ISLAMABAD – Unauthorized construction will no longer be ignored in Rawalpindi as crackdown intensified amid a strong warning to property owners in Garrison City.
Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) sealed commercial building, three residential rooms, and two security posts in Bahria Town Phase VII. The crackdown comes as part of the authority’s aggressive campaign to curb illegal constructions.
The property was built without proper approvals or No Objection Certificates (NOCs), prompting immediate action under the Punjab Development of Cities Act 1976 and the RDA Building and Zoning Regulations 2021.
RDA officials instructed the Land Use and Building Control Wing to take strict, no-exception measures against encroachments and illegal commercial activities. She has also called for a review of fees for regularizing unauthorized structures, aiming to bring illegal residential and commercial properties under the law.
The high-profile operation was led by Assistant Director Town Planning Muhammad Daud and Building Surveyor Aamir Mahmood Malik, backed by the RDA enforcement team.
Pakistan’s iconic housing empire, Bahria Town, is already facing scrutiny as by NAB as watchdog moved to auction properties of tycoon Malik Riaz. Residents and investors are gripped by fear and uncertainty.
Bahria Town spans Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, and Nawabshah, housing up to a million people. The society’s critical services—power, water, gas, and sanitation—are reportedly under severe strain, raising fears of total administrative shutdown. Legal troubles continue to mount. Malik Riaz is named in the Al-Qadir Trust case involving former PM Imran Khan, while properties tied to his family are being auctioned after defaults on plea bargains.
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