Hanif Abbasi: 2,826 acres of railway land recovered nationwide
Pakistan Railways land retrieval recovered 2,826.09 acres worth about Rs21.178 billion from 2021-22 to 2025-26, Minister Hanif Abbasi told the Senate.
Pakistan Railways has retrieved 2,826.09 acres of encroached land valued at an estimated Rs21.178 billion over the past five years.
Federal Minister for Railways Muhammad Hanif Abbasi shared the figures in the Senate during Question Hour on Friday.
From 2021-22 to 2025-26, Punjab accounted for 1,235.71 acres, Sindh 945.84, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 424.08 and Balochistan 220.46.
Some 174 FIRs were registered against people accused of illegally occupying railway land; the minister said no railway officials’ involvement had been established.
Recovery is being pursued under a Joint Procedure Order tied to Supreme Court directives in Suo Motu Case No. 11/2011.