The promulgation of the Stamp (Amendment) Ordinance 2026 (Ordinance VI of 2026) by the
Governor of Punjab, Sardar Saleem Haider Khan, on April 10, 2026, represents a watershed
moment in the legislative history of land administration in Pakistan.
1 This executive action, taken
under the constitutional authority of Article 128 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan, addresses a series of long-standing systemic inefficiencies, fiscal disparities, and legal
ambiguities that have historically hindered the formalization of the real estate sector in Punjab.
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By introducing the concept of the “Assignable Deed” and harmonizing stamp duty rates across
the urban-rural divide, the provincial government has initiated a structural overhaul designed to
stimulate economic activity, protect the rights of bona fide investors, and integrate traditional
informal market practices into a modernized, digital framework.1
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