PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is set to make it easier for people to obtain their land records by offering the service at NADRA e-Sahulat centres across the province.
The facility will allow citizens to get Fard, a document showing land ownership details, without having to visit a Revenue Department office. The initiative was approved in principle by Chief Minister Muhammad Sohail Afridi during a meeting on reforms in the Revenue Department.
Officials said the service is expected to be launched next week. People will be able to obtain Fard from both the department’s existing Service Delivery Centres and selected NADRA e-Sahulat centres. The required government fee and other charges will be collected through a cashless payment system.
The move is likely to provide some relief to landowners who often have to travel to government offices to obtain ownership documents. For people living in rural and remote areas, access to the service through nearby e-Sahulat centres could save both time and travel costs.
The provincial government has been gradually moving towards a digital land-record system in an effort to improve transparency and make property-related services easier to access. Computerised records also reduce reliance on old paper files, which can be difficult to maintain and update.
The Revenue Department is working on further digitisation of land-related services, including the computerisation of government land records and the use of technology to identify and monitor encroachments on state land.
Officials have also been looking at the digitisation of mutation records and the use of geospatial technology to identify and map land parcels. Such measures are expected to give authorities better information about land ownership and government property.
Land records are particularly important in property transactions, inheritance cases and disputes. Accurate and easily accessible records can help reduce confusion over ownership and limit opportunities for fraudulent changes or manipulation.
The government is also considering changes to the land acquisition system. During the meeting, officials briefed the chief minister about the draft Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Land Acquisition Bill 2026, which is aimed at improving the existing process and reducing unnecessary delays.
The expansion of land-record services through NADRA centres is part of the government’s broader effort to take public services closer to citizens. If implemented across the province as planned, the initiative could make obtaining basic land documents considerably easier for thousands of people and further push KP’s revenue system towards digital service delivery.
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