The Lahore Property GuideFraud and hidden problems
Why a plot on the society map may not match the ground
By Adil Builders · Updated 25 September 2026
The seller says Plot 123, Block C. The society's records say Plot 123. You go to the site and a board says 123. Everything seems fine.
Then it turns out the land under "Plot 123" is not the land the records describe. This happens, and often with no fake document involved at all.
How it happens
A housing scheme's plot numbers are drawn on top of land that already has Khasra numbers in the revenue record. For a plot to be what it claims, one chain has to hold:
Khasra land → inside the approved scheme boundary → on the approved layout as Plot 123 → the physical ground you are shown.
If any link breaks, you have a problem, even if every document is genuine.
Common ways it breaks
- Unauthorised extension. The developer numbers plots on land outside the approved boundary.
- Land split without proper mapping. A Khasra was divided, but the split was never properly shown on the revenue map (the supplementary map is called a Tatima Shajra).
- Wrong site. You are shown a different piece of ground and told it is Plot 123.
- Park or road plot. The marketing map shows a plot where the approved layout shows a park or road. A wall around it does not change what it is legally.
The fraud does not need a fake Khasra. It can be a wrong mapping between the Khasra, the approved layout and the plot you are shown.
How to protect yourself
- Ask which Khasra numbers the plot sits on.
- Check those Khasras are inside the approved scheme boundary.
- Find the plot on the approved layout, not the brochure.
- At the site, locate the plot yourself from the layout. Check that the neighbouring plot numbers are where they should be.
- Walk all four corners and measure the frontage and depth.
- If anything does not match, stop and find out why before paying.
The question that exposes this problem is:
Can I trace this exact plot backwards to the land underneath, and forwards to the exact spot on the ground?
From Chapter 9, Physical Verification of Understanding Property in Lahore, built from PLRA, LDA and FBR sources.