Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has postponed the construction of boundary pillars in four disputed areas situated within the vicinity of Islamabad’s borders, a news source reported. Further, the civic agency stated that it would await the federal government’s decision for moving forward with the construction.
As per details, the authority faced some resistance in its pursuance of the demarcation efforts after the villages of Kentla and Telhar in the Margalla Hills claimed that the said chunk of land belonged to the Haripur district administration.
The officials concerned also asked the CDA to halt its development of the pillars around Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Rawalpindi cantonment. The progress is awaiting the final decision from either the government or the Council of Common Interest (CCI). The boundary construction in Faizabad (Islamabad’s boundary on Rawalpindi side) and in Sector I-12 (bordering cantonment area) has also been halted.
The construction verdict was announced by the Supreme Court in 2018 and the project was supposed to be completed in 90 days.
CDA spokesperson Syed Safdar Ali, during a press briefing, stated that over 90% of the project had been completed. He revealed that out of a total 1,032 pillars, 900 are had been erected.
According to Islamabad’s master plan notified in 1963, the capital city spans over an area measuring 906 kilometres. Another government announcement in 1981 notified many estates situated in Murree and Rawalpindi as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT).
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