Capital Development Authority (Islamabad)

Capital Development Authority
مقتدرہ ترقیات درالحکومت
Public benefit corporation overview
Formed14 June 1960; 64 years ago (1960-06-14)
JurisdictionIslamabad Capital Territory
HeadquartersG-7/4, Islamabad
Employees13,000
Annual budgetRs. 91.73 billion (2024–2025)
Public benefit corporation executive
Key documents
Websitecda.gov.pk
Footnotes
Board: Chairman and Six Members and a labour union leader who works as a collective bargaining agent.
Road sign, Islamabad

Capital Development Authority (Urdu: مقتدرہ ترقیات دارالحکومت, abbreviated as CDA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for providing municipal services in Islamabad Capital Territory. The CDA was established on 14 June 1960 by an executive order entitled Pakistan Capital Regulation. As of 2016, most of CDA's municipal services and departments have been transferred to the newly created Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation. However, the CDA is still in charge of estate management, project execution and sector developments.[1]

History

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Islamabad Clock.

Major General Yahya Khan was designated as the first Chairman on 21 June 1960.[2] The Capital Development Authority developed the CDA Model School in Islamabad in 1970.

Responsibilities and services

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  • Act as Regulatory Authority
    • Building Code Standards.
    • Environment Standards.
    • Public Safety Standards.
  • Maintenance
    • Local Roads Maintenance and Repair Work.
    • Public Infrastructure Maintenance.
    • Garbage Collection
    • Dog Shooting
  • Developer and Planner
    • Further expansion of Islamabad, Future planning
    • Township

List of Chairmen

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The Government of Pakistan appoints the CDA chairman through its Establishment Division. As of 2024, the chairman also serves as the Chief Commissioner of Islamabad Capital Territory. According to the CDA Ordinance, the chairman of the board is appointed for four years.[3]

No. Name Tenure start Tenure end Tenure Ref
1 Maj Gen Yahya Khan 21 June 1960 30 November 1961 1 year, 162 days [2]
2 W.A Sheikh, CSP 1 December 1961 30 April 1965 3 years, 150 days [2]
3 N.A Farooqi, HQA, CSP 1 May 1965 30 November 1965 213 days [2]
4 Lt Gen K.M. Sheikh, HI(M) 30 December 1967 15 March 1970 2 years, 75 days [2]
5 Maj Gen Bashir Ahmed 16 March 1970 27 August 1972 2 years, 164 days [2]
6 Brigadier Riaz-ul-Haq 28 August 1972 17 May 1973 262 days [2]
7 M.A Kazmi 18 May 1973 27 July 1979 6 years, 70 days [2]
8 S.A N. Gardezi 28 July 1979 1 May 1983 3 years, 277 days [2]
9 Jan Nadir Khan 2 May 1983 1 May 1984 365 days [2]
10 Mazhar Rafi 2 May 1984 9 May 1989 5 years, 7 days [2]
11 Syed Munir Hussain 10 July 1989 29 December 1989 172 days [2]
12 Iqbal Jaffar 30 December 1989 20 August 1990 233 days [2]
13 F.I Malik 21 August 1990 5 June 1991 288 days [2]
14 Fareed-ud-Din Ahmad 6 June 1991 20 October 1993 2 years, 136 days [2]
15 Muhammad Saeed Mahdi 21 October 1993 21 October 1994 1 year, 0 days [2]
16 Shafi M. Sehwani 22 October 1994 8 October 1995 351 days [2]
17 Muhammad Zaffar Iqbal 9 July 1995 5 November 1996 1 year, 119 days [2]
18 M. Javed Masud 6 November 1996 4 May 1998 1 year, 179 days [2]
19 Ch Qamar Zaman 5 May 1998 26 November 1999 1 year, 205 days [2]
20 Khalid Saeed 27 November 1999 16 September 2001 1 year, 293 days [2]
21 Mir Laiq Shah 17 September 2001 1 May 2003 1 year, 226 days [2]
22 Abdur Rauf Chaudhary 2 May 2003 9 November 2003 191 days [2]
23 Kamran Lashari 10 November 2003 8 October 2008 4 years, 333 days [2]
24 Tariq Mahmood Khan 8 October 2008 24 June 2009 259 days [2]
25 Imtiaz Inayat Ellahi 24 June 2009 9 December 2011 2 years, 168 days [2]
26 Engr Farkhand Iqbal 8 December 2011 1 October 2012 298 days [4]
27 Javed Iqbal Awan 1 October 2012 2 October 2012 1 day [4]
28 Syed Tahir Shahbaz 2 October 2012 16 March 2013 165 days [5]
29 Nadeem Hassan Asif 21 June 2013 7 December 2013 169 days [6]
30 Maroof Afzal 17 December 2013 22 August 2016 2 years, 249 days [7]
31 Hassan Iqbal 22 August 2016 6 September 2016 15 days [8]
32 Sheikh Ansar Aziz 6 September 2016 29 December 2017 1 year, 114 days [9]
33 Usman Akhtar Bajwa 26 January 2018 29 June 2018 154 days [10]
34 Ishrat Ali 29 June 2018 1 September 2018 64 days [11]
35 Afzal Latif 1 September 2018 17 January 2019 138 days [12]
36 Amir Ali Ahmed 17 January 2019 22 August 2022 3 years, 217 days [13]
37 Capt (r) Muhammad Usman Younis 22 August 2022 23 January 2023 154 days [14]
38 Capt (r) Noorul Amin Mengal 23 January 2023 24 August 2023 213 days [15]
39 Capt (r) Anwarul Haq 24 August 2023 1 May 2024 251 days [16]
40 Muhammad Ali Randhawa 2 May 2024 Incumbent 82 days [17]

Controversies

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Main article: Persecution of Christians § Pakistan

Since 2014, the CDA has been targeting and demolishing illegal slums who are largely occupied by Christians in Islamabad. The Supreme Court put on hold the demolitions and ordered from the CDA a written justification to it. The CDA's replied that "most of these katchi abadis [slums] are under the occupation of the Christian community." "It seems this pace of occupation of land by Christian community may increase. Removal of katchi abadies is very urgent to provide [a] better environment to the citizen[s] of Islamabad and to protect the beauty of Islamabad." Various human rights activists condemned the response.[18][19][20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Anis, Muhammad (2 March 2016). "70% CDA employees to be transferred to Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation". The Nation. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z "Ex-Chairmen of CDA".
  3. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2021-07-04). "Amer Ali Ahmed appointed permanent CDA chief". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  4. ^ a b "New CDA chairman: City boss Farkhand Iqbal removed". 2 October 2012.
  5. ^ Teepu, Imran Ali (2013-03-16). "Another change of guard in CDA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  6. ^ our.correspondent (2013-06-20). "Postings: Nadeem Hasan Asif appointed new CDA chairman". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  7. ^ "Postings and transfers: Capital's civic body finally gets new boss". The Express Tribune. 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  8. ^ Reporter, A. (2016-08-23). "CDA chief removed from office". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  9. ^ Asad, Malik (2017-12-30). "Mayor's appointment as CDA chairman declared illegal". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  10. ^ "Usman Akhtar Bajwa appointed new CDA chief". The Express Tribune. 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  11. ^ "CDA gets a new chief". The Express Tribune. 2018-06-30. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  12. ^ "Govt appoints Afzal Latif as CDA chief". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  13. ^ "Amir to hold CDA chief office where his father once served". The Nation. 2019-01-17. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  14. ^ Report, Recorder (2022-08-23). "Capt Usman made CDA Chairman". Brecorder. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  15. ^ Asad, Malik (2023-01-24). "CDA chairman shown the door". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  16. ^ Desk (Lahore), Web (2023-08-24). "Capt (r) Anwarul Haq gets additional charge of CDA Chairman". Pakistan Observer. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  17. ^ "Randhawa appointed as CDA chairman". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
  18. ^ Ghani, Faras (14 Dec 2015). "Islamabad's Christian slums face demolition". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  19. ^ "Islamabad's Christian slum dwellers pray for Christmas miracle". The Express Tribune. Islamabad. 25 December 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  20. ^ Sandhu, Serina (14 December 2015). "Plans to demolish Christian-majority slums in Islamabad put on hold by Supreme Court". The Independent. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
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