@prissygirl
well excellnt discussion going on...well done dear...
@concerned
agreed to ur debate and point of views...
I would like to share some factual history abt. Lal masjid
Capital developments
As per CDA records...
According to CDA records Lal Masjid is the oldest mosque built in Islamabad .The land for Lal Masjid was allotted some time in the 1960s and it was a 260'x 260' plot which is 8377.78 sq yards. The mosque was constructed by CDA. The construction was funded by the Finance Ministry and the mosque belongs to the Auqaf Department. The Imam and Moazzan quarters were further added in 1979. The Imam quarters are built on 400 yards and the Moazzan quarters were built on 111 yards. (Late) Maulana Abdullah was appointed the first Imam of Lal Masjid.
In August 1981 on the directive of President Zia-ul-Haq No 833, PC-I a grand restructuring of the Lal Masjid was done at the cost of Rs 7.255 million. General Zia was greatly interested in the expansion and renovation of the mosque so that large congregations could be held there until such time that the Faisal Mosque was ready. Funding was provided to the mosque in 1982 and again in 1984 for further renovation.
On December 12, 1988 an area of 15'x 40' (66.67 sq yards) was allotted for the Girls' Madrasa by the government. On the recommendation of the the Auqaf department additional area of 25'x50' was given for the madrasa in May 1994. The total allotted area of the Lal Masjid to date is 9094.45 sq yards which is 1.88 acres.
But in March 2001 the madrasa started encroaching on a 3389 sq yards plot adjacent to the mosque which was already allotted and earmarked for a Gymnasium. Several verbal notices were issued to the madrasa authorities and the khatib of Lal Masjid but to no avail. The first written notice was issued to them in 2002 which again failed to produce any result. In 2004 further encroachments were made and the 450 sq yards of plot allotted to Ministry of Education for the building of a public library was occupied by the madrasa. Another notice was served by CDA on 9-12-2004 but to no avail. As the inevitable next option an operation was planned by the CDA for the demolition of the illegally built building but they failed to do so because the ICT did not provide them with adequate police force.
Further notices were issues in Dec 2005, April 2006, and January 2007 without producing any results.
Capital Development Authority Ordinance 1960, clause 49C says: "If any building, structure, work or land is erected or constructed in contravention of the provisions of this ordinance or any rules, regulation or order the DC or any person empowered on his behalf may by order in writing, require the owner, occupier or person in control to remove, alter or demolish the building."
Responding to a question as to why did the CDA authorities fail to demolish the illegally constructed structure when it was under construction, CDA member Estate Brig Asad said: "At that time administration's anti-encroachment [wing] had only 25 people. There were no weapons, no equipment and no way to carry out an operation without the help of ICT (Islamabad Capital territory) chief commissioner and IG Islamabad. They provide the necessary support through the magistrate and police for any demolition operation.
"Because of the fact that this particular madrasa has female students the authorities were always apprehensive of taking any extreme action against them. The madrasa authorities exploited this situation to the maximum. An operation was planned for 9-12-2004, the CDA authorities were ready for it but the necessary backup was not there so it was called off."
-- N. Haider
http://jang.com.pk/thenews/apr2007-w...4-2007/enc.htm