Pakistan’s Public Accounts Committee was stunned after officials revealed a Rs1 billion Islamabad plot scam, where 43 plots were allegedly grabbed using fake records, with 57 CDA officials implicated in the massive fraud.
By Imran Malik | MediaBites | March 11, 2026
A major land scam involving 43 plots worth nearly Rs1 billion in Islamabad has stunned members of Pakistan’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC), after officials revealed that fraudulent transfers were carried out using fake documents and illegal allotments.
During a recent PAC meeting, senior officials from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) briefed lawmakers on the case, exposing a network of corruption that allegedly targeted vulnerable citizens, including deceased individuals and orphans.
Fake documents used to grab valuable plots
Investigators told the committee that dozens of plots in various sectors of Islamabad were allotted to ineligible individuals through forged paperwork and manipulated records. The fraudulent transfers caused an estimated loss of about Rs1 billion to the national exchequer, according to audit findings.
The committee was further informed that files related to the plots had mysteriously gone missing, raising serious concerns about internal collusion within the civic authority.
CDA officials among suspects
Officials disclosed that 57 individuals linked to the CDA were suspected of involvement in the scandal. Among them, 37 accused officials — including Grade 18 and 19 officers — have already obtained bail, while legal proceedings continue.
Earlier investigations by the FIA had also revealed that CDA officers allegedly worked with private individuals to illegally allocate plots to unrelated people using fake documentation.
PAC members express shock
PAC members expressed deep concern and surprise over the scale of the alleged fraud and the slow pace of accountability. Lawmakers questioned how such valuable plots could be transferred through bogus records without detection.
The committee stressed the need for strict action against those responsible and called for stronger oversight and digital record systems to prevent similar scams in the future.
The case remains under investigation, with authorities continuing to examine missing records and the alleged involvement of officials in what lawmakers described as one of the most alarming land fraud scandals in the federal capital in recent years.
