ISLAMABAD: Residents of Roshan Pakistan (RP) Housing Scheme have approached Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, seeking his intervention against the scheme’s management, which they accuse of financial exploitation and intimidation.

A large number of residents have written to the prime minister, requesting action against the management of RP Housing Scheme in Sector E-16 over alleged regulatory violations, financial fraud and harassment.

“We, the undersigned, on behalf of over 2,000 residents, house and plot owners of the RP Housing Scheme, Sector E-16, Islamabad, write to bring to your urgent attention a situation of severe regulatory violations, financial exploitation and gross negligence by the developer, RP Corporation (Pvt) Ltd,” the letter stated.

It added, “As citizens of the capital, we seek your intervention in an issue of pressing nature to uphold the law and protect our fundamental rights. For nearly two decades, we have been trapped in a cycle of uncertainty and exploitation.”

The residents said the scheme was launched in 2004 with a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) and an approved Layout Plan (LOP) from the Capital Development Authority (CDA). However, they said, the CDA suspended the NOC and LOP in 2017 because of the developer’s alleged persistent negligence and failure to meet regulatory commitments.

“Instead of rectifying its failures, the developer has abandoned its obligations, reducing a planned sector to the state of an unmanaged rural settlement. For over a decade, residents have been left without the most basic civic amenities, including paved roads, street lights, water and gas pipelines, a sewerage system, public parks, schools, hospitals and a functional security system,” the letter said.

The residents further alleged that RP Corporation had launched a campaign of financial extortion and intimidation against them.

They said the developer had issued notices (Ref: RPHS/DEV/2026/08), demanding “re-development charges” ranging from Rs250,000 to Rs800,000 per plot.

They termed the demand financial fraud, arguing that the basic infrastructure for which the charges were being collected had never been developed.

They also accused the developer of unlawfully assuming building-control functions by conducting unauthorised inspections, saying such powers rested exclusively with the CDA under the CDA Ordinance, 1960.

They maintained that the suspension of the scheme’s NOC and LOP had rendered the developer’s authority to conduct such inspections invalid.

The residents alleged that the developer was lodging false police complaints against peaceful residents, including accusations of obstruction and threats, to force compliance and silence dissent.

They further claimed that substantial amounts collected from residents as government taxes during plot transfers had reportedly not been deposited with the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), indicating possible misappropriation of public funds.

The letter also alleged that the management had withdrawn security arrangements, leading to an increase in theft, robbery and burglary incidents.

It cited Sections 46 and 46-B of the CDA Ordinance, 1960, alleging that re-development charges and inspection fees had been imposed without approval.

It also referred to Clauses 10 and 21 of the Modalities and Procedures (2020), claiming that the developer had failed to complete development work and that the latter clause empowered the CDA to take control of the scheme.

Describing themselves as mostly lower-middle-class families and government employees who had invested their life savings in their homes, the residents said they were being penalised for the regulatory failures of both the developer and the authority.

They asked the prime minister to declare the notice dated Aug 26, 2026, imposing re-development charges, illegal and void; restrain the developer from conducting unauthorised inspections, imposing penalties and collecting charges; and direct the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to conduct a comprehensive audit of the scheme’s development status and the developer’s accounts, particularly the alleged missing FBR tax revenue.

They also sought protection from what they described as malicious police complaints and urged the CDA to invoke Clause 21 of the 2020 procedures to take control of the scheme.

They proposed that bank guarantees or mortgaged plots be used to complete development work if the developer failed to fulfil its obligations.

The residents further requested a clear roadmap for conditional restoration of the NOC, linked to the provision of basic amenities and infrastructure.

They urged the CDA to fulfil its regulatory role instead of remaining a passive spectator.

When contacted, the society’s spokesman, Ali Hussain, denied the allegations levelled by the allottees.

He told Dawn that possession of plots had been handed over to allottees in 2012 and that they had not been asked to pay any charges since then.

“The society provided them with all facilities, including security, water and road infrastructure,” he said, adding that the management was now reconstructing dilapidated roads and residents would have to share the development cost.

He said the society had taken up the cancellation of its NOC with the CDA and the issue would be resolved soon.

Published in Dawn, November 3rd, 2026