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CDA Reportedly Seals Nine Housing Scheme Offices, Issues Notices to 126 Developments in Islamabad
By Mariam Khan
Real Estate Analyst
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By Mariam Khan
Real Estate Analyst
3 min read
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has reportedly intensified enforcement against unauthorised housing developments in Islamabad. According to reports published on October 26, 2026, the authority has issued notices to 126 housing schemes and sealed the management offices of nine schemes. The reports attribute the action to directions from Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. The figures and the names below come from media reports that appear to cite the same original television report. We have not seen a new CDA statement confirming the full list, so the numbers should be read as reported and not as verified official figures.
The nine schemes whose offices were reportedly sealed include Greenfield, Islamabad Farms, Capital Hills and Kiani Town. The schemes reportedly receiving notices include Ghori Town, Rawal Enclave, Razzaq Town, Sadat Town and Madina Enclave. These are the names given in the reports. The reports do not give the full list of 126, and they do not say which of the nine other than those four are sealed. A name appearing in the reports does not show why the CDA acted against it.
A notice from the CDA warns a scheme that it is operating without the required approvals and asks it to respond. Sealing a developer's office stops that office from operating. The reports do not say what each notice requires, what deadlines were set or whether any scheme has responded. We make no finding on any individual scheme, and the developers' views are not in the reports we have seen. Federal oversight of the CDA rests with the Ministry of Interior.
Sealing a developer's office does not automatically make every plot transaction within the scheme invalid. Whether a particular plot is lawful depends on the scheme's approval status, the layout plan and the plot's own documents. The reports do not say what happens to plot holders in the affected schemes.
The reported enforcement bears directly on housing-scheme approvals and the risks of buying property in Islamabad. The reports do not link it to plot prices, and we do not claim any effect.
Buyers considering plots in any of the named schemes should check the current approval status, layout plan and No Objection Certificate (NOC) directly with the CDA before paying. Existing plot holders should keep their payment records and ask the CDA in writing about their position. The signals to watch are an official CDA statement with the full list, responses from the developers, any court challenges and guidance for plot holders.
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