What to do if your plot has been occupied

Speed and evidence decide the outcome. The first week matters more than the following year.

First, secure the evidence

• Obtain a certified copy of the current record showing your ownership
• Obtain the full transfer or mutation history
• Have the occupation photographed and video-recorded, dated, from multiple angles
• Collect property tax receipts, utility bills and any caretaker agreement
• Identify who is in occupation and since when

Then, in parallel

• Written complaint to the society or development authority, asking them to record the encroachment and refuse any transfer
• Application to the Overseas Pakistanis Commission of the relevant province (Guide 27)
• Complaint under the Illegal Dispossession Act where it applies (Guide 26)
• Written application to the Deputy Commissioner and the district police officer
• A civil suit for possession, with an application for interim injunction to stop further construction

Do not negotiate first. Any payment or arrangement made before the record is secured can later be characterised as consent to the occupation.