The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has directed the Intelligence Bureau Employees Cooperative Housing Society (IBECHS) to immediately stop construction work on plots classified as public amenity and public building land, amid allegations that development is being carried out on property already transferred and recorded in CDA’s name.
In a formal show-cause notice issued through its Directorate of Regional Planning, CDA accused the housing society of proceeding with construction in violation of applicable laws, including the CDA Ordinance 1960, ICT Zoning Regulations 1992, and the 2023 regulatory framework governing private housing schemes in the Islamabad Capital Territory.
The notice, dated May 25, 2026, states that CDA had reviewed IBECHS’s earlier response submitted on May 6, 2026, but found it unsatisfactory. The authority maintained that approximately 8,005 kanals of land designated for public buildings had already been transferred to CDA via registered deeds executed in 2009 and 2018 and remain legally vested in the authority, with mutation records also reflecting CDA’s ownership.
CDA further argued that regulatory interpretations cannot be applied retrospectively and that informal correspondence cannot override binding legal and procedural requirements. It also referenced a 2013 board decision approving the No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the Gulberg Greens Farm Housing Scheme, stating that the land transfer condition was explicitly included in the approval summary presented to the board.
Invoking relevant provisions of the CDA Ordinance, the authority ordered IBECHS to cease all construction activities on the disputed land and refrain from any further utilization of areas already transferred to CDA. The society has been instructed to submit a compliance report within seven days.
The notice also warns that failure to comply may lead to enforcement action, including demolition of unauthorized structures, suspension of land use, and possible police assistance. CDA added that all costs arising from enforcement actions would be recovered from the responsible parties. It further cautioned that ex-parte proceedings could be initiated if the society fails to respond, while offering an opportunity for a personal hearing before the Director General (Spatial Planning) within the given timeframe.
