# Bahria Town Lahore review: approval, prices and the risks buyers miss URL: https://which.pk/property/lahore/bahria-town-lahore/ Author: Ahtisham Imtiaz Updated: 7 Oct 2026 ## Summary Bahria Town Lahore is a large, built-up gated township in south-west Lahore, but its LDA approval is only partly on record: the approved list we could check names Sector A and Safari Town only. A 5 marla plot averages about Rs 79.5 lakh in asking prices (August 2026), down roughly 8% from mid-2025. Electricity and water depend on the developer paying LESCO, and the developer faces serious legal problems. It suits end users who confirm their block with LDA in writing. Bahria Town Lahore is built up, lived in and cheaper than DHA, but its LDA approval is only partly on record. The LDA approved-schemes list we could check (as reproduced in May 2025) names **Sector A** and **Safari Town**, nothing else. If you buy, buy a block you have confirmed with LDA in writing. A 5 marla plot averaged **Rs 79.5 lakh** in asking prices in August 2026. ## Is Bahria Town Lahore LDA approved? Partly. LDA's list of approved schemes, as reproduced by Zameen in March 2021 and by Pakistan Observer in May 2025, includes two Bahria entries: Sector A (684.6 kanals) and Safari Town (446.1 kanals). In 2015 LDA publicly warned that Sectors D, E and F were not approved. Some estate agents now say Sectors B to F have been approved since, but none of them shows an LDA letter or notification. We couldn't open LDA's own website to check the current list (it blocked our requests in October 2026). **Before you pay a token:** Ask LDA to confirm the approval status of the exact sector and block in writing. An agent's "LDA approved" label is not evidence. See [how we judge legal status](/methodology/). ## Has possession been given? For most of the society, yes. The older sectors are built up and inhabited. Sector F was handed over block by block: by March 2018 Quaid, Ghaznavi, Sikander and Alamgir blocks had possession, Shershah was partly developed, and about 4,500 Sector F files were still not matched to plots. We found no newer block-by-block data from a neutral source. ## What does a plot cost now? These are averages of asking prices on Zameen, not sale prices, and they vary a lot by sector. A 5 marla plot rose from Rs 54.5 lakh (June 2021) to a peak of about Rs 86.5 lakh (June 2025), then fell to Rs 79.5 lakh by August 2026. That is still 46% above mid-2021, but about 8% below the peak. A 10 marla plot went from Rs 81.3 lakh (June 2021) to about Rs 1.46 crore, and has been flat since mid-2025. For the same size, DHA Lahore asks roughly 40 to 50% more; see [DHA vs Bahria Town Lahore](/property/compare/dha-vs-bahria-town-lahore/). ## Gas, electricity and water Electricity and water run through Bahria's own system, not individual LESCO meters. Bahria buys power in bulk and resells it. On 27 November 2025 LESCO cut supply to the whole society over Rs682 million in unpaid dues, and water stopped with it because the pumps are Bahria-run. Supply came back the next day after payment. A similar cut over Rs762 million happened in 2024. The lesson for buyers: your power and water depend on the developer paying its bills. On gas, we found no dated, reliable source on SNGPL coverage by sector, so we can't score it. ## Who is behind it? Bahria Town (Private) Limited, founded by Malik Riaz Hussain. In Lahore it has delivered a large, inhabited township. Elsewhere the record is troubled: - In 2019 the Supreme Court accepted Bahria's Rs460 billion offer to settle the Bahria Town Karachi land case. By November 2023 it had paid about Rs65 billion and stopped instalments. - In January 2025 Malik Riaz and his son were declared proclaimed offenders in the £190 million Al-Qadir Trust case. - In 2025 NAB froze Bahria accounts and auctioned some of its assets in Rawalpindi and Islamabad, and Malik Riaz warned operations could shut down nationwide. None of these cases is about Lahore directly. They matter because services in a privately run society depend on the developer's finances, as the November 2025 power cut showed. ## How easy is it to resell? Zameen listed 1,883 plots for sale in Bahria Town Lahore on 7 October 2026, and its price index has run without a break since 2010. That points to an active resale market. We found no data on how long plots take to sell. DHA Lahore had nearly seven times as many plots listed on the same day (12,619). ## Where is it? South-west Lahore, off the Canal Bank Road extension near Mohlanwal. By road it is about 17 km from Thokar Niaz Baig and 29 km from the GPO on Mall Road. Lahore Ring Road's southern loop is being built along it. For other Lahore societies, see all [Lahore reviews](/property/lahore/). ## Bahria Town Lahore: facts and scorecard - Approval: LDA: partly approved - 5 marla plot: Rs 79.52 lakh - Possession: Partly given - Our score: 5.0/10 - Legal status: 4/10 (Only Sector A and Safari Town appear on the LDA approved list we could check (May 2025); other sectors unconfirmed.) - Possession & development: 7/10 (Long established and largely built up; latest block-level possession data is from 2018.) - Price & appreciation: 5/10 (5 marla asking prices up 46% from Jun 2021 to Aug 2026, but down about 8% from the mid-2025 peak; 10 marla flat since 2024.) - Utilities: 5/10 (Electricity and water run through Bahria's bulk LESCO supply, cut for a day in Nov 2025 over unpaid dues; gas unconfirmed.) - Developer track record: 3/10 (Delivered and inhabited in Lahore, but the developer faces an unpaid Rs460bn Karachi settlement, NAB asset auctions (2025) and a founder declared proclaimed offender.) - Location: 5/10 (About 17 km from Thokar Niaz Baig and 29 km from the GPO; Ring Road SL-III under construction alongside.) - Resale liquidity: 6/10 (1,883 plots listed on Zameen (Oct 2026) and a continuous price index point to an active market; no time-to-sell data.) **Suits:** End users who want a built-up gated community for much less than DHA, buying in Sector A or a block they have confirmed with LDA in writing. **Avoid if:** You can't get written LDA confirmation for your exact block, or you can't live with services that depend on the developer's finances. **Main risks:** LDA approval confirmed only for Sector A and Safari Town on the list we could check (May 2025). Electricity and water depend on Bahria paying LESCO; supply was cut for a day in November 2025. The developer's legal and financial troubles (Karachi settlement, NAB auctions in 2025). 5 marla asking prices fell about 8% from the mid-2025 peak. ## Questions people ask ### Is Bahria Town Lahore LDA approved? Only partly, on the record we could check. LDA's approved list, as reproduced in March 2021 and May 2025, names Bahria Town Sector A and Safari Town. LDA warned in 2015 that Sectors D, E and F were unapproved. Ask LDA to confirm your exact block in writing. ### How much is a 5 marla plot in Bahria Town Lahore? Zameen's asking-price index averaged Rs 79.5 lakh in August 2026, down from about Rs 86.5 lakh in June 2025. Prices vary by sector and block. ### How much is a 10 marla plot in Bahria Town Lahore? About Rs 1.46 crore on Zameen's asking-price index in August 2026, roughly where it was in mid-2025. ### Does Bahria Town Lahore have electricity problems? Power comes through Bahria's bulk connection from LESCO. LESCO cut supply to the whole society on 27 November 2025 over Rs682 million in unpaid dues and restored it the next day after payment. A similar cut over Rs762 million happened in 2024. ### Where is Bahria Town Lahore? In south-west Lahore, off the Canal Bank Road extension near Mohlanwal, about 17 km by road from Thokar Niaz Baig and 29 km from the GPO on Mall Road. ## Sources - [LDA Approved Housing Societies in Lahore, May 2025 updated list](https://pakobserver.net/lda-approved-housing-societies-in-lahore-may-2025-updated-list/), Pakistan Observer (accessed 7 Oct 2026) - [List of LDA-approved housing schemes in Lahore District](https://www.zameen.com/news/list-of-lda-approved-housing-schemes-in-lahore-district.html), Zameen.com (accessed 7 Oct 2026) - [LDA flays Bahria Town Lahore](https://www.zameen.com/news/lda-flays-bahria-town-lahore.html), Zameen.com (accessed 7 Oct 2026) - [Bahria Town Lahore: an update on Sector F](https://www.zameen.com/blog/bahria-town-lahore-an-update-on-sector-f.html), Zameen.com (accessed 7 Oct 2026) - [Residential plot price index, Bahria Town Lahore, 5 marla](https://www.zameen.com/index/buy/residential_plots/lahore/bahria-town-509/5-marla/), Zameen.com (accessed 7 Oct 2026) - [Residential plot price index, Bahria Town Lahore, 10 marla](https://www.zameen.com/index/buy/residential_plots/lahore/bahria-town-509/10-marla/), Zameen.com (accessed 7 Oct 2026) - [Lahore property rates 2025: 5 and 10 marla plots in DHA, Bahria and Johar Town](https://pakobserver.net/lahore-property-rates-2025-prices-for-5-10-marla-plots-in-dha-bahria-and-johar-town/), Pakistan Observer (accessed 7 Oct 2026) - [Bahria Town Lahore residents left in the dark as power supply cut](https://www.dawn.com/news/1957900), Dawn (accessed 7 Oct 2026) - [Lesco restores power to Lahore's Bahria Town after payment of dues](https://www.dawn.com/news/1957947), Dawn (accessed 7 Oct 2026) - [SC accepts Bahria Town Karachi's Rs460bn offer](https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1471121), Dawn (accessed 7 Oct 2026) - [Bahria's Rs35bn in SC account will go to national kitty](https://www.dawn.com/news/1792022/bahrias-rs35bn-in-sc-account-will-go-to-national-kitty), Dawn (accessed 7 Oct 2026) - [IHC clears way for NAB auction of Bahria Town assets](https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1929028), Dawn (accessed 7 Oct 2026) - [Amid crackdown, Pakistan's largest real estate company on brink of complete shutdown](https://www.arabnews.pk/pakistan/amid-crackdown-pakistans-largest-real-estate-company-on-brink-of-complete-shutdown-owner-2610775), Arab News Pakistan (accessed 7 Oct 2026) - [Plots for sale in Bahria Town, Lahore](https://www.zameen.com/Plots/Lahore_Bahria_Town-509-1.html), Zameen.com (accessed 7 Oct 2026)