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National Cricket Stadium Karachi after removal of the Roof

 

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CDA moves closer to awarding Rs11.4bn cricket stadium contract in Islamabad​

Kashif Abbasi
July 10, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is moving ahead with the process of opening financial bids for the award of the contract for a proposed cricket stadium near the Margalla Hills.

Sources said the civic agency had recently received revised designs and supplementary financial bids from both shortlisted joint ventures. The supplementary bids would be uploaded on the E-PAD portal in the coming days, after which the CDA would open financial bids after a week.

The CDA plans to establish the cricket stadium at the foothills of the Margalla Hills near Sector D-12. Recent CDA meetings were informed that the proposed stadium would offer an open view of the Margallas, have a seating capacity of around 32,000 spectators, and include parking facilities for 10,000 vehicles located about one kilometre away from the stadium for the general public.

The CDA and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) intend to replicate the Dubai cricket stadium model. Currently, the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium is the only facility in the twin cities capable of hosting international matches.

Revised designs and supplementary bids received from shortlisted firms, sources say

Two joint ventures, Habib Construction and ZKB-EA, and Lemar Builders and BK Consultants Pvt Ltd, are competing for the Rs11.4 billion project.

The stadium project will be executed under the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) model, under which the joint ventures submitted designs along with their technical bids. After the selection of designs, they were asked to submit revised designs along with supplementary bids.

 

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Capital Development Authority moves for early start of work on cricket stadium​

Kashif Abbasi
August 4, 2026

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Monday held a consultative meeting for the early start of work on the first ever cricket stadium in the capital.

In this regard, the consultant was directed to check at the earliest if construction rates presented by the contractor were reasonable.

As per CDA’s plan, the stadium is going to be constructed near D-12 at the foothills of Margallas in Zone III.

According to the CDA, it will be a replica of Dubai International Stadium with the capacity of 35000 spectators.

Consultant directed to check if rates presented by contractor are reasonable

Sources said the CDA’ member environment Abdullah Khurram Niazi chaired a meeting which was attended by the consultant and contractor and relevant officials of the civic agency.

The CDA has already opened financial bids and a Joint Venture of Habib Construction Service and ZKB-EA has submitted the lowest bid of Rs8.9 billion for the structure work, including a three-kilometre road network.

According to PC-I, the estimated cost of the project is Rs11.9 billion. Under the contract, the total covered area is over 600,000 square feet.

Sources said during the meeting, Bills of Quantities (BOQ), scope of the work and other breakdown of the project were discussed and the consultant was directed to complete the process of reasonability of rates so that CDA could issue work orders.

 

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The area where the stadium is going to be constructed is outside of Maraglla Hills National Park, but falls in Zone III, where according to clause 4(3)(b) of the ICT Zoning Regulations 1992, no change in land use is permissible except projects related to recreation, conservation and preservation. Officials said the cricket stadium project falls in the category of recreation.

Asked about the construction of hotels and commercial areas attached to the project, the CDA officials said former chairman Mohammad Ali Randhawa had sent a summary to the federal cabinet seeking permission for hotels and commercial areas.

They said the Prime Minister Office had referred back the summary with some questions and CDA recently resent the same with required information.

 

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Zone III’s status

Officials said the cricket stadium was part of the Olympic Village site of 175 acres, where the CDA had planned several sports facilities including hotels. Out of it, almost 50 acres will be used for the stadium project. The CDA board in its meeting held on November 21, 2025 had decided that a hotel should also be constructed in the area for accommodation of players.

Subsequently, the then chairman CDA moved a summary seeking permission of the federal cabinet for a hotel and a commercial strip at the proposed Olympic Village.

In the year 2022, the CDA board had decided that private areas, including Shah Allah Ditta and other villages of Zone III, should be made part of the nearest Zone I and the area of Bhara Kau should be made part of Zone IV for regulating construction. But the matter could not be taken up by the government.

As per the original master plan, these areas were shown as green. Therefore, if the CDA acquires land in these areas, it will have to leave it for greenery purpose.