July 29, 2021 ISLAMABAD: The lack of implementation of directions contained in a landmark judgment on illegal construction and unregulated urban sprawl in the E-11 sector and Banigala is a major factor behind the disaster that struck Islamabad on Tuesday. Due to massive rainfall and flash floods, the residents of the E-11 sector faced a nightmare, causing the loss of human lives and a huge financial cost as several homes were damaged and vehicles swept away by the raging waters. The verdict handed down by a full bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah and comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani in 2018, was later upheld by the Supreme Court. Lawyer Kashif Malik had represented the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in the case.