Quetta, Balochistan, the National Accountability Bureau Balochistan has recovered about 260,000 acres of state land. This land is worth more than Rs. 414 billion in several districts, the bureau said.
NAB said the 2026 recovery covered land in Quetta, Sibi, Sherani, Hub, Lasbela and Gwadar. The bureau described the operation as part of a wider campaign to protect public assets and restore state authority.
The recovered land includes 47,000 acres worth Rs354 billion in Quetta and 2,861 acres worth Rs2.3 billion in Sibi. Furthermore, there are 15,000 acres worth Rs29 billion in Sherani, according to NAB.
The bureau said it also recovered 153 acres valued at Rs50 billion in Hub. In addition, it recovered 17,000 acres valued at Rs2.2 billion in Lasbela and 176,000 acres valued at Rs25 billion in Gwadar. All recovered land belongs to the Forest and Wildlife Department.
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NAB said an initial inspection in 2025 found no formal transfer record for nearly 2.8 million acres of Forest Department land. As a result, it said the finding prompted a large-scale operation against the illegal occupation of state land.
The bureau said more than 1 million acres of government land, valued at about Rs1.37 trillion, had been recovered in 2025. Moreover, it is called the campaign, one of the largest land recovery operations in Pakistan’s history.
NAB credited the Government of Balochistan, the Senior Member Board of Revenue and the Forest and Wildlife Department for supporting the operation. It said the recovered land is being formally handed over to the Forest and Wildlife Department.
Authorities are working on digital land records, modern record-keeping and stronger monitoring to prevent future encroachments. NAB said the digitalisation of Gwadar land records has entered its final stages.
