{"id":101692,"date":"2025-03-17T09:41:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T04:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=101692"},"modified":"2025-03-17T09:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T04:41:44","slug":"rda-seeks-ban-on-sales-in-illegal-societies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rda-seeks-ban-on-sales-in-illegal-societies.html","title":{"rendered":"RDA moves to ban sales in 157 illegal housing schemes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has declared 157 housing schemes illegal and has formally requested the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Revenue to impose a ban on the sale and purchase of plots within these projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a letter issued by RDA&#8217;s Director of Metropolitan Planning and Traffic Engineering, Tahir Mayo, the schemes in question had initially applied for approval from RDA and the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) but later withdrew their applications and proceeded with development unlawfully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rda-demands-compliance-reports-from-private-housing-societies.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RDA demands compliance reports from private housing societies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, these projects have been officially categorized as illegal, prompting the RDA to take strict action. The authority has also initiated legal proceedings under the Punjab Development of Cities Act 1976 and the Punjab Development Authorities Private Housing Scheme Rules 2021. Complaints against these schemes have been lodged at relevant police stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The affected housing projects are located in various areas, including Rawalpindi, Kallar Syedan, Gujar Khan, Kahuta, Tahlian Rawat, Chakri, Mandra, Taxila, Wah Cantt, Chontra, Nasirabad, Kalyam, Fateh Jang, and Dhamaial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Authorities have warned citizens to exercise caution and avoid investing in these schemes to prevent financial losses. The RDA has also highlighted that many of these projects have been using deceptive marketing tactics to attract buyers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rwp-ring-road-leh-expressway-put-on-hold.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ring Road, Leh Expressway among 6 projects put on hold<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For further verification, the RDA has advised prospective buyers to check the legal status of housing projects on its official website before making any property transactions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rawalpindi: The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has declared 157 housing schemes illegal and has formally requested the Additional Deputy Commissioner of Revenue to impose a ban on the sale and purchase of plots within these projects. According to a letter issued by RDA&#8217;s Director of Metropolitan Planning and Traffic Engineering, Tahir Mayo, the schemes in question had initially applied for approval from RDA and the Tehsil Municipal Administration (TMA) but later withdrew their applications and proceeded with development unlawfully. Read: RDA demands compliance reports from private housing societies As a result, these projects have been officially categorized as illegal, prompting the RDA to take strict action. The authority has also initiated legal proceedings under the Punjab Development of Cities Act 1976 and the Punjab Development Authorities Private Housing Scheme Rules 2021. Complaints against these schemes have been lodged at relevant police stations. The affected housing projects are located in various areas, including Rawalpindi, Kallar Syedan, Gujar Khan, Kahuta, Tahlian Rawat, Chakri, Mandra, Taxila, Wah Cantt, Chontra, Nasirabad, Kalyam, Fateh Jang, and Dhamaial. Authorities have warned citizens to exercise caution and avoid investing in these schemes to prevent financial losses. The RDA has also highlighted that many of these projects have&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":75801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[63109,1268,63111,63112,63108,155,3057,63110,2613,19286,5552,62854,949,61262,62272],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-101692","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"tag-housing-fraud","9":"tag-illegal-housing-schemes","10":"tag-investment-warning","11":"tag-land-fraud","12":"tag-property-ban","13":"tag-property-buyers","14":"tag-property-transactions","15":"tag-punjab-development-of-cities-act","16":"tag-rawalpindi-development-authority","17":"tag-rawalpindi-housing-schemes","18":"tag-rda","19":"tag-real-estate-crackdown","20":"tag-real-estate-news","21":"tag-real-estate-regulations","22":"tag-unauthorized-projects","23":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>RDA seeks ban on sales in illegal societies - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Authorities have warned citizens to exercise caution and avoid investing in these schemes to prevent financial losses....\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rda-seeks-ban-on-sales-in-illegal-societies.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"RDA seeks ban on sales in illegal societies - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Authorities have warned citizens to exercise caution and avoid investing in these schemes to prevent financial losses....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rda-seeks-ban-on-sales-in-illegal-societies.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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