Capital Development Authority ( ur, , abbreviated as CDA), is a

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responsible for providing

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in Islamabad Capital Territory. The CDA was established on 14 June 1960 by 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, although CDA is still in charge of estate management, project execution and sector developments.

History

Yahya Khan was designated its first Chairman, when he was a Lieutenant General.

Responsibilities and services

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

CDA Model School

The Capital Development Authority developed the

CDA Model School Capital Development Authority ( ur, , 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 executive order entitled ''Pakis ...

in Islamabad in 1970.

Controversies

Since 2014, the CDA has been targeting and demolishing illegal

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s who are largely occupied by Christians in Islamabad. The

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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

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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 better environment to the citizen of Islamabad and to protect the beauty of Islamabad." Various human rights activists condemned the response.

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