ISLAMABAD: After Lal Masjid started unauthorised construction on a plot adjacent to it in Sector G-6, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) swung into action on Wednesday and asked the mosque administration to halt the construction and remove the erected structure within 15 days.

- Unauthorized construction by Lal Masjid in Sector G-6 prompted the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to intervene.

- The land, where construction is happening, once housed Jamia Hafsa and the Children’s Library, demolished in 2007 after a military operation.


- An agreement between the government and mosque administration provided an alternative site for Jamia Hafsa's reconstruction in H-11.

- CDA altered the master plan for G-6 civic centre, leaving the area around the mosque vacant after the 2007 operation.

- CDA issued a notice to halt construction, citing violations of building regulations; 15 days given to remove the erected structure.

- The notice warns of action by the CDA enforcement directorate if violations are not rectified.

- Mosque administration claims the plot in H-11 faced obstacles in construction, spending Rs40 million; alleges interference by various departments.

- Mufti Tehseen urges government compliance with Supreme Court decision and commitments made to the mosque administration.

- Lal Masjid, built in 1965, faces controversy over land use and construction disputes.