Residents Asked to Vacate Undeveloped Land Amid Long-Standing Delays
Saifullah Ansar
ISLAMABAD, JAN 12 /DNA/ – The Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHF) has launched a fresh door-to-door campaign in Sector G-14/1, urging residents and occupants to vacate the land starting Monday (January 13, 2026).
Teams from the Foundation visited homes, informing people that failure to leave voluntarily could lead to a full-scale operation within the next two weeks to reclaim the area for development.
Sector G-14/1, part of the ambitious housing scheme launched by FGEHF in the mid-2000s for federal government employees, remains largely undeveloped after more than two decades. Despite repeated announcements, court directives, and promises of possession, the sub-sector has seen minimal progress due to challenges in land acquisition, compensation for built-up properties (BUPs), and vacation of illegally occupied or settled areas.
The issue has been highlighted in news reports multiple times over the years, with allottees expressing frustration over prolonged delays. Many original allottees, who were allocated plots around 2005 at subsidized rates, have either passed away while waiting or sold their plots in despair.
Elderly widows, retired employees, and families have waited decades for possession, with some sub-sectors like G-14/4 seeing partial development while G-14/1, G-14/2, and parts of G-14/3 remain stalled. In recent updates, the Minister for Housing and Works directed re-tendering for development works in G-14/1, with hopes of awarding contracts and starting ground activities.
However, the core obstacle remains the vacation of densely occupied built-up properties. FGEHF has previously required significant funds (estimated Rs 6-7 billion in earlier reports) to compensate affected parties and clear the land. Surveys using GIS technology have been conducted, but progress has been slow.
The current evacuation notice emphasizes voluntary compliance, with officials stressing that the authority aims to begin phased development soon after reclaiming contiguous blocks of land.
Affected residents have been advised to contact FGEHF offices for details on compensation processes or legal options. FGEHF, under the Ministry of Housing and Works, continues to face criticism for these delays, which have turned parts of G-14 into pockets of uncertainty despite the authority’s mandate to provide affordable housing.
![PESHAWAR, JAN 12 /DNA/ - Owing to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's precarious law and order circumstances, the provincial assembly has written a letter to the Peshawar corps commander seeking an in-camera briefing on ongoing operations and the security situation in the province. "The [special] Committee desires to receive a detailed briefing from Headquarters XI Corps, Peshawar, particularly in the context of the ongoing operations being conducted by the federal government and LEAs in the merged districts of KP," reads the letter issued by KP Assembly Deputy Secretary Tariq Noor, while referring to the Special Committee (on Security) constituted by the house. The committee features more than 40 members, including the leader of the house, the leader of the opposition and provincial ministers, along with parliamentary leaders of respective political parties. The letter, dated January 8, also points out that the committee has received detailed briefings from key stakeholders, including the chief secretary, the additional chief secretary, the IGP, and now seeks a briefing as part of the consultative process. Letter written by KP Assemblys deputy secretary to Headquarters XI Corps. — Reporter Letter written by KP Assembly's deputy secretary to Headquarters XI Corps. — Reporter The KP Assembly's request for a briefing from a senior army commander comes as the province, as stated by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director-General Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry in a recent media briefing, accounted for nearly 71% of all the terrorist incidents in 2025. The overwhelming share of KP in facing terror incidents, as per the military's spokesperson, was due to a "politically conducive environment and the flourishing political-criminal-terror-nexus" in the province. Noting that the Pakistan-Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in KP was resisting counterterrorism efforts at every forum — a claim denied by the PTI — Lt Gen Chaudhry highlighted that the law enforcement agencies (LEAs) carried out 75,175 intelligence-based operations (IBOs) across the country in 2025, of which 14,658 IBOs were conducted in KP. Out of the total 5,397 terrorism incidents reported nationwide in the previous year, as many as 3,811 incidents occurred in KP. The issue of terrorism and military operations has been a point of contention between the PTI's KP government and the Centre in recent times, where the former has time and again stressed a political solution and dialogue, whereas the latter has pressed on with taking action against the terrorists. This is also reflected by the KP Assembly's letter to the Headquarters XI Corps, Peshawar, which says that the Special Committee (on Security) "acknowledges the importance of security measures but considers that operation alone without broader political, social and developmental initiatives may not ensure suitable peace and stability and could risk further unrest in the province".](https://islamabadpost.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/security-forces-218x150.jpg "KP Assembly seeks Peshawar corps commander’s in-camera briefing on security situation")
