RAWALPINDI:Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), on the directives of Director General (DG) Muhammad Saif Anwar Jappa, issued notices to seven marketing companies on Wednesday and directed them to stop advertisements of illegal housing schemes.
According to the RDA spokesman, the Metropolitan Planning and Traffic Engineering (MP&TE) Directorate issued notices to the owners of seven YouTubers and marketing companies, namely M/s Tajir International, M/s Property Nama, M/s Raja Ishtiaq Creative Real Estate, M/s Octa Plus, M/s MBK Daily Routine Vlogs, M/s Manzoor Hussain Official, and M/s Gondal Group, and instructed them to stop advertisements of illegal housing schemes on YouTube channels.
He said illegal housing schemes Agro Farm, Faisal Hills Phase II, New Airport Town, Ruden Enclave, Rawal Enclave, Al-Haram City, and Blue World City were using YouTube channels for publicity of illegal projects and misleading the citizens.
The publicity campaign of illegal housing schemes that are not approved by the RDA is illegal and a violation of Rule 46(1) of the Punjab Development Authorities Private Housing Scheme Rules-2021, he said, adding that the DG had directed the marketing companies to stop the illegal publicity campaign on “YouTube Channels,” or else strict action in accordance with the law would be taken against the rule violators.
The DG had also asked the citizens not to invest in illegal housing projects and to check their status on the RDA website, www.rda.gop.pk, or visit the RDA office to get information.