LAHORE—The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) sealed 97 illegal commercial buildings and premises that defaulted on commercialisation fees in various areas of the Punjab capital on Tuesday. The sealed premises include Bank Alfalah, NBP, Yasir Broast, Biryani Master, Bundu Khan Sweets, and marble shops. LDA Chief Town Planner I, Assad-uz-Zaman, and Chief Town Planner II, Azhar Ali, supervised the operations carried out by the enforcement teams with the assistance of the Police. According to the LDA officials, several notices were served on the owners of these buildings before the operations were carried out. LDA Director General Tahir Farooq has directed continuing indiscriminate operations against violations of building and parking bylaws, illegal commercial buildings and non-payment of commercialisation fees in housing societies and LDA-controlled areas.