.
Beyond road infrastructure, the approved portfolio includes the Billion Tree Afforestation Support Project, extending development spending into forestry and environmental restoration.
Sports infrastructure also received approval through establishment of a sports stadium in Upper Chitral, organisation of sports competitions in the merged districts and construction, upgrading and rehabilitation of sports grounds and existing facilities.
The PDWP further approved establishment of an Urban Policy Unit, which is expected to support planning and policy formulation for growing urban areas across the province.
Another approved initiative is the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Public Resource for Inclusive Development Multi Phase Programmatic Approach, aimed at strengthening development planning and the use of public resources.
In the revenue and land management sector, the forum approved centralisation of the Land Record Management Information System.
The move is expected to strengthen provincial land record administration by bringing land information under a more integrated digital management system.
The latest approvals expand the provincial development portfolio across transport, environment, sports, urban planning and land administration, with road connectivity remaining the dominant infrastructure priority in the new set of projects.

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The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recovered 66 kanals and 11 marlas of land allocated for public amenities from the private Khazana Greens Housing Society in Peshawar and transferred it to the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) Shah Alam.
According to NAB Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the recovered land has a current market value of approximately Rs1.863 billion. The property is located in Mouza Khazana, Tehsil Shah Alam, District Peshawar.
Following the recovery, the land has been formally transferred and mutation has been recorded in favour of TMA Shah Alam, Peshawar, according to the accountability bureau.
NAB said the action is part of its ongoing efforts, in collaboration with LUBCA, to recover amenity plots allocated in private housing schemes and hand them over to the relevant government regulatory authorities.
The bureau said such operations will continue to protect land reserved for public facilities, including parks, roads, graveyards and other essential civic amenities.

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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has intensified action against illegal and non-compliant construction in Peshawar. The Land Use and Building Control Authority (LUBCA) sealed a commercial plaza under construction in a private housing scheme in the Pashtakharah area for violating building control regulations.
According to available official information, on September 8, 2026, the Planning Control Officer, Pashtakharah, conducted an inspection of the private housing scheme under the supervision of the Director Enforcement, LUBCA, along with the relevant staff. During the inspection, violations of building regulations were identified at an under-construction commercial plaza.
Officials said the required parking space had not been provided at the site, while construction was also being carried out without an approved building plan. Following the violations, construction activities were immediately halted and the building was sealed.
LUBCA has continued enforcement operations against illegal construction and violations of land-use and building regulations in Peshawar and other parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to information available on the authority’s official website, action was also taken against unauthorized and illegal buildings in Pabbi Tehsil on September 8, while an operation against illegal construction was conducted in Chamkani Tehsil on September 7.
The authority maintains that obtaining approval for building plans and complying with relevant regulations are essential requirements for orderly urban planning, public safety and sustainable urban development. LUBCA has also previously sealed commercial plazas under construction for being developed without approved building plans.
The latest action comes as the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has stepped up measures against illegal housing schemes across the province. A report published on September 8 stated that action had been decided against more than 500 illegal housing schemes, while notices had already been issued to several schemes.
Officials said enforcement of building control and land-use regulations is aimed at preventing unplanned construction, reducing pressure on urban infrastructure and protecting the interests of citizens and property buyers.
LUBCA is expected to continue enforcement operations against construction carried out without approved plans, illegal buildings and housing schemes operating in violation of applicable land-use and building control regulations.