Fortress Square Explained

Fortress Square
Building Type:Shopping mall
Address:Mian Mir Bridge,
Fortress Stadium,
Lahore Cantt, Pakistan
Opening Date:2014
Owner:Dupak Properties
Number Of Stores:100+
Floor Area:60942square feet
Floors:5

Fortress Square is a five-storey shopping mall and an entertainment complex located in Lahore Cantonment, Punjab, west of Fortress Cricket Stadium.[1] It was constructed in 2014 by DUPAK Pakistan Developers after demolition of 114 Brigade headquarters of Pakistan Army on the land owned by the government of Pakistan.[2]

History

In early 2014, Lahore High Court issued a notice to the Fortress Stadium Management of Pakistan Army to a petition challenging the construction of the mall. The land belonged to the federal government of Pakistan, but the Fortress Stadium Management have leased out the land to DUPAK Developers Pakistan on October 27, 2007, for 33 years, without permission of the government.[3] [4] In May 2014, the court was hearing a petition by Nayyer Khan but both the DUPAK Pakistan Developers and Fortress Stadium Management failed to submit their replies regarding the construction site.[3] Petitioner Nayyer Khan later said that that the land was specified as Class-AI and was reserved for military purposes.[3] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Building a Fortress: Lahore delves into the mega-mall culture. April 15, 2015. The Express Tribune.
  2. Web site: Fortress Stadium: Shopping centre lease agreement challenged. February 26, 2014. The Express Tribune.
  3. Web site: Land use: ‘No case against any part of army admissible’. June 6, 2014. The Express Tribune.
  4. Web site: Fortress Stadium plaza: LHC seeks respondents’ reply by Friday. May 28, 2014. The Express Tribune.
  5. Web site: Construction of mall : Fortress, private firm warned of stay. The Newspaper's Staff. Reporter. May 16, 2014. DAWN.COM.