ISLAMABAD, Oct 11: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to extend the limits of Diplomatic Enclave up to the Bari Imam shrine to accommodate over 60 buildings for embassies and offices of foreign missions presently operating in the residential areas of the Capital.

The new diplomatic enclave will be bigger than the existing one and will accommodate not only those countries whose missions are working in other areas of Islamabad but also those who have not established their embassies yet, a CDA official said here on Saturday.

Diplomatic Enclave is the most sensitive area in Islamabad housing over 40 embassies, the official said adding the enclave was being expanded to avoid security hazards confronting those embassies located in the residential areas.

The enclave has been heavily fenced and the entry of public, other than the employees of embassies and visa-seekers, has been banned.

The official said CDA has allocated some 780 acres close to the existing enclave for extension of diplomatic enclave. The existing diplomatic enclave spreads over about 760 acres. — APP