Has Imran Khan regularised his Banigala house?
- Records show that former Prime Minister Imran Khan has not yet fulfilled the conditions of the amended regularization rules.
- Show Imran informed the CDA about the area of 1,1371.09 square feet on the ground floor of his house.
- CDA says that several advertisements have been published to regularize houses in Banigala.
ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has not yet regularized his Bani Gala residence with CDA despite orders of the Supreme Court, suggesting documents and official response from the civic body.
It is believed that Imran Khan’s Bani Gala Ghar has been regularized and now legal after paying the regularization fee. However, official documents show that the former prime minister did not fulfill the conditions of the amended regularization rules during his tenure.
Imran Khan Paid Rs 1.2 million to the Capital Development Authority on March 3, 2020 to regularize its 300 kanal house. According to official documents, he informed the CDA body that it has a covered area of 1,1371.09 sq. ft. on the ground floor. his house
1,206,000 was charged by the CDA for the ground floor of his house by calculating the scrutiny and regularization fees without the building construction approval charges. However, the regularization of the entire layout of his 300 kanal house is subject to fulfillment of other conditions specified in clause 8.22 of the ICT Building Control Rules (BCR) 2020. Even after all the conditions are fulfilled, approval will be granted. CDA’s recommendation to hire a consultant; News Reported
Officials of the civic body said that the regularization process involves a system. This process is completed only after site area approval along with fee calculation. The site includes the total area and location of the specific house including specific setbacks, front, rear, sides, and connections with the main access road as approval is given in the context of the entire layout of the site and not just the building itself. of the.
It should be noted that Imran Khan wrote a letter to the then Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar in which he drew his attention to the illegal constructions and local government lawlessness in the country. Bani Gala. Then the CDA told the Supreme Court that Imran Khan’s own house is illegal. After that, the Supreme Court ordered the civic body to regularize the houses in the area, including Khan’s.
Apart from Imran Khan, many other important personalities had approached the CDA to take advantage of the Supreme Court orders to regularize their houses in Bani Gala. Tariq Fatemi, Brigadier Waseem Iftikhar Cheema and Ehsan Ghani were among those who approached the CDA.
When contacted, CDA in its written reply said that construction plans of 17 structures have been approved so far while their owners have completed all the documents required for ICT BCR 2020. In Bani Gala area
“More than 250 houses have applied for regularization but have not yet fulfilled the pre-conditions or criteria as per regulations such as verification of land documents, zoning and application of special environmental or planning parameters. Not done.”
“However, several advertisements have been published to regularize houses and notices have been issued on houses in Banigala,” the CDA said.
In response to a query about Imran Khan’s house, the CDA said: “The sanction in question is Rs. 100 per sft as per clause 8.22 of ICT-BCR 2020 and Rs. 1,206,000 without sanction. Given after receipt. Scrutiny fee Rs.6 per sft. This approval is conditional and final approval/completion is subject to the services of a consultant.
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