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The CDA Building Control Section-II (BCS-II) Director Muhammad Shafi Marwat told The Express Tribune that the authority had approached local police station to lodge an FIR against those violators who were carrying out illegal construction activities in the area but local police officials instead of filing FIRs were dilly dallying helping owners in construction of illegal and unauthorised buildings in the area.
A couple of days back the Capital Development Authority (CDA), BCS-II Director wrote a letter to Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IGP) and complained against the attitude of the concerned police station over non cooperation in respect of filing cases against illegal and unauthorised builders in Sector E-11. He said that local police instead of cooperating informed Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration that the local police had contacted the Director Building Control-II and CDA Chairman Secretariat for lodging of FIR but they did not extend any cooperation.
However, Marwat refuted the remarks of local police saying it was not based on facts as BCS-II was making all out efforts to get the FIR lodged against the violators whose list had already been forwarded requesting for stoppage of construction work at site.
From January 2018 to March 2018 CDA contacted relevant police station four times but in vain
The CDA officials admitted that illegal and unauthorised construction was in full swing in Sector E-11 in blatant violations of CDA rules and regulations.
As per provisions of ICT Zoning Regulations 1992 any development activity in this area is to be carried out after obtaining NOC from CDA.
Most of the buildings in sectors are commercial but unregulated and a jungle of multi storied buildings is emerging in Sector E-11. The CDA had issued notice to 84 violators for raising construction without approval of building plans from CDA and warned not to raise the construction without approval of CDA and stop all the constructions.
In November 2017 the CDA had decided to launch sealing operations against illegal and unauthorised construction in Sector E-11.
CDA had been issuing public notices regarding E-11 since 2014 wherein all developers and owners have been directed not to raise the construction without approval of CDA but to no avail.
The matter had also been under litigation in Islamabad High Court and it had directed to stop unauthorised construction work in Sector E-11. But it has been observed that owners are raising construction with complete disregard of the court orders. “They are not only violating the CDA rules and regulations but also violating the court’s orders,” Marwat said.
On 20, October 2017 CDA issued violation notices to owners of the 84 buildings including Venues Carpets Show Room, Sara Saleem Boutique, NM Furniture, Dubai Store, one Dollar Shop, We play, Nandara Cuisine, Khudad Heights, Mahnoor Residencia Apartments, Margalla Views Heights Apartments, Capital Resorts Apartments, Punjab Traders, Margalla Hills, Khan Apartments, Ahad Heights, Al Sahab Heights Apartments, Sultan Khan Heights, Prime Apartments, Qurtaba Heights, Margala Heights Gateway, Islamabad Heights Alfalha Manzal, Al-Hareem Heights, Emlad Heights, Huzafa Heightst, Capital Residencia, Al-Roz Academy, Al-Hameed Apartments, Al-Falah Manzil, Fortune Residency, Mardan Heights, Aifoz Academy, Apollo Tower, Un Heights, Khattak Heights, Malik House, Mustafa Arcades, Qartaba Heights, Margalla Tower, Islamabad Square, Alharm, Abdullah Tower, Islamabad Height, MN Heights, Alfallah Height Urzama Plaza, Mehran Complex, Makkah Tower, Islamabad View Heights, Shaheen Apartments, Margalla View Heights, Nilam Heights, Taj Complex, Awan Arcade, Alkhaim, Consulate Office Botswana, Umair Residnecia, Fortune Em,pire, Mahnoor Residencia and several others.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 3rd, 2018.
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