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Thursday, June 30, 2016 07:15 PM 

IMPORTANT (Please read and spread)

   The current increase in multiple taxes on real estate can have serious impact on all DHAs. These DHAs are primarily meant to provide some relief to retiring Military officers, who generally run from paycheck to paycheck throughout their service. One or two plots allotted in DHAs are the only assets mostly have for funding our post retirement expenses.

       As per Law DHAs are supposed to be similar to Federal or Provincial authorities like CDA or LDA. However there is one discrimination faced by DHAs. Govt agencies like LDA CDA etc get Federal government and Provincial government grants in their budget to finance the infrastructure development. In addition large projects like hospitals, universities and  Metros etc are funded by Federal or Provincial PSDP. On the other hand DHAs do not have this facility. They are funding their own infrastructure development, and for routine civic services residents pay fixed fees.

        With newly levied taxes on Property DHAs will be collecting huge taxes for Govt and in return will not get anything. We need to propagate to concerned authorities to take the case with Govt for eradicating this discrepancy. Either Govt should fund the large infrastructure projects in DHAs also as its done for LDA CDA etc, Or the Taxes collected by DHAs be kept with DHAs for this purpose.

       Please don’t mind I really feel robbed by the Govt and intend Posting this info multiple times for max circulation.

User_6006® replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 07:29 PM 

only solution to end this is PTI govt in 2018 , which by all means relax middle class out of taxes as priority

Naveed@786® replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 07:33 PM 

Noon league is sinking in the boat of Ishaaq daar the robbed man.

FAA.awan replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 08:06 PM 

Noon league end of time has come ,most of noon league's voters are lamenting on their selection of nawaz govt.After all nawaz league is a patwari party.Ishaq Dar lanati a white- dog is drilling in the boat of Nawaz govt.Why FBR not taking action against Nawaz league's frauds,off shore etc.Nawaz govt always used to tease the common man by imposing useless polices.This is a robbery in the name of so called tax collection.It will be a big failed policy.InshaAllah.)

kk replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 08:07 PM 

Very happy with the step which Govt took

SM replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 08:15 PM 

Govt should have taken this step long time ago. It was impossible for common man to buy a plot or house in good society. All foreign investor and black money had hijacked the market and the other industries were suffering because the return in real estate was so high. Govt make societies not so people with extra money just jump and flip in six months or year and make one coror. Govt make societies so a common man can afford to build a house and live decently. Thank God now all the foreign investor will be gone and there will be a significant correction in the prices. Govt should have taken this step long time ago. I have investments in DHA and I really don't mind if it goes down because I don't care this step is good for me but one thing I know for sure that it is good for my PAKISTAN and PAKISTAN COMES FIRST than individuals interests or interest of small group of people who are loaded and they are disappointed that they cannot make 50 lacs in 150 days.

MSL replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 08:17 PM 

Its very interesting to read ppl views making millions in profit and not ready to give tax.

Its really good move by govt...why only poor ppl should be taxed.

Real Estate is best replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 08:30 PM 

@SM why did not you just donate your plot to a deserving family long ago then? i wonder why you waited so long for this tax to be implemented so that your plot could also come down and a deserving one could afford?
STOP HYPOCRACY!

User_US8028® replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 08:57 PM 

A stupid decision.It may have following negatives.
foreign remittances will be reduced which were coming in the shape of real estate investments.
Capital flight to safe heavens.
Investors confidence will be shaken once again.
Whatever little economic activity is there will be reduced.
More unemployment more crimes.
Thieves and not the country will be benefited.

Ahmad786® replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 09:00 PM 

If they are not spending in developing those areas then how come government should take those taxes? Isn't it logical

Ahmad786® replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 09:03 PM 

All those who are favoring these taxes are using unregistered names. Have guts to use registered names

Kureshi® replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 09:32 PM 

Right said Ahmad.

MSL replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 10:06 PM 

What is relationship of using unregistered name with favoring new tax?

MSL replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 10:10 PM 

Earlier taxes were taken by federal/provinvial govt..so what is changed that dha has to retain taxes..

@AHMED....Have guts to pay tax at new and fair tax rate..

N S Mughal® replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 10:11 PM 

N S Mughal
Badshah Salamat ke aik washroom ke renovation ke lia 2 corore 20 lacs fix Kia GE hain. This is what we pay the taxes

MIT® replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 10:34 PM 

Relationship?..because you are unaccounted for hence unreliable in your statements. BTW majority of the people do want to pay the taxes, but fair amount of taxes, not 'Noora Tax' to feed your corrupt rulers instead of providing for the poor citizen within the country.

MSL replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 10:43 PM 

@MIT.
You want everybody to be registered and accountable...but afraid to declare ur assets at correct value. . It really make sense....and i am not breaking any news that i need to be held accountable. .

georgian replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 11:22 PM 

totally agreed . this is totally a day light robbery. Stand united people. IN SHA ALLAH these new tax measure will revert soon. Alot of people's entire savings, there day to day affairs depend on property transactions. total injustice and cruel ways of collecting money. In Pakistan everybody intends to save that he could leave some assets for their children secure future and I am afraid the shuhadas and military families who are alloted plots for their entire life service how can they get proper award when the market is dull and less buyers and sellers activity. this is not the way to eradicate black money but its a way to crash the property industry. IN SHA ALLAH in manhooso sy bht jald jaan chutnay lagi hai.This is their last government and last Eid and Last budget which they presented. They are doomed to be kicked out. This time they will try to flee to saudia or most probably turkey but IN SHA ALLAH they will have to pay for everything here.

Khalid Azad® replied on Thursday, June 30, 2016 11:41 PM 

As nation we also think about homeless population. The current hype a common man can't build their sweet home even 3 marla with his whole life saving. Investment should in industry and agricultural sector. So more jobs may create and as nation we may develop.

Jameel Mughal® replied on Friday, July 1, 2016 06:40 AM 

I agree CMY, I think DHA need Nothing but to make some Mechanism to Make Fool Proof Open File, If everyone else was doing why they wanted to be so much "FAIR"

User_6006® replied on Friday, July 1, 2016 08:44 AM 

All those stupid cunts who are saying very good step now we can buy plot too , are living in fool paradise , for example a plot in prism j now get corrected and instead of 45 come down to 35 lac . But seller have to pay cgt , again buyer have to pay more tax , todays buyer is tomorrow seller will again pay extra charges ,and what he will earn from this, may be good for only who want to construct home right away. and in end buyer seller both paid heavily to govt instead of eachother who will be beneficary in this , its bad for investors and without investor dealer will suffer . This is the case beside it your paid tax will go to offshore company and govt yet take more loan from imf which will increase taxes and general things prices . So no to corrupt govt
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