Owner of Raj Kapoor's ancestral home in Pakistan refuses to sell building at govt rate
Peshawar, Jan 27: The owner of Indian film legend Raj Kapoor's ancestral home in Peshawar has refused to sell the building at the rate fixed by the provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, saying the prime-location property has been severely undervalued.
Earlier in the month, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government had approved the release of Rs 1.5 crore for Kapoor's ancestral home, with the aim to turn it into a museum in honour of the movie star.
Haji Ali Sabir, the present owner of the haveli, in a chat with a private news channel on Wednesday, flatly refused to sell the property at Rs 1.5 crore.
"Even half a Marla land in the area is not available for Rs 1.5 crore. How can I sell the six-marla property for Rs 1.5 crore?" he said.
Marla, a traditional unit of area used in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, is considered as equal to 272.25 square feet or 25.2929 square metres.
Sabir said the right valuation of the property is Rs 200 crore.
Raj Kapoor's ancestral home, known as Kapoor Haveli, is situated in the fabled Qissa Khwani Bazar. It was built between 1918 and 1922 by the legendary actor's grandfather Dewan Basheswarnath Kapoor.
Raj Kapoor and his uncle Trilok Kapoor were born here. The building has been declared national heritage by the provincial government.
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Israel says it completed fresh wave of strikes on Iran
Tel Aviv/Tehran: Israel’s Air Force has said it carried out another wave of strikes targeting ballistic missile arrays and air defence systems in western and central Iran.
In a post on X, the Israeli Air Force said one of the sites hit was a missile launch facility in the central Qom region.
The military said the strikes in central Iran “thwarted dozens of launches” towards Israel and “deeply damaged the regime’s most central offensive capability”.
There was no immediate response from Iranian authorities on the claim. The latest development comes amid continuing military exchanges between the two sides.
