The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has given Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman fifteen days to remove unauthorised construction at his Islamabad residence, warning that failure to comply could lead to the building being sealed, the offending structures demolished and the plot’s allotment cancelled.
The notice, dated 30 October 2026 and issued by the CDA’s Directorate of Building Control (City), was pasted outside the property in the capital’s upscale Sector G-6 — turning a building-control matter into one of the most politically charged stories of the week.
Three Violations, Fifteen Days: What the CDA Notice Says
According to the notice, CDA inspectors identified three violations of the Islamabad Capital Territory Building Control Regulations 2020, as amended in 2023, at Plot No. 7, Street No. 83, Sector G-6/4. The property’s owner is recorded as Amanullah, son of Muhammad Younus.
The three violations are: construction within the building’s setback areas — the open spaces that regulations require owners to leave untouched; a guard post built on CDA land; and a generator installed on CDA land. The notice refers to an affidavit submitted by the owner on 18 March 2019, when a no-objection certificate was issued for the property, in which the owner reportedly agreed to remove the setback violations within three months and to follow the applicable building regulations.
The CDA states that this compliance was never completed. The owner has now been directed to remove all identified violations within fifteen days. The notice warns that failure to do so could trigger action under the CDA Ordinance and the building-control regulations, including sealing of the building, demolition of the unauthorised structures and proceedings to cancel the allotment of the plot itself.
Two Seminaries Also Served — and a 2019 Precedent
The action is wider than a single house. The News reports that the CDA has issued three separate notices: one for Fazlur Rehman’s residence and two for seminaries reportedly run by clerics affiliated with the JUI-F.
The seminary notices were issued on 29 October, a day before the residence notice, and concern premises in Sector F-8/3 and in Bilal Town near Korang Nullah, over alleged construction without approval. The development suggests a coordinated enforcement push rather than an isolated complaint.
There is also a precedent. A previous notice seeking the removal of unauthorised constructions inside and outside the same G-6 residence was issued on 18 March 2019, during the PTI government — the very date of the affidavit the current notice cites. That earlier notice, like the 2019 undertaking it produced, appears to have changed little on the ground.
“Victimisation” or Routine Enforcement? The Political Fallout
The JUI-F has reacted angrily. Maulana Asjad Mahmood, Fazlur Rehman’s son, said in a post on X that the government had resorted to what he called “cheap measures” after the party pointed out an alleged encroachment in front of the Peshawar corps commander’s residence. According to Asjad, the CDA objected to an additional kitchen built in the house’s setback area, a guard cabin and the installation of a generator outside the building. “All the institutions are bent upon victimising an individual,” he said.
These are allegations made by Asjad Mahmood; they have not been independently established, and the CDA notice itself identifies specific building and land-use violations while giving the owner an opportunity to comply.
The government, for its part, insists there is nothing political about the move. Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry said the notice was part of routine action being carried out under the anti-encroachment campaign across the capital.
The timing, however, is hard to separate from politics. The notices have landed amid visible tensions between the government and the JUI-F, and Fazlur Rehman’s G-6 residence is no ordinary house — it has frequently served as a venue for high-level political consultations, with leaders including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and opposition figures visiting the JUI-F chief there to discuss national issues. Readers following Islamabad news will know the address well.
The fifteen-day clock is now ticking. Whether the CDA follows through against one of the country’s most influential political addresses — or whether the matter is settled quietly, as the 2019 notice was — will say a great deal about how far the capital’s enforcement drive really goes.
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