The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Balochistan has successfully recovered over one million acres of forest land, valued at Rs1.3 trillion, following an eight-month operation carried out in collaboration with the Board of Revenue and local deputy commissioners, according to a news report.Â
NAB officials reported that the operation aimed to reclaim forest lands from encroachers and illegal occupants and prevent further misuse of state property. The recovered lands have now been officially transferred to the Forest Department of Balochistan.
A senior NAB official noted that the provincial government has established Forest Settlement Boards in each district and Forest Tribunals at the divisional level. These bodies are tasked with addressing land ownership disputes and ensuring a fair, transparent resolution of grievances from local tribes and communities.
Additionally, NAB Balochistan has launched an inquiry into the illegal allotment of state-owned land in Miani Hore, Sonmiani tehsil, Hub district, which had been designated a mangrove-protected forest zone by the Forest Department in September 2022.Â
Despite this, the local administration and other departments later designated it as a new settlement area, encouraging people to file land claims there.
