{"id":104638,"date":"2026-01-27T11:48:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T06:48:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=104638"},"modified":"2026-01-27T11:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T06:48:27","slug":"proposed-d-12-cricket-stadium-under-scrutiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/proposed-d-12-cricket-stadium-under-scrutiny.html","title":{"rendered":"Proposed D-12 cricket stadium under scrutiny by Wildlife Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) has sought clarification from the Capital Development Authority (CDA) regarding the proposed cricket stadium near sector D-12, Islamabad. The board requested the exact location and layout plan to determine whether the project site falls within or near the Margalla Hills National Park or its 100-meter buffer zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the Islamabad Nature Conservation and Wildlife Management Act, 2024, no development is allowed within buffer zones without a no-objection certificate from the IWMB. The board emphasized that the clarification is necessary to ensure compliance with environmental, wildlife protection, and land-use regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-to-finalize-design-for-cricket-stadium.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CDA directed to finalize Islamabad cricket stadium\u2019s design<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CDA officials maintained that the D-12 site lies in Zone III, where recreational projects like cricket stadiums are permitted. The authority also noted that the stadium will have a seating capacity of around 32,000, with parking facilities located one kilometre away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed stadium is part of an Olympic Village project, and the Capital Development Authority, in collaboration with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), aims to model it after Dubai\u2019s cricket stadium. The PC-1 for the project, initially estimated at Rs12 billion, has been revised to Rs8 billion following design adjustments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>IWMB has not objected to the stadium but awaits the requested information before completing its review.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) has sought clarification from the Capital Development Authority (CDA) regarding the proposed cricket stadium near sector D-12, Islamabad. The board requested the exact location and layout plan to determine whether the project site falls within or near the Margalla Hills National Park or its 100-meter buffer zone. Under the Islamabad Nature Conservation and Wildlife Management Act, 2024, no development is allowed within buffer zones without a no-objection certificate from the IWMB. The board emphasized that the clarification is necessary to ensure compliance with environmental, wildlife protection, and land-use regulations. Read: CDA directed to finalize Islamabad cricket stadium\u2019s design CDA officials maintained that the D-12 site lies in Zone III, where recreational projects like cricket stadiums are permitted. The authority also noted that the stadium will have a seating capacity of around 32,000, with parking facilities located one kilometre away. The proposed stadium is part of an Olympic Village project, and the Capital Development Authority, in collaboration with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), aims to model it after Dubai\u2019s cricket stadium. The PC-1 for the project, initially estimated at Rs12 billion, has been revised to Rs8 billion following design adjustments. IWMB has not objected&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":71589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[319,62297,62296,771,41,70930,3756,7009,50258,63020,62299,15770,5909],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104638","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"tag-cda","9":"tag-cricket-stadium","10":"tag-d-12","11":"tag-environment","12":"tag-islamabad","13":"tag-iwmb","14":"tag-margalla-hills","15":"tag-national-park","16":"tag-pakistan-cricket-board","17":"tag-recreational-development","18":"tag-stadium-construction","19":"tag-wildlife-protection","20":"tag-zoning-regulations","21":"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>Proposed D-12 cricket stadium under scrutiny - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Under the Islamabad Nature Conservation and Wildlife Management Act, 2024, no development is allowed within buffer zones without...\" \/>\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\/proposed-d-12-cricket-stadium-under-scrutiny.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Proposed D-12 cricket stadium under scrutiny - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Under the Islamabad Nature Conservation and Wildlife Management Act, 2024, no development is allowed within buffer zones without...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/proposed-d-12-cricket-stadium-under-scrutiny.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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