{
  "id": 7954090,
  "title": "Capital Development Authority cancels 2,999-kanal Bahria Town layout plan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/capital-development-authority-cancels-2-999-kanal-bahria-town-layout-7954090",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-17T04:36:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2030433/capital-development-authority-cancels-2999-kanal-bahria-town-layout-plan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has revoked the layout plan for Bahria Town phases III-E and IV due to alleged violations of the agreed plan. In addition, they have suspended the processing and approval of other cases involving the company, stating it is a defaulter. The layout plan, approved in 2010, covers an area of 2,999 kanal and was conditioned to be fulfilled. The CDA claims Bahria Town failed to meet terms and conditions for obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the schemes, despite a 15-year lapse. They were directed in 2025 to vacate and restore plots designated for public amenities in accordance with the approved layout plan. Despite submitting a reply to a notice, the CDA deemed it unfounded. A final show cause notice was issued in September last year. Furthermore, the Director General of Federal Audit framed an audit paragraph in 2023-24 on illegal commercial building construction along Corniche Road, Bahria Town Phase III-E and IV, in Zone 5, without CDA approval. The Departmental Account Committee, headed by the Ministry of Interior secretary, ordered removal of such illegal commercial buildings constructed in riverbed, graveyard, and park/open space. The CDA has decided to cancel the approved layout plan with immediate effect and suspend approval for other Bahria Town cases, labeling the company a defaulter. The CDA's Housing Directorate has instructed the enforcement wing to demolish works and structures in the scheme. A Bahria Town official criticized the decision, calling it \"illegal\" and vowed to challenge it in courts.",
  "summary": "ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has cancelled the layout plan of Bahria Town phases III-E and IV over alleged violations of the agreed plan, besides suspending processing and approval of other cases of the company “for being a defaulter”. According to a letter issued by the CDA’s Housing Directorate to the Bahria Town management, the layout plan of the two phases, spreading…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Capital Development Authority cancels 2,999-kanal Bahria Town layout plan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/capital-development-authority-cancels-2-999-kanal-bahria-town-layout",
        "published": "2026-09-17T04:36:38.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}