Pakistan, Nov. 12 -- The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has termed the building known as Bari Imam House an encroachment, stating that no such building exists in official records, and has requested the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to vacate its stay order in the case. The Authority has filed a miscellaneous application along with its reply in the pending case, seeking vacation of the interim relief granted by the court. According to the CDA, the land in Noorpur Shahaan had already been acquired in the past and compensation had been paid to its owners.

The Authority stated that the land comprising the Bari Imam shrine was separately recorded in official revenue records under different khasra numbers, while the building referred to as B...