ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to allot over 1,000 acres of land to the army for the construction of a general headquarters (GHQ) and other military offices in Islamabad, DawnNews reported.
The army had shelved its plan of moving the GHQ from Rawalpindi to Islamabad in 2008-09 due to financial constraints and on the instructions of the then army chief, Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani.
It now wants possession of the land at the earliest so construction work can be started and the army headquarters can be moved to the federal capital.
Plan to move GHQ from Rawalpindi to Islamabad was shelved in 2008-09 due to financial constraints
A high level meeting was held on Dec 19 at the CDA headquarters in which several key decisions regarding the handing over of land to the army were taken. The meeting was chaired by Member Estate Khushal Khan and was attended by concerned CDA officers and army officers of Defence Complex Islamabad (DCI).
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