ISLAMABAD: The CDA has declared 109 housing and agro-farming schemes located in different zones of the federal capital as illegal. According to media reports as many as 16 societies are operating illegally in zone -II, III, and Sector E/11, 64 in zone 4 and 29 in zone 5. According to a notification issued by the Director CDA housing societies, Faraz Malik, illegal societies operating in zone-5 include Gulshan Rabia, Pakistan Town, Azam Town, Television media town, Aalia town, New Model Town Humak, Parliamentarians Enclave, Pak- PW Town, Ghouri Town, Bankers City, National Police Foundation, Askaria Town and many other societies. In zone 4 Muslim Town, Ghouri Town, Iqbal Town, Green Fields, Media City, Doctors Enclave, PTV Colony, Spring Valley, Japan valley, Islamabad Farms, Simily Valley, Burma Town, Royal Villas, and many others are illegal. Similarly in zone 2, 3 and E/11 Paradise City, Islamabad Cooperative Farming Scheme, Supreme Court Employees Housing Scheme, Jammu-o-Kashmir, Green Meadows, Ali Town, Major Makhdoom Society, Green City, Pakistan Overseas Housing Scheme, Pakistan Town, Green Hills, Al Ryan Society and a few more are also illegal. According to the Department of housing societies none of these societies have got the approval or NOC from the CDA. Muhafiz Gardens, Rawat Enclave, Faisal Town, Greece Land Housing, Airline Avenue Nama Housing Schemes are neither located in Islamabad nor have they got an approval or NOC from the CDA for their launching and marketing. Faraz Malik further added that investors had been warned against investing in illegal housing societies. They had also been advised to contact the housing society department of the CDA to check the legal status of housing societies before purchasing or selling the plot. Meanwhile it has also been said that the marketing of illegal housing schemes projects is illegal and prohibited so that the advertising agencies stop advertising illegal housing schemes.