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{{Short description|Autonomous civic organization working under Ministry of Interior, Pakistan}}
{{Infobox government agency
| name            = Capital Development Authority
| native_name_a   = {{nq|وفاقی ترقیاتی ادارہ}}
| native_name_r   = 
| type            = [[Statutory corporation|Public benefit corporation]]
| logo            = CDA Authority.gif
| logo_width      = 150px
| logo_caption    = 
| formed          = {{Start date and age|1960|06|14}}
| dissolved       = 
| superseding1    = 
| jurisdiction    = [[Islamabad Capital Territory]]
| headquarters    = G-7/4, [[Islamabad]]
| coordinates     = <!-- {{coord|LATITUDE|LONGITUDE|type:landmark_region:US|display=inline,title}} -->
| employees       = 13,000
| budget          = {{PKR|link=yes|91.73}} [[billion]] (2024–2025)
| minister1_name  = [[Mohsin Naqvi]]
| minister1_pfo   = Minister of Interior
| chief1_position = [[Chairman]]
| chief1_name     = Muhammad Ali Randhawa
| parent_department = 
| keydocument1    = CDA Ordinance of June 27
| keydocument2    = [http://www.cda.gov.pk/documents/docs/CDA-Organogram.pdf Organogram]
| website         = {{URL|cda.gov.pk}}
| agency_id       = 
| map             = 
| map_size        = 
| map_caption     = 
| footnotes       = Board: [[Chairman]] and Six Members and a [[labour union]] [[leader]] who works as a collective bargaining agent.
}}

'''Capital Development Authority''' ([[Urdu]]: وفاقی ترقیاتی ادارہ, abbreviated as '''CDA''') is a [[Statutory corporation|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 [[Property management|estate management]], project execution and [[Sectors of Islamabad|sector]] developments.<ref name="TN">{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/102224-70-CDA-employees-to-be-transferred-to-Islamabad-Metropolitan-Corporation|title=70% CDA employees to be transferred to Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation|work=The Nation|date=2 March 2016|accessdate=9 September 2016|first=Muhammad|last=Anis}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Islamabad Clock.JPG|thumbnail|Islamabad Clock.]]
The organization initially came into being through an executive order but was later superseded by CDA Ordinance issued on June 27, 1960.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Mamoon |date=2022-08-30 |title=All About Capital Development Authority (CDA) |url=https://www.zameen.com/blog/capital-development-authority-overview.html?webview=1 |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=A blog about real estate, lifestyle and tourism in Pakistan {{!}} Zameen Blog |language=en-US}}</ref> Major General [[Yahya Khan]] was designated as the first Chairman on 21 June 1960.<ref name="Ex"/> The Capital Development Authority developed the CDA Model School in Islamabad in 1970. It is one of the oldest civic organizations in Pakistan and it was created with the aim to develop and maintain the [[capital city]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=CDA-History |url=https://www.cda.gov.pk/public/cdaHistory#:~:text=The%20Capital%20Development%20Authority%20(CDA,Islamabad,%20and%20its%20surrounding%20areas. |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=www.cda.gov.pk}}</ref>

During 2016, CDA partnered up with [[Serena Hotels]] to launch spring tree plantation drive. The launch event was attended by [[diplomat]]s from various countries, officials from Government and corporate executives.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BR-ePaper {{!}} Mar 12, 2016 {{!}} Page National News Page 8 |url=https://epaper.brecorder.com/2016/03/12/8-page/565740-news.html |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=epaper.brecorder.com |language=en}}</ref>

In 2017, the CDA launched healthy city programme in collaboration with [[World Health Organization|WHO]] country office in Pakistan. The programme was aimed at addressing inequalities and targetting needs of vulnerable groups.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=A. |date=2017-11-11 |title=Islamabad to be Pakistan's first 'healthy city' |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1369691 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>

U Microfinance Bank collaborated with CDA in 2021 to plant one of the largest [[Miyawaki forest|Miyawaki Forest]] of Islamabad in Kachnar park.<ref> https://ubank.com.pk/u-microfinance-bank-cda-join-hands-to-plant-the-largest-miyawaki-forest-in-islamabad/ </ref> During the campaign, around 6000 trees were planted on 1.5 [[acre]]s of land. The collaboration was aimed at mitigating the devastating effects of deforestation and [[land degradation]] in Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U Microfinance Bank & CDA join hands to plant the largest Miyawaki Forest in Islamabad |url=https://ubank.com.pk/u-microfinance-bank-cda-join-hands-to-plant-the-largest-miyawaki-forest-in-islamabad/ |access-date=2024-10-25 |website=ubank.com.pk}}</ref> Later on, in another collaboration with [[Mari Petroleum]], largest [[Akira Miyawaki|Miyawaki Forest]] of the city was launched in sector H-12 of Islamabad. Initially over 20,000 tree saplings were planted with the plantation to continue gradually. The forest is spreaded over an area of 17 [[acre]]s having various species of plants.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-07 |title=Islamabad's largest Miyawaki Forest launched |url=https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/pakistan/islamabads-largest-miyawaki-forest-launched-1.91118452 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=gulfnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-11 |title=CDA is building world's largest Urban Miyawaki Forest in Islamabad |url=https://city2marketing.com/2022/10/11/cda-is-building-worlds-largest-urban-miyawaki-forest-in-islamabad/ |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=City 2 Marketing |language=en-US}}</ref>

According to a statement issued in March 2022, [[PTCL]] Group and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) entered into a strategic partnership to drive the digitalization of services provided by CDA. As per agreement, PTCL will deliver digital solutions to support various sectors within CDA Islamabad, including the administration, Excise and Taxation, and [[Islamabad Police]]. The partnership will initially introduce 12 key solutions, such as mobility services, call center setup, video conferencing, cloud services, complaint management systems, street lighting, and fleet management.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PTCL, CDA partner for digitalisation |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/943491-ptcl-cda-partner-for-digitalisation |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rizvi |first=Kazim Raza |date=2022-03-21 |title=PTCL Group & CDA collaborate for Turnkey Solutions |url=https://customnews.pk/2022/03/21/ptcl-group-cda-collaborate-for-turnkey-solutions/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=CustomsNews.pk Daily |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2023, CDA collaborated with Niaz Support to provide custom wheelchairs to their employees with disabilities and their family members living with disability.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Daily Times |title=CDA, Niaz Support partner to improve mobility of disable workers |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/1124656/cda-niaz-support-partner-to-improve-mobility-of-disable-workers/#google_vignette |website=Daily Times |publisher=Daily Times |access-date=29 August 2024}}</ref> In order to address the water shortage problems, CDA officials conducted meetings with [[Water and Power Development Authority|WAPDA]] officials for construction of [[Dotara Dam]] and decided to collaborate for this project with the CDA intending to fund the project.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Masood |first=Iqra |date=2023-10-17 |title=CDA, WAPDA Collaborate for Dotara Dam- Zameen News |url=https://www.zameen.com/news/cda-wapda-collaborate-dotara-dam.html?webview=1 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Pakistan Real Estate News & Pakistan Property News & Latest Updates - Zameen News |language=en-US}}</ref>

During 2024, Capital Development Authority in collaboration with [[Pakistan Tobacco Company]] (PTC) launched "Throw and Grow" initiative to promote the green cover of [[Margalla Hills|Margalla hills]].<ref>{{Cite web |author=News Desk |date=2024-07-28 |title=Throw and Grow: PTC and CDA join forces to enhance Margalla hills' greenery |url=https://pakobserver.net/throw-and-grow-ptc-and-cda-join-forces-to-enhance-margalla-hills-greenery/ |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=Pakistan Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> In another collaboration, The Embassy of [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE) in Pakistan decided to provide support to CDA in renovating and adding new facilities to one of the parks existing in Islamabad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Staff |date=2024-08-29 |title=UAE embassy to partner with CDA for park renovation |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1855354 |access-date=2024-10-23 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> In another move, CDA joined hands with [[Oil & Gas Development Company|OGDCL]] for landscaping and tree plantation drive in the city. The project is expected to improve the aesthetic appeal of [[Islamabad Expressway]] while also contributing to better air quality through more plantation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OGDCL has collaborated with the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for landscaping and tree plantation {{!}} OGDCL |url=https://ogdcl.com/news/ogdcl-has-collaborated-capital-development-authority-cda-landscaping-and-tree-plantation |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=ogdcl.com}}</ref>

==Responsibilities and services==
{{div col}}
* '''Planning and Design Wing'''
** Architecture Directorate 
** Building Control Directorate 
** Enforcement Directorate 
** Housing Societies Directorate 
** Industrial Planning Directorate 
** Land Survey Division 
** Master Plan Cell
** Urban Planning Directorate 
** Structure Directorate 
** Traffic Engineering & Transportation Planning
*'''Administration Wing''' 
** Capital Hospital 
** HR Directorate 
** CDA Training Academy 
** Labor Relation Directorate 
** Law Directorate 
** Security Directorate 
* '''Environment Protection Cell''' 
** Environment Directorate 
** Environment Protection Directorate
** Parks Directorate 
** Sanitation Directorate 
** Wildlife Management Directorate
* '''Estate Wing'''
** Estate Management 
** Land and Rehabilitation Directorate 
** Sector Development Directorate
*'''Technology Wing''' 
** IT Directorate 
** One Window Operation Directorate
** Public Relations Directorate 
** Geospatial Technology Wing 
** Resource Center
{{div col end}}

==List of Chairmen==
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Staff |date=2021-07-04 |title=Amer Ali Ahmed appointed permanent CDA chief |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1633011 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!No.
!Name
!Tenure start
!Tenure end
!Tenure
!Ref
|-
|1
|Maj Gen [[Yahya Khan]]
|21 June 1960
|30 November 1961
|{{ayd|1960|06|21|1961|11|30}}
|<ref name="Ex">{{cite web|url=http://www.cda.gov.pk/about_us/history/xchairmen.asp|title=Ex-Chairmen of CDA | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123054603/http://www.cda.gov.pk/about_us/history/xchairmen.asp | archive-date=2017-11-23}}</ref>
|-
|2
|W.A Sheikh, [[Central Superior Services|CSP]]
|1 December 1961
|30 April 1965
|{{ayd|1961|12|01|1965|4|30}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|3
|N.A Farooqi, [[Hilal-e-Quaid-e-Azam|HQA]], [[Central Superior Services|CSP]]
|1 May 1965
|30 November 1965
|{{ayd|1965|05|01|1965|11|30}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|4
|Lt Gen K.M. Sheikh, [[Hilal-i-Imtiaz|HI(M)]]
|30 December 1967
|15 March 1970
|{{ayd|1967|12|30|1970|03|15}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|5
|Maj Gen Bashir Ahmed
|16 March 1970
|27 August 1972
|{{ayd|1970|03|16|1972|08|27}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|6
|Brigadier Riaz-ul-Haq
|28 August 1972
|17 May 1973
|{{ayd|1972|08|28|1973|05|17}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|7
|M.A Kazmi
|18 May 1973
|27 July 1979
|{{ayd|1973|05|18|1979|07|27}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|8
|S.A N. Gardezi
|28 July 1979
|1 May 1983
|{{ayd|1979|07|28|1983|05|01}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|9
|Jan Nadir Khan
|2 May 1983
|1 May 1984
|{{ayd|1983|05|02|1984|05|01}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|10
|Mazhar Rafi
|2 May 1984
|9 May 1989
|{{ayd|1984|05|02|1989|05|09}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|11
|Syed Munir Hussain
|10 July 1989
|29 December 1989
|{{ayd|1989|07|10|1989|12|29}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|12
|Iqbal Jaffar
|30 December 1989
|20 August 1990
|{{ayd|1989|12|30|1990|08|20}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|13
|F.I Malik
|21 August 1990
|5 June 1991
|{{ayd|1990|08|21|1991|06|05}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|14
|Fareed-ud-Din Ahmad
|6 June 1991
|20 October 1993
|{{ayd|1991|06|06|1993|10|20}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|15
|Muhammad Saeed Mahdi
|21 October 1993
|21 October 1994
|{{ayd|1993|10|21|1994|10|21}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|16
|Shafi M. Sehwani
|22 October 1994
|8 October 1995
|{{ayd|1994|10|22|1995|10|08}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|17
|Muhammad Zaffar Iqbal
|9 July 1995
|5 November 1996
|{{ayd|1995|07|09|1996|11|05}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|18
|M. Javed Masud
|6 November 1996
|4 May 1998
|{{ayd|1996|11|06|1998|05|04}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|19
|[[Qamar Zaman Chaudhry|Ch Qamar Zaman]]
|5 May 1998
|26 November 1999
|{{ayd|1998|05|05|1999|11|26}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|20
|Khalid Saeed
|27 November 1999
|16 September 2001
|{{ayd|1999|11|27|2001|09|16}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|21
|Mir Laiq Shah
|17 September 2001
|1 May 2003
|{{ayd|2001|09|17|2003|05|01}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|22
|Abdur Rauf Chaudhary
|2 May 2003
|9 November 2003
|{{ayd|2003|05|02|2003|11|09}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|23
|Kamran Lashari
|10 November 2003
|8 October 2008
|{{ayd|2003|11|10|2008|10|08}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|24
|Tariq Mahmood Khan
|8 October 2008
|24 June 2009
|{{ayd|2008|10|08|2009|06|24}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|25
|Imtiaz Inayat Ellahi
|24 June 2009
|9 December 2011
|{{ayd|2009|06|24|2011|12|09}}
|<ref name="Ex"/>
|-
|26
|Engr Farkhand Iqbal
|8 December 2011
|1 October 2012
|{{ayd|2011|12|08|2012|10|01}}
|<ref name="F">{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/445400/new-cda-chairman-city-boss-farkhand-iqbal-removed|title=New CDA chairman: City boss Farkhand Iqbal removed|date=2 October 2012}}</ref>
|-
|27
|Javed Iqbal Awan
|1 October 2012
|2 October 2012
|{{ayd|2012|10|01|2012|10|02}}
|<ref name="F"/>
|-
|28
|Syed Tahir Shahbaz
|2 October 2012
|16 March 2013
|{{ayd|2012|10|02|2013|03|16}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Teepu |first=Imran Ali |date=2013-03-16 |title=Another change of guard in CDA |url=https://www.dawn.com/2013/03/16/another-change-of-guard-in-cda/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|29
|Nadeem Hassan Asif
|21 June 2013
|7 December 2013
|{{ayd|2013|06|21|2013|12|07}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=our.correspondent |date=2013-06-20 |title=Postings: Nadeem Hasan Asif appointed new CDA chairman |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/566145/postings-nadeem-hasan-asif-appointed-new-cda-chairman |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|30
|[[Maroof Afzal]]
|17 December 2013
|22 August 2016
|{{ayd|2013|12|17|2016|08|22}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2013-12-17 |title=Postings and transfers: Capital's civic body finally gets new boss |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/646755/postings-and-transfers-capitals-civic-body-finally-gets-new-boss |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|31
|Hassan Iqbal
|22 August 2016
|6 September 2016
|{{ayd|2016|08|22|2016|09|06}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=A. |date=2016-08-23 |title=CDA chief removed from office |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1279422 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|32
|[[Sheikh Ansar Aziz]]
|6 September 2016
|29 December 2017
|{{ayd|2016|09|06|2017|12|29}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asad |first=Malik |date=2017-12-30 |title=Mayor's appointment as CDA chairman declared illegal |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1379657 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|33
|Usman Akhtar Bajwa
|26 January 2018
|29 June 2018
|{{ayd|2018|01|26|2018|06|29}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-01-26 |title=Usman Akhtar Bajwa appointed new CDA chief |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1619258/usman-akhtar-bajwa-appointed-new-cda-chief |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|34
|Ishrat Ali
|29 June 2018
|1 September 2018
|{{ayd|2018|06|29|2018|09|01}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2018-06-30 |title=CDA gets a new chief |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1746186/cda-gets-new-chief |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|35
|Afzal Latif
|1 September 2018
|17 January 2019
|{{ayd|2018|09|01|2019|01|17}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Govt appoints Afzal Latif as CDA chief |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/362917-govt-appoints-afzal-latif-as-cda-chief |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|36
|Amir Ali Ahmed
|17 January 2019
|22 August 2022
|{{ayd|2019|01|17|2022|08|22}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-01-17 |title=Amir to hold CDA chief office where his father once served |url=https://nation.com.pk/17-Jan-2019/amir-to-hold-cda-chief-office-where-his-father-once-served |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|37
|Capt (r) Muhammad Usman Younis
|22 August 2022
|23 January 2023
|{{ayd|2022|08|22|2023|01|23}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Report |first=Recorder |date=2022-08-23 |title=Capt Usman made CDA Chairman |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40193191 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|38
|Capt (r) Noorul Amin Mengal
|23 January 2023
|24 August 2023
|{{ayd|2023|01|23|2023|08|24}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Asad |first=Malik |date=2023-01-24 |title=CDA chairman shown the door |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1733274 |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|39
|Capt (r) Anwarul Haq 
|24 August 2023
|1 May 2024
|{{ayd|2023|08|24|2024|05|01}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk (Lahore) |first=Web |date=2023-08-24 |title=Capt (r) Anwarul Haq gets additional charge of CDA Chairman |url=https://pakobserver.net/capt-r-anwarul-haq-gets-additional-charge-of-cda-chairman/ |access-date=2024-07-16 |website=Pakistan Observer |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
|40
|Muhammad Ali Randhawa
|2 May 2024
|Incumbent
|{{ayd|2024|05|02}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Randhawa appointed as CDA chairman |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1185870-randhawa-appointed-as-cda-chairman |access-date=2024-07-16|website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Achievements==
During an anti-encroachment drive, CDA was able to recover as much as 700 [[Kanal (unit)|kanals]] of land from land grabbers in sector I-12 of Islamabad. The said land was illegally encroached by [[Afghans in Pakistan|Afghan settlers]] due to which CDA launched a comprehensive campaign to retrieve the encroached land.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-12 |title=CDA retrieves 700 kanals land in Sector I-12 |url=https://www.app.com.pk/national/cda-retrieves-700-kanals-land-in-sector-i-12/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Administrator |date=2023-10-16 |title=CDA's Crackdown Reclaims 750 Kanals Land In Sector I-12 |url=https://thepenpk.com/cdas-crackdown-reclaims-750-kanals-land-in-sector-i-12/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=ThePenPK |language=en-US}}</ref> In another successful move, CDA recovered 350 [[Kanal (unit)|kanals]] of land in sector I-15 of Islamabad after 16 years of illegal occupation by land mafia.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Government land in Islamabad recovered after 16 years in anti-encroachment drive |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/333883-cda-recovers-350-kanals-of-government-land-after-16-years-in-anti-encroachment-drive |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}</ref>

In order to address the water availability issues, CDA established upto 100 rainwater [[Groundwater recharge|rechargeable wells]] in different localities of Islamabad. The project is aimed at conservation of rainwater to improve the underground water level in the city. These wells are designed with a filtration system to keep the water safe from pollutants while revitalising the groundwater. As informed by officials of CDA, more than one million gallon of rainwater has been saved from establishing rechargeable wells.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-26 |title=Chairman CDA inaugurated the rainwater rechargeable well – PPI News Agency |url=https://ppinewsagency.com/chairman-cda-inaugurated-the-rainwater-rechargeable-well/ |access-date=2024-10-26 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=azeem |first=muhammad |date=2023-01-10 |title=Rainwater rechargeable well inaugurated |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2395197/rainwater-rechargeable-well-inaugurated?amp=1 |access-date=2024-10-26 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

In order to reduce maintenance cost and to adopt energy efficient solutions, CDA replaced 21,000 street light bulbs with [[LED lamp|LED lights]]. The lights have been replaced on major roads and avenues in Islamabad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=our.correspondent |date=2017-02-26 |title=CDA installs 21,000 LED street lights in capital |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1339817/cda-installs-21000-led-street-lights-capital |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

Over the years, the CDA has also completed some major infrastructure projects aimed at addressing the traffic congestion issue in the city. Some of the major infrastructure projects completed include construction of [[Seventh Avenue (Islamabad)|7th Avenue]] at a cost of [[Pakistani rupee|PKR]] 900 [[million]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Iqbal |first=Atif |date=2008-07-01 |title=Islamabad: CDA's enduring love affair with 7th Avenue |url=https://eproperty.pk/islamabad-cdas-enduring-love-affair-with-7th-avenue/ |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=eProperty® |language=en-US}}</ref> construction of [[Zero Point Interchange]] on Islamabad Expressway in year 2011 at a cost of [[Pakistani rupee|PKR]] 4.1 [[Billion]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=azam.khan |date=2011-07-03 |title=Complete at last: CDA to inaugurate Zero Point Interchange, Lehtrar Road |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/201794/complete-at-last-cda-to-inaugurate-zero-point-interchange-lehtrar-road |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> [[Peshawar Morr Interchange]] on [[Srinagar Highway]] at a cost of [[Pakistani rupee|PKR]] 6.5 Billion in year 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asia's biggest Interchange: Peshawar Morr nearly - ProQuest |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1787152276?sourcetype=Scholarly%20Journals |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=www.proquest.com |language=en}}</ref> and Rawal Dam chowk flyover on [[Murree Road]] at cost of [[Pakistani rupee|PKR]] 1.1 Billion in year 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abbasi |first=Kashif |date=2022-08-01 |title=Rawal Dam flyover expected to open in a week |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1702535 |access-date=2024-11-03 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> In another development, CDA inaugurated [[Seventh Avenue (Islamabad)|7th Avenue]] interchange in year 2022 built at a cost of PKR 1.7 [[billion]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abbasi |first=Kashif |date=2022-10-26 |title=7th Avenue interchange ready for inauguaration |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1716995 |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> These infrastructure projects have helped in reducing traffic congestion on major roads and junctions in Islamabad specially during rush hours.

To preserve the history of Islamabad and to promote culture and tourism, CDA developed [[Saidpur, Islamabad|Saidpur village]], more than 300 years old village, into a model village restoring its outlook. The village carries structures of [[Hindu temple|Mandir]], Church, and a [[Gurdwara]].<ref name=":0" />

==CDA Hospital==
In order to provide medical services to its serving and retired employees along with general public, CDA operates Capital Hospital in Sector G-6 Islamabad. Initially started as day care medical center, the facility was converted into a hospital in year 1981. The hospital houses 250 bed facility and is providing medical care in general surgery, [[Urology]], Eye & [[Otorhinolaryngology|ENT]], Orthopaedics, and post-operative intensive care among others. The hospital has the distinct privilege of introducing Nuclear Cardiology to Pakistan in 1985 and it also operates hospital based [[Coronary care unit|coronary care]] unit.

Capital Hospital provides free medical treatment to employees of CDA and their families. Non-entitled patients are charged for investigations and in-patient treatment.<ref name=":1" /> After construction of several new blocks, the hospital has been converted into a 500 bed facility.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Junaidi |first=Ikram |date=2024-10-23 |title=Employees fret as CDA mulls outsourcing Capital Hospital |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1866970 |access-date=2025-02-08 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref>

==Controversies==
{{Main|Persecution of Christians#Pakistan}}
Since 2014, the CDA has been targeting and demolishing illegal [[slum]]s who are largely occupied by [[Christianity in Pakistan|Christians]] in Islamabad. The [[Supreme Court of Pakistan|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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ghani|first1=Faras|title=Islamabad's Christian slums face demolition|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/12/islamabad-christian-slums-face-demolition-151212093750321.html|accessdate=1 April 2016|work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|date=14 Dec 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Islamabad's Christian slum dwellers pray for Christmas miracle|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1016235/islamabads-christian-slum-dwellers-pray-for-christmas-miracle/|accessdate=2 April 2016|work=[[The Express Tribune]]|date=25 December 2015|location=[[Islamabad]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sandhu|first1=Serina|title=Plans to demolish Christian-majority slums in Islamabad put on hold by Supreme Court|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/plans-to-demolish-christian-majority-slums-in-islamabad-put-on-hold-by-supreme-court-a6772131.html|accessdate=2 April 2016|work=[[The Independent]]|date=14 December 2015}}</ref>
==Dissolution==
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on 28th June 2025 ordered the government to dissolve the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and transfer its powers to the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation (MCI)

A day earlier, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani heard two writ petitions challenging a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) issued by the CDA in 2015 imposing Direct Access and Right of Way (ROW) charges on petrol pump/CNG stations located on major roads in Islamabad.

Today’s judgment said that the CDA charged the petitioners an amount of Rs337,442,856 for payment “under ROW charges”.

It said that the “issuance of SRO constitutes an illegal act and is unconstitutional” under Article 77 of the Constitution, which directs that taxation powers must be exercised with the parliament’s authority.

Justice Kayani noted, “Essentially, the imposition of direct taxes, ROW charges, or access charges by the CDA under the CDA Ordinance, 1960 based on municipal functions derived from the Municipal Administration Ordinance, 1960 without following the statutory procedure outlined in Sections 88, 89, and 90 of the ICT Local Government Act, 2015, is unlawful.”

The order said, “It is now time for the federal government to take appropriate steps to terminate the functioning of the CDA in terms of Section 52 of the CDA Ordinance, 1960, and to formally dissolve the Authority, as its original mandate hasbeen fulfilled.

“The entire administrative, regulatory and municipal framework of Islamabad Capital Territory is now governed under the ICT Local Government Act, 2015, which is a special legislation enacted to regulate local governance through elected representatives.”

While allowing both writ petitions, the order said that the SRO was declared “illegal” and “without lawful authority or jurisdiction”.

Justice Kayani directed the government to “initiate and conclude the process for the dissolution of the CDA, and to transfer all powers, assets, and functions to the Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation (MCI)”.

“This transition shall ensure that the Islamabad Capital Territory is administered under a transparent, accountable, and lawful municipal framework, and that the rights of its citizens are duly protected under the law,” the order noted.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Naseer|first1=Tahir|title= IHC orders govt to dissolve CDA, transfer powers to Islamabad Metropolitan Corporation|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/1920811|accessdate=28 June  2025|work=[[Dawn News English|Dawn News]]|date=28 June 2025}}</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Cabinet Secretariat (Pakistan)|Cabinet Secretariat Department]]
* [[Model Town Humak]]
* [[Developments in Islamabad]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.cda.gov.pk CDA Official Website]

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