Fard-e-Malkiat in Lahore: How to Get One and Read It Before You Buy

Before you pay a rupee for a plot in Lahore, ask for a fresh Fard-e-Malkiat and read it yourself. It is the single most useful document in a land deal, and also one of the most misunderstood. A Fard tells you what the Punjab Land Records Authority record shows about a piece of land: who owns it, in what share, and which parcel of land the record refers to. It does not, on its own, prove that the person standing in front of you still owns it today. That distinction is where most buyers get hurt.

This guide explains what a Fard is, how to get one at an Arazi Record Centre or through the online portal, what it costs under the current fee schedule, how to read the fields that matter, and where a Fard stops being enough.

Last updated: 27 October 2026. Reviewed by Shakir Estate.

What a Fard-e-Malkiat actually is

A Fard-e-Malkiat is an extract of the land record, the Record of Rights, also called the Jamabandi or Misal Haqiat. It is the record office's answer to a simple question: according to the revenue record, who owns this land?

People in Lahore need one for a sale or purchase, a transfer, a court case, a bank loan, or simply to check ownership before committing money. It is a snapshot, taken on the day it is issued. A sale, gift, inheritance or other transaction after that date can change the position entirely. An old Fard proves what the record showed then, not what it shows now. That is why every careful buyer asks for a fresh one, close to the transaction date, rather than accepting a copy the seller has carried around for months.

Fard, registry and mutation are three different things

Buyers often use these words as if they were interchangeable. They are not, and a safe purchase needs all three to tell the same story.

A registry, the registered sale deed, records a transaction. An old deed proves an important historical transaction happened. It does not prove current ownership, because later changes may have followed. Mutation, or intiqal, is the entry that records a change of ownership in the revenue record after a sale, inheritance, gift or other event. Until mutation is entered, the new owner does not appear in the revenue record. The Fard is the current extract you read to check what the record now shows.

If the deed says one thing, the mutation trail says another, and the Fard says a third, stop and investigate before paying. A mismatch is not a technicality. It is the deal telling you something is unresolved.

The July 2026 twist: is the Fard still valid?

This is the question that has confused Lahore buyers more than any other in 2026, because the answer changed within days.

From 1 July 2026, the Green Property Certificate, a fully digital, QR-coded ownership document under PLRA's PULSE programme, was made compulsory for Punjab property transactions, and Fard issuance for transactions was said to be suspended. The GPC goes further than a Fard extract: it verifies ownership and possession and checks dues, mortgages and court orders, with a field survey and a 15-day public notice before issue.

Then, around 11 July 2026, PLRA withdrew that compulsion by Notification No. PLRA/ADG.ADMIN/162-/2026, declaring the Naqal Arazi Record, the certified land record copy that the Fard route produces, legally valid for transactions again. The GPC still exists and PLRA still issues it, but it is now optional rather than mandatory.