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Illegal housing schemes face intensified action

DNA April 01, 2026 Less than a minute read

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RAWALPINDI:

The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has stepped up action against illegal housing schemes after the commissioner directed strict legal measures against developers and issued a public advisory to protect investors.

According to a spokesperson, acting on the directives of Commissioner Rawalpindi and RDA Director General, Engr Aamer Khattak, the authority's Metropolitan Planning and Traffic Engineering (MP&TE) Directorate, has intensified enforcement against unauthorised schemes operating within its controlled areas.

The commissioner ordered stringent action against owners, sponsors and developers involved in illegal housing projects across the jurisdictions of the Municipal Corporation Rawalpindi, as well as the tehsil and district councils of Rawalpindi, Taxila, Gujar Khan, Kallar Syedan and Kahuta.

The spokesperson said multiple violations of the Punjab Development Authorities Private Housing Schemes Rules, 2021 had been identified, including the launch of schemes without prior approval, unauthorised development and sale of plots, non-submission of mandatory documentation and major deviations from approved layout plans.