SUKKUR: The commissioner of Sukkur has cancelled land allotment to former chief minister Sindh Qaim Ali Shah’s two sons, citing forgery and violation of revenue laws.
The revenue entries for 28,800 square feet of government land, recorded in the names of the two sons of former Sindh chief minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah, have been cancelled under Section 164 of the Sindh Land Revenue Act, 1967, according to an order issued by the Sukkur commissioner.
According to details, 258 acres of government land in Deh Nizamani, Khairpur, which is recorded as an industrial area, was shownby the Khairpur Municipal Committee as residential plots, divided into seven blocks, and sold on record under fictitious names.
A transfer of 14,400 square feet of land was made from Shamsuddin, son of Muhammad Punhal, to Syed Liaquat Ali Shah, son of Syed Qaim Ali Shah, which was recorded in the revenue record under alleged Entry Number 293 on Sept5,2007.
Similarly, a transfer of 14,400 square feet of land was made from Muhammad Saleh, son of Haji Abdul Karim, to Syed Asad Ali Shah, son of Syed Qaim Ali Shah, recorded in the revenue record under alleged Entry Number 294 on Sept 5, 2007. Taking suo motu notice, the commissioner of Sukkur ordered the relevant departments to produce the official records.In response, the municipal committee presented an FIR regarding the burning of the Khairpur Municipal Committee office, following the martyrdom of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto.
The mukhtiarkar’s report verified that the 258 acres of land are recorded as an industrial area and government property in the revenue records. Consequently, the commissioner of Sukkur has ordered the cancellation of the land transfers in the names of both sons of Syed Qaim Ali Shah under Section 164 of the Sindh Land Revenue Act, 1967.
The commissioner directed the assistant commissioner of Khairpur to supervise implementation of the order, and instructed the deputy commissioner of Khairpur to ensure compliance.