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Pakistan Land Records: $1.5 Trillion Trapped in Paper

Pakistan Land Records: What if 10 million plots exist — but there’s no digital proof? In this episode of Pakistan & Counting, Junaid Iqbal explores how paper-based records, patwari power, and missing ownership data are holding back $1.5 trillion in land wealth. 🔹 Why land remains undocumented despite being Pakistan’s richest asset 🔹 How unclear ownership blocks credit, tax, and investment 🔹 What Pakistan can learn from Rwanda, India, and Singapore 🔹 How blockchain, e-titles, and REITs can change everything 🔹 A roadmap to reduce disputes, attract FDI, and unlock economic growth 💡 If others can digitise land and unlock billions — why not Pakistan? 🎥 Thanks to Jazz Pakistan for supporting Pakistan & Counting Follow Pakistan & Counting on: X: https://x.com/PakAndCounting FB: https://www.facebook.com/PakistanAndCounting IG: https://www.instagram.com/pakistanandcounting/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pakistanandcounting?_t=8rbVjlJIYOw&_r=1 LI: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pakistan-and-counting/ 🔔 Subscribe and turn on notifications for more reform-driven content #PakistanLandRecords #DigitalPakistan #LandReform #RealEstatePakistan #REITs #PropertyRights #JunaidIqbal #PakistanAndCounting #JazzPakistan #GovTech #PublicPolicy #Egovernance #UrbanDevelopment #youtubepakistan #foryou

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Time Stamps:

  • Hidden wealth in land
  • Why land stays undocumented
  • Who owns what? No one knows
  • Land scams & ghost societies
  • No link to banks or credit
  • Black market vs official value
  • Courts flooded with land cases
  • What a digital system looks like
  • Learning from India, Rwanda & Dubai
  • Why digital land is more valuable
  • Housing, REITs & tokenisation
  • Credit unlock for rural families
  • Courts clear up after digitization
  • Real estate powers the economy
  • 13:54 Why Pakistan can do this too