Blogs

Opinion pieces, lifestyle, and editorial stories from Milkiyat.

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  G-14 vs G-15 Islamabad: CDA Development Completion Percentage

  G-14's older blocks are decades into development with new high rises going up. G-15/3 has an actual published figure: 40.02% physical progress.

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  G-13 vs G-14 Islamabad: Allotment-to-Possession Timeline Compared

  G-13 launched in 1996 and is largely built out. G-14 launched later, and in its newer blocks almost nobody has actually broken ground yet.

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  I-8 vs G-9 Islamabad: Which Sector Delivers the Highest Rental Yield?

  G-9 costs more to buy into. I-8 tends to rent for more relative to its price. For an investor chasing yield rather than prestige, that gap matters most.

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  G-11 vs F-11 Islamabad: The Kashmir Highway Price Differential

  G-11 and F-11 share the same Kashmir Highway corridor and the same new road investment. The huge price gap between them comes from somewhere else entirely.

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  G-10 vs G-11 Islamabad: Markaz Commercial Performance and Shop Rates

  G-10 and G-11 Markaz both serve budget to middle income shoppers, but different launch eras and layouts have shaped very different shop economics.

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  G-6 vs G-7 Islamabad: Oldest Housing Stock and Redevelopment Economics

  G-6 and G-7 hold Islamabad's oldest government housing stock. One sits on land worth billions if redeveloped; the other is fighting to keep informal residents housed.

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  F-11 vs E-11 Islamabad: CDA Freehold vs Cooperative Society Title

  F-11 and E-11 sit side by side, but one is CDA-developed government land and the other is cooperative-society land. That difference changes what you actually own.

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  Who Is Saad Nazir? The Man Behind Blue World City and the 1,534-Kanal Question

  Chaudhry Saad Nazir chairs Blue World City, a scheme the Rawalpindi Development Authority declared illegal in August 2018 — four days after it obtained district council verification. This documented record covers the 65× gap between verified and marketed land, the Chakri FIRs, the NAB inquiry, and Nazir’s own bribery counter-allegations.

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  Blue Area vs. New Blue Area Islamabad: The Definitive 2026 Investment Comparison

  Blue Area vs New Blue Area Islamabad: 2026 FBR valuation comparison, ROI, risk, and the definitive guide on where to invest along Jinnah Avenue.

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  CDA Plans a New "Blue Area" Along Islamabad Expressway — What It Means for the Capital's Property Market

  CDA is building an 8.5-km six-lane road on Islamabad Expressway and plans a Blue Area-style commercial strip alongside it. Here is what investors need to know.

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  The Long Wait: Inside the Possession Crisis of Islamabad's C-14, C-15, C-16, E-12 and I-12

  Milkiyat.com has published a fully sourced, sector-by-sector investigation into the possession crisis across five CDA sectors — E-12 (37 years), I-12, C-14, C-15 and C-16 — built entirely on Dawn, The News, APP, and CDA’s own records, with every figure hyperlinked and single-source estimates flagged. Happy to offer it for citation or syndication.

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  The File in the Drawer

  With the RDA declaring 293 schemes illegal and the CDA sealing 99 more, the era of selling undeveloped land is over. From July 1, 2026, the Green Property Certificate has become the only valid proof of ownership. If you are holding a file for a plot that doesn’t physically exist, you need to read this breakdown of the new regulatory landscape.