The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has taken a decisive step against unregulated urban development by declaring 99 housing societies in Islamabad illegal. This action, which has sparked significant concern among homeowners and investors, is part of a broader effort to enforce the CDA Ordinance, 1960, and the ICT (Zoning) Regulations, 1992. The CDA’s decision targets housing projects that have been operating without the necessary approvals, particularly in Zones 3 and 4. Many of these societies are accused of illegally marketing plots on land that lacks proper infrastructure or legal standing. The crackdown also focuses on projects that have encroached on protected green spaces and public land.
The move has prompted outrage from those who invested in these schemes, with many claiming they were misled by developers and allegedly complicit officials. Homeowners and investors are now facing potential legal and financial losses, as their properties could face demolition or a state of legal limbo. While the CDA has not yet released an official list of all 99 societies, a partial list of 35 names has been compiled from various sources, indicating the scope of the problem.
The full extent of the crackdown is still unfolding, with the CDA insisting that the action is necessary to curb illegal construction and reclaim unlawfully occupied land. For those who have invested in these societies, the situation remains a significant source of distress as they grapple with the loss of their investments.
Partial list of illegal housing societies:
- Al-Rehman Villas
- Capital Gardens
- Royal City Housing Scheme (Lehtrar Road)
- Ghouri Gardens (Lehtrar Road)
- Satti Town (Lehtrar Road)
- Simly Valley (1&2, Simly Dam Road)
- Zar Muhammad Society (Kuri Road)
- Morwa Town (Islamabad Highway)
- Media City-1 (Kuri Road)
- Al-Kausar Enclave (Lehtrar Road)
- Shaheen Town (Simly Dam Road)
- Green Hills Residencia (Corporate Housing Scheme)
- Al-Huda Town (Lehtrar Road)
- Sheehan Farms (Simly Dam Road)
- Kohsar Enclave (near Naval Farms, Simly Dam Road)
- Al Noor Town
- Green Meadows (North Ridge) Housing Scheme
- Al-Rayan Society
- Land Sub-division (south of Korang River near Bani Gala Bridge)
- Katsraz Villas (near D-12 Shah Allah Ditta, Zone-III)
- Major Makhdoom Society
- Green Hills
- Arcadia City
- Aryan Enclave (Main Korang Road, Bani Gala)
- Aidi Valley (Simly Dam Road)
- Aidi Farms (Simly Dam Road)
- Al-Syed Avenue (Park Road)
- Al-Rehman City View (Lehtrar Road, near PS Nilore)
- Al-Rehman Villas (Kuri Road near Attock Petroleum)
- Green Enclave (Kuri Road)
- Abdullah Gardens (Kuri Road)
- Green Residencia (Lehtrar Road, opposite Shaheen Town Phase-I)
- Green Valley (Karor Road, Pehont, near Quran Complex, Zone-4(D))
- Rawal Enclave (Phase-III, Lehtrar Road, Tumair)
- Small Scale Housing Project (Sanjania Road, opposite Beaconhouse Newlands, Bani Galla)
