ISLAMABAD: The Directorate of Building Control (City) of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Friday issued a warning notice to remove within 15 days a guards’ room and “unauthorised and illegal” construction at the residence of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman in the federal capital’s posh G-6 sector.

The notice affixed outside the residence of the JUI-F chief — addressed to the legal owner of the property and dated Oct 30 (Friday) — highlighted three violations under the Islamabad Capital Territory Building Control Regulations 2020 (amended 2023).

It pointed out illegal and unauthorised construction in building setbacks (open spaces), a guard post built on CDA land, and a generator on CDA land.

The notice added that according to records, the owner submitted an affidavit on March 18, 2019, at the time of issuance of a no-objection certificate (NOC), in which he stated that setback violations would be removed within three months and all regulations would be abided by.

“However, it has been noticed that no compliance is made,” the CDA notice said. The authority directed that the mentioned violations be removed within 15 days, starting Friday.

The city manager warned that if the occupants failed to fulfil the legal requirements and remove the violations, the CDA would take action as per the relevant clauses of the CDA Ordinance and Islamabad Capital Territory Building Control Regulations 2020 (amended 2023), which it warned could lead to the sealing or demolishing of violations as well as the initiation of a case for cancellation of the allotment.

Meanwhile, after the notice was issued, Maulana Asjad Mahmood, the son of the JUI-F chief, claimed it was retaliation for pointing out alleged encroachments by a senior military official.

In a statement, Mahmood said that instead of responding to the alleged encroachments, the authorities resorted to what he described as underhanded tactics.

He expressed concern over the “transformation of political differences into personal revenge”. He said such actions were a matter of serious concern and urged the nation and JUI-F workers to remain informed and vigilant about the evolving situation.