Case Update Status

On April 19, 2023, RDA asked the owners of three marketing companies Advice Associates, Lead Marketing and Zameen. Com, to stop advertising illegal housing schemes.

Summary of Case

"On Tuesday, the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) ordered three marketing companies, namely Advice Associates, Lead Marketing, and Zameen.com, to halt their advertising of illegal housing schemes. According to RDA Director General Saif Anwar Jappa, advertising such schemes violates section 46(1) of the Punjab Development Authorities Private Housing Scheme Rules-2021, which states that a sponsor cannot advertise the sale of plots or housing units without prior approval from the authority. Jappa warned that failure to comply with the Punjab Development of Cities Act 1976 and Punjab Development Authorities Private Housing Schemes Rules 2021 could result in legal action against the companies and their owners. He emphasized that a project cannot be considered approved or legal unless it has obtained a NOC from RDA Rawalpindi and that the public is being misled by websites that promote such schemes. Jappa urged the advertising companies to refrain from participating in this illegal activity, as it could deceive investors who put their money into unapproved/fake/illegal housing schemes through their platforms. He instructed the civic body to remove all construction related to these illegal schemes, which could otherwise result in significant financial losses for the public who book plots in them. Furthermore, Jappa stated that the legal status of these projects is available on the RDA website or can be obtained directly from RDA offices."

Category of Incident

Censorship

ICCS Status

ICCS Divisions: 0803-Acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression

ICCS Group: 08039-Other acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression

ICCS Class: N/A

ICCS Crime: Acts related to freedom of expression or control of expression

Reported By

Dawn

Date of incident

19

Month

April

Year

2023

Name of affected person

No person was affected

Other affected persons

Not other person affected

Name of affected organization

All the organisations

Other affected organizations

No other organization was affected

Action by

By Rawalpindi Development Authority.

City

Rawalpindi

Province

Punajb

Designation

Not Applicable

Professional category

Not Applicable

Age of victim

Not applicable

Marital Status

Compensation Details

Amount of compensation announced by government: No compensation announced

Date of compensation announcement by government: No compensation announced

Date of compensation paid by government: No compensation announced

Amount of compensation announced by others: No compensation announced

Date of compensation announced by others: No compensation announced

Date compensation paid by others: No compensation announced

FIR Details

Was FIR registered ?: No

Court Details

Was case investigated ?: No

Court where case was presented: Case is not in any court

Name of prosecuting lawyer: Case is not in any court

Date of first court hearing:

Date of last court hearing:

Status of court case: Case is not in any court

Journalist Union Status

PFUJ

N/A

APNS

N/A

CPNE

N/A

PBA

N/A

Media Source Status

Media reports:

Condemn Status

Colleague of victim

N/A

Employer organization

N/A

Press Club Status

Press club 1: N/A

Press club 2: N/A

Press club 3: N/A