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ISLAMABAD:
The CDA Board has approved new regulations in light of the Supreme Court’s directives and under the CDA Ordinance 1960. However, the board has made no decision to legalise any private housing society.
The decision was taken at a CDA Board meeting chaired by Chairman Muhammad Ali Randhawa. During the meeting, the board approved the Islamabad Capital Territory Urban Regeneration/Renewal (Regulations, Upgradation and Relocation) Regulations 2025 in compliance with the Supreme Court’s orders and the CDA Ordinance 1960.
The purpose of these regulations is to regularise and upgrade recognised katchi abadis (informal settlements) in the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) in accordance with the law. These settlements were declared regular by the federal government between 1995 and 2004.
Under the new regulations, only those residents who were found living in these settlements in the survey conducted up to December 31, 2002, will be considered eligible occupants.
