Ex-Bureaucrat Demands Inquiry into FGEHA Housing Delays

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Islamabad: A former senior civil servant has accused the Federal Government Employees Housing Authority (FGEHA) of failing to deliver on its mandate, leaving thousands of members deprived of possession of plots despite years of payments.

Dr. Syed Akhtar Ali Shah, a retired officer of the Police Service of Pakistan, former Secretary of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Home & Tribal Affairs Department, ex-Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry with the status of a High Court judge, and recipient of the Quaid-e-Azam and President’s Police Medals, said he has been awaiting possession of his plot for over a decade.

Dr. Shah stated that he became a registered member of the Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) in 2009 (Serial No. 6640, Seniority No. 290, Category-I, BPS-20, later BPS-21).

He said he deposited Rs 100,000 initially and later Rs. 6 million against Plot No. 3, Road No. 2, Sector G (Park Road/DHA Margalla Orchard), but has yet to be handed possession.

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“This grievance is not mine alone — thousands of employees have been exploited in similar fashion,” he said, alleging that while genuine members were asked to deposit large sums on multiple occasions, influential figures managed to secure prime plots in sectors such as D-12/2 through manipulation of official summaries.

He recalled that former Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah had also remarked that Cabinet decisions were misled in the process.

Citing testimonies of other members, Dr. Shah highlighted that many had retired or even passed away without receiving their promised plots. “After depositing Rs. 31 lakhs in 2014, I have seen no progress. Justice delayed is justice denied,” one member said. Another remarked, “We are children of a lesser god.”

Dr. Shah urged the Prime Minister, Federal Cabinet, NAB, FIA, and the National Assembly Standing Committee on Housing & Works to order an independent inquiry and financial audit of the FGEHA and to summon its officials for parliamentary scrutiny.

He warned that if grievances were not addressed within two weeks, he would stage a hunger strike outside the Islamabad Press Club against what he termed “injustice, manipulation, and elite capture” of housing schemes meant for civil servants.