{"version":"1","article":{"id":"pakistan-railways-badami-bagh-godown-lease-auction-2026","slug":"pakistan-railways-badami-bagh-godown-lease-auction-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/pakistan-railways-badami-bagh-godown-lease-auction-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/pakistan-railways-badami-bagh-godown-lease-auction-2026?lang=en","title":"Pakistan Railways completes lease auction for 125 Lahore godowns","summary":"Annual rent from commercial godowns in Badami Bagh is set to rise from PKR72.2 million to PKR331.08 million.","category":"finance","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-06T17:58:54+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-01","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Government of Pakistan Press Information Department","url":"https://pid.gov.pk/site/press_detail/34128","publishedAt":"2026-10-01","checkedAt":"2026-10-06"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/pakistan-railways-badami-bagh-godown-lease-auction-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/pakistan-railways-badami-bagh-godown-lease-auction-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/pakistan-railways-badami-bagh-godown-lease-auction-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/pakistan-railways-badami-bagh-godown-lease-auction-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/pakistan-railways-badami-bagh-godown-lease-auction-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/pakistan-railways-badami-bagh-godown-lease-auction-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/pakistan-railways-badami-bagh-godown-lease-auction-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/pakistan-railways-badami-bagh-godown-lease-auction-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/pakistan-railways-badami-bagh-godown-lease-auction-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/pakistan-railways-badami-bagh-godown-lease-auction-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Pakistan Railways completed a lease auction for 125 commercial godowns in Lahore’s Badami Bagh area. Under the finalized terms, annual lease revenue will rise from PKR72.2 million to PKR331.08 million, according to a Pakistani government statement dated October 1. The railway operator will also receive PKR277.72 million upfront as a one-year security deposit.","The statement put first-year receipts from rent and the deposit together at PKR608.80 million. The deposit is a separate upfront security payment, not recurring annual rental income. The auction is intended to increase returns from the railway’s commercial property; the announcement did not identify the tenants or specify future occupancy levels."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Annual rent from commercial godowns in Badami Bagh is set to rise from PKR72.2 million to PKR331.08 million.\n\nPakistan Railways completed a lease auction for 125 commercial godowns in Lahore’s Badami Bagh area. Under the finalized terms, annual lease revenue will rise from PKR72.2 million to PKR331.08 million, according to a Pakistani government statement dated October 1. The railway operator will also receive PKR277.72 million upfront as a one-year security deposit.\n\nThe statement put first-year receipts from rent and the deposit together at PKR608.80 million. The deposit is a separate upfront security payment, not recurring annual rental income. The auction is intended to increase returns from the railway’s commercial property; the announcement did not identify the tenants or specify future occupancy levels.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"finance","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/finance-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic financial system with a vault door, columns and unmarked coins.","language":"en"}}}