Karachi Circular Railway land recovery anti-encroachment 2026
KARACHI – Pakistan Railways (PR) has recovered 2.72 acres of its valuable land during an anti-encroachment operation in the metropolis, officials confirmed on Saturday.
According to a press statement issued by PR after the operation, the recovered land is located on the Old Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) alignment at Deh Dozan, near the Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) Hospital (Ojha Campus) and behind King Classic Apartments. Officials said the recovered land is estimated to be worth more than Rs1.42 billion.
According to PR records, the land is part of the designated corridor of the KCR, which is legally owned by Pakistan Railways. Reports indicated that a residential project by a private builder was being carried out on the land, and illegal occupation of railway land was established.
The PR took action after a court refused to extend its stay order on May 25 in a case (108/2026). The department stated that the action was in accordance with the law and regained possession of the land with the cooperation of the Railway Police and the district administration.
During the operation, 12 people were arrested and an FIR was registered against them.
The operation, carried out on the special instructions of Divisional Superintendent PR Karachi, Jamshed Alam, is being described as a major success in the ongoing campaign against the encroachment mafia. As a result, assets worth billions of rupees belonging to the national treasury have been secured.
According to a PR spokesperson, under the vision of Railways Minister Mohammad Hanif Abbasi, a campaign is underway across the country to free railway land from the encroachment mafia, as illegal occupation of national assets will not be tolerated under any circumstances.
The operation was conducted under the supervision of SP Pakistan Railways Karachi Muhammad Amin Alam, along with Divisional Executive Engineer Malik Muzammil Hussain, Deputy Director Property and Land Ms Uzma, Assistant Executive Engineer-I Mumtaz Ali Phul, DSP Railway Police Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, SHO Asad Khan Swati, SHO Cantt Asghar Ali Brohi, SHO Asad Anar, and other relevant railway officers and staff.
