ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has initiated enforcement action against the Federal Employees Cooperative Housing Society (FECHS) over alleged violations of approved layout plans and outstanding fees and penalties amounting to Rs. 57.482 million.
The CDA’s Directorate of Housing Societies has directed its Enforcement Directorate to seal FECHS offices located at Society Plaza near the Post Office in Korang Town, Rawalpindi, and near the overhead water tank in Jinnah Garden Phase I, Islamabad.
According to the authority, the second layout plan for Jinnah Garden Phase I, covering approximately 2,548 kanals, was approved in April 2011. However, the society allegedly failed to fulfill requirements associated with obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC), leading the CDA to cancel or withdraw the approval in September 2018.
The authority has also raised concerns over the alleged conversion of areas originally designated for parks, green spaces, schools, a hospital, a community centre, a graveyard and other public facilities into residential and commercial plots.
Similar issues have reportedly been identified in Jinnah Garden Phase I Extension, spanning around 1,826.50 kanals and jointly sponsored by FECHS and the National Assembly Employees Cooperative Housing Society (NAECHS). Although its layout plan was approved in September 2021, the sponsors were allegedly unable to fulfill the required NOC conditions.
The CDA said the societies were directed in September 2025 to clear Rs. 57.482 million in fees and penalties calculated up to June 30, 2025. As the outstanding amount remained unpaid, the recovery matter was referred to the Senior Special Magistrate, CDA, on August 21, 2026.
The action highlights the authority’s continued enforcement of approved housing layouts, regulatory requirements and financial obligations in Islamabad’s private housing schemes.
