After years of legal and administrative delays, development work has restarted in Islamabad’s F-14 and F-15 sectors, with FGEHA and NLC tasked to deliver key housing infrastructure within three years.
Development Restarts in Two Long-Delayed Sectors
After more than a decade of uncertainty, development work has finally resumed in Islamabad’s F-14 and F-15 sectors. The restart marks a major step forward for thousands of allottees who have been waiting for progress on these schemes since they were first announced.
Federal Minister for Housing and Works Riaz Hussain Pirzada formally inaugurated the construction activities at a ceremony held at the project site. During the event, he unveiled a commemorative plaque and planted a tree alongside senior officials and lawmakers, signalling a fresh start for the stalled sectors.
Officials from the housing ministry said the projects had remained stuck for years due to administrative and legal complications. Renewed efforts to resolve land, compensation and procedural issues have now cleared the way for infrastructure work to begin on the ground.
FGEHA, NLC and the Three-Year Development Timeline
According to the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA), the execution of infrastructure development in both sectors has been assigned to the National Logistics Corporation (NLC). The state-backed organisation will be responsible for building roads, utilities and basic civic facilities needed to make the sectors livable.
Spread over approximately 10,875 kanals, F-14 and F-15 together will accommodate around 11,000 residential plots. Officials describe the location as a prime site within the federal capital, adding to its appeal for federal employees and other allottees who have invested in the schemes.
Under the agreement with NLC, infrastructure development is expected to be completed within three years. Minister Riaz Hussain Pirzada said the revival of these projects shows that delayed FGEHA housing schemes are gradually returning to track. He assured stakeholders that compensation issues, where they still exist, would be handled fairly and transparently.
Assurances From the Housing Ministry and Prime Minister
In his address, the minister stressed that the government is committed to delivering on long-standing promises made to federal employees and other allottees. He noted that, on the direction of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, authorities have been instructed to ensure that all project-related commitments are fulfilled.
Pirzada also praised the FGEHA legal team for clearing key hurdles that had held back progress, including litigation and disputes over land. He urged allottees to pay their due instalments on time so that the development cycle is not interrupted by funding gaps or fresh delays.
Officials reiterated that the goal is to move away from the pattern of announcing new schemes without completing older ones, and instead focus on delivering habitable, serviced sectors within clear timelines.
Other Sectors Still Facing Delays and Land Challenges
While the restart of work in F-14 and F-15 has been welcomed, several other planned sectors are still struggling to move forward. Areas such as F-12 and G-12 remain stalled, even as planning documents and layouts are being prepared.
Sources indicate that acquiring possession of land in G-12 may prove particularly difficult because of extensive existing construction and longstanding settlements. Clearing such areas typically requires complex negotiations, compensation arrangements and, in some cases, relocation plans.
Despite these challenges, FGEHA officials say they remain optimistic about launching both F-12 and G-12 in the near future. However, they acknowledge that the timeline will depend on how quickly land acquisition and legal issues can be resolved.
Protests, Stalled Projects and FGEHA’s Pledge to Revive Schemes
The inauguration ceremony for F-14 and F-15 was briefly overshadowed by a protest from allottees of Green Enclave-I in Bhara Kahu. The demonstrators called on the government to prioritise completion of their long-pending housing project, which was launched in 2009 but remains unfinished.
Green Enclave is not the only delayed scheme causing frustration. Several other residential projects, including Sky Garden, Kashmir Apartments, Lifestyle Afro Apartments and Skyline Apartments in Chaklala, have also experienced prolonged delays and limited on-ground progress.
An FGEHA spokesperson acknowledged these concerns and said the authority is working to revive all stalled schemes and accelerate work where it has slowed. “We are moving forward with a clear vision and timeline,” he said, adding that the relaunch of development in F-14 and F-15 should be seen as a signal that pending projects are starting to move again.
