CDA Taking Stern Action Against Islamabad’s Illegal Housing Societies

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is taking strict action against all illegal housing societies that are under development in its jurisdiction in Islamabad.

In the question hour, the Minister of State for Law and Justice, Senator Shahadat Awan, informed the Senate on Thursday about 117 illegal housing societies being built in the Islamabad Capital Territory’s (ICT) jurisdiction.

Furthermore, he claimed that notices had been served to them, whereas further investigation is underway. He detailed that certain societies buy a small piece of land but sell more than available plots instead. In connection with this, CDA has commenced a robust media awareness campaign against the builders involved in such unlawful practices.

He added that the Ministry of Interior was also seeing into the public grievances regarding the mentioned issue.

In response to Senator Fawzia Arshad’s question, the Law Minister briefed that around 16 housing societies were registered with the Cooperative Societies Department of Islamabad. Below is the list of registered Cooperative Housing Societies:

  • Multi-Professionals Cooperative Housing Society.
  • Federation of Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
  • Pakistan Medical Cooperative Housing Society.
  • Services Cooperative Housing Society.
  • The Telegraph and Telephone (T&T) Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
  • Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Cooperative Housing Society.
  • Cabinet Division Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
  • Engineers Cooperative Housing Society.
  • Ministry of Interior Cooperative Housing Society.
  • Accounts Group Officers Cooperative Housing Society.
  • Federal Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
  • National Assembly Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
  • Central Board of Revenue (CBR) Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
  • Civilian Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
  • Intelligence Bureau (IB) Employees Cooperative Housing Society.
  • Senate Secretariat Employees Cooperative Housing Society.

Moreover, he clarified that the Layout Plan Approval and No-objection Certificate (NOC) were being issued based on specified terms and conditions by the CDA.

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  • Societies were selling lands and CDA was sleeping? Seriously?
    How can this be happen with CDA involvement? The number is 117 not 1 or 2.
    I can bet still CDA did’t create any solid plan to pay back the loses to buyers from the society sellers.
    Every single cda officer need to be terminated for sleeping so long and criminal action should be taken against them as well.

    • CDA Is totally involved experience ho gaya hai Islamabad model town or park view city wala mamlat main ab Pakistan main jaga lenay he nahi hai jahan jao koi na koi scene nakalta hai is se acha banda turkey main apne life set karlay

  • All this is happening under the nose of CDA
    Their previous regine took the bribe, took advantages from these Soceities and went away
    Now the new regine had come, who also want to make money
    So work in progress innthis direction
    Same is with Political set up
    One will allowan an action the newer one will turn the table down /upside down
    What Allem Khan, Anjum Aqeel and others did is well know to all of us. We are still voting them.
    No body sincere to public at large
    Al are selfish irrespective of any political party
    All Chooors, Dakooos and selfish creatures

  • Good. However, should action not be taken first against CDA itself for allowing such societies to develop? When such so-called illegal societies have developed to a fairly advanced stage, CDA suddenly swings into action.

    It is true there are many things wrong at many places in this country.

  • CDA. Must be dismantled in 1st step. It allows all the illegal societies to grow and then says it is taking tough actions. A town named Qamar town has emerged exactly in the korang water flow behind the margalla town. It all happened with complete coordination of CDA.


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