PM tells CDA to open F-9 Citizens Club for public

Two-member committee to present proposals to the prime minister in this regard

ISLAMABAD:

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to present a viable plan for the use of the vacant building of Citizens Club for the consumption of the general public.

The prime minister asked the CDA Chairman Aamer Ali Ahmed to take lead and hold consultations with the architect Nayyar Ali Dada to sort out the proper usage of the building.

The two-member committee will soon present proposals to the prime minister in this regard, a spokesperson said. The instructions were issued as the prime minister chaired a meeting at the Citizens Club situated at Fatima Jinnah F-9 Park to decide about its fate as the edifice lies abandoned since its completion in 2018.

Spread over 22 acres and designed by Dada, the building has facilities such as restaurants, an indoor pool, a gymnasium and a library. However, due to some legal issues, the building remains abandoned till a further decision.

Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari, PM’s Special Assistant on Health Dr Faisal Sultan, Senator Faisal Javed, architect Nayyar Ali Dada and federal secretaries attended the meeting.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 27^th, 2021.