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National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is preparing to roll out a new digital platform aimed at curbing housing fraud by giving the public direct access to verified information about private housing schemes across the country.
The Online Property Information System (OPIS) will allow citizens, including overseas Pakistanis, to check approved layout plans of housing societies and confirm plot locations before making investments. The system has been developed after NAB collected verified layout plans for over 1,000 housing projects nationwide.
NAB Islamabad/Rawalpindi region’s Director General, Waqar Chauhan, said that the platform is ready for launch and will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the coming days.
“With this system, people will no longer have to rely on agents or unofficial sources. Anyone, even from abroad, will be able to verify the layout and legal standing of a housing scheme online,” he said while speaking to a private media outlet.
Officials say OPIS is designed as a preventive tool to counter the activities of land grabbers and fraudulent developers by bringing provincial governments, regulators and local authorities onto a single platform.
The portal will provide verified details on the legal status, approved layout plans and available land of private housing societies, helping buyers safeguard their savings from unapproved or fake real estate projects.
To ensure accuracy, NAB has coordinated with provincial secretaries, regulatory bodies and local governments to supply authenticated data. The information will be housed in a central national database, allowing early verification and reducing the risk of fraud before financial losses occur.
