DHA's official commercial payment plan for the third ballot, per-square-yard maths, the 389 commercial plots on the master plan, and what is still unconfirmed about the draw.
Short answer: DHA's official 3rd-ballot commercial prices run from Rs 81,450,625 (100 sq yd, lump sum) to Rs 342,950,000 (500 sq yd), with a 3-year plan costing 16.6% more than paying in one go. Commercial plots are allotted by ballot, not sold over the counter, and the 3rd ballot's result is not confirmed by DHA as of 2 October 2026.
Direct line: Muhammad Hasnain, plot specialist for Bahria Enclave & DHA Margalla Enclave — WhatsApp 0300 0399322. Verified before you pay; drawbacks in writing.
DHA Margalla Enclave is the DHA Islamabad-Rawalpindi and CDA project in Zone IV, on the road DHA now markets as "Jinnah Avenue" (formerly Kuri Road). For a commercial buyer the structure matters more than the brochure: plots are allotted through a ballot at published prices, and the payment plan, once chosen, cannot be changed.
Commercial plots come in four ballot sizes: 100, 133.25, 200 and 500 sq yd. In everyday terms that is roughly 4 Marla (30x30), 5.33 Marla (30x40), 8 Marla (40x45) and 1 Kanal (50x90). The master-plan sheet shows those frontages. For the project overview, start with our DHA Margalla Enclave page.
Eligibility is a valid CNIC or NICOP. The processing fee is non-refundable: Rs 30,000 for 100 sq yd, Rs 40,000 for 133.25, Rs 50,000 for 200 and Rs 60,000 for 500. Treat it as the cost of entering the draw.
This is DHA's own pricing image from the project portal, read on 2 October 2026. Every figure is in rupees and excludes DHA charges and government taxes. Lump sum is due within 30 days of the ballot. On the 1, 2 and 3-year plans, 20% is due within 30 days of the ballot, and the rest is paid in 4, 8 or 12 quarterly instalments.
| Size (sq yd) | Processing fee | Lump sum (within 30 days of ballot) | 1-year plan (4 quarterly) | 2-year plan (8 quarterly) | 3-year plan (12 quarterly) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 sq yd | 30,000 | 81,450,625 8.15 Cr | 85,737,500 20% down 17,147,500 | 90,250,000 20% down 18,050,000 | 95,000,000 20% down 19,000,000 |
| 133.25 sq yd | 40,000 | 120,032,500 12 Cr | 126,350,000 20% down 25,270,000 | 133,000,000 20% down 26,600,000 | 140,000,000 20% down 28,000,000 |
| 200 sq yd | 50,000 | 145,753,750 14.58 Cr | 153,425,000 20% down 30,685,000 | 161,500,000 20% down 32,300,000 | 170,000,000 20% down 34,000,000 |
| 500 sq yd | 60,000 | 342,950,000 34.3 Cr | 361,000,000 20% down 72,200,000 | 380,000,000 20% down 76,000,000 | 400,000,000 20% down 80,000,000 |
Source: DHA Islamabad-Rawalpindi, Margalla Enclave portal, “Payment Plan — Commercial Plots”, read 2 October 2026. PKR. DHA’s note: “Prices are Exclusive of Applicable DHA Charges & Government Taxes.” Processing fee non-refundable; the 20% down payment is due within 30 days of the ballot.
Read the small print first. The prices exclude DHA charges and taxes, so the real cheque is larger than the table. DHA's FAQ also says there is no rebate beyond what is already built into the lump-sum price, and a late-payment surcharge applies. Pay only by pay order or demand draft in favour of the account named on DHA's portal, by KUICKPAY online, or over the counter at Askari Bank with a DHA challan.
DHA publishes totals, not per-yard rates. We divided the lump-sum price by the plot size. This is our calculation from DHA's table, not a DHA figure.
| Size (sq yd) | Sq ft | Lump sum per sq yd | 3-year price per sq yd | 1-year plan vs lump sum | 3-year plan vs lump sum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 sq yd | 900 | 814,506 | 950,000 | 5.3% | 16.6% |
| 133.25 sq yd | 1,199 | 900,807 | 1,050,657 | 5.3% | 16.6% |
| 200 sq yd | 1,800 | 728,769 | 850,000 | 5.3% | 16.6% |
| 500 sq yd | 4,500 | 685,900 | 800,000 | 5.3% | 16.6% |
Our arithmetic on DHA’s table above (1 sq yd = 9 sq ft).
Two readings follow. First, the 133.25 size carries a premium of roughly Rs 86,000 a yard over the 100 size. Whether that premium is worth paying depends on the frontage and the location you draw, which you cannot choose in advance. Second, the 1 Kanal size is the cheapest way to buy commercial land per yard, but the total cheque is the largest, so it suits a developer with a plan and funding, not a first-time investor.
The cost of time. The 3-year price is 16.6% above the lump sum for every size. On a 100 sq yd plot that is Rs 95,000,000 against Rs 81,450,625, a difference of about Rs 13.5 million. The 20% down payment is Rs 19,000,000, and the remaining Rs 76,000,000 over 12 quarterly instalments is about Rs 6.33 million each, before DHA charges and taxes. The 1-year plan costs 5.3% more than the lump sum. Ask yourself whether you can earn more than that premium on the money you keep, because the instalment plan is a loan priced into the sale price.
We do not quote tax rates on this page. Commercial valuation and transfer costs are a separate calculation; check them against our building-cost guide and the tax pages before you commit.
DHA's master plan sheet (revision of 1 December 2025, digitised on our master plan page) lists 389 commercial plots. By ownership they split into 155 CDA share, 127 DHA share and 107 common. That split matters: not every commercial plot is DHA's to ballot.
| Commercial parcel | CDA share | DHA share | Common | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Marla · 30′ × 30′ | 44 | 36 | 6 | 86 |
| 5.33 Marla · 30′ × 40′ | 44 | 36 | 8 | 88 |
| 8 Marla · 40′ × 45′ | 22 | 18 | 19 | 59 |
| 10 Marla · 40′ × 60′ | 11 | 9 | 7 | 27 |
| 16 Marla · 50′ × 75′ | 11 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| 1 Kanal · 50′ × 90′ | 11 | 9 | 14 | 34 |
| 2.23 Kanal · 100′ × 100′ | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 5 Kanal · 150′ × 150′ | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 5 Kanal · 125′ × 180′ | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| 5.55 Kanal · 125′ × 200′ | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
| Petrol pump | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 Kanal hotel plot | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 126 Kanal mega mall | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 155 | 127 | 107 | 389 |
Source: DHA’s master plan sheet for Margalla Enclave (revised 1 December 2025), counted plot by plot on our master-plan page.
The big sizes are where the sheet is unusual. It shows 21 plots of 5 Kanal (150x150), 17 of 5 Kanal (125x180), 17 of 5.55 Kanal (125x200) and 11 of 2.23 Kanal (100x100). On top of the plots there are 2 petrol pumps, 1 hotel plot of 10 Kanal and 1 mega-mall plot of 126 Kanal.
DHA's own marketing names for the commercial destinations include "Bazar-e-Bazurg", which DHA describes as a heritage-style bazaar with retail, dining and public spaces. Those are DHA's words for what it intends to build. A name on a brochure is not a lease, a footfall count or a completed street.
The 6.04% flag. Commercial land of 490.92 Kanal plus 113.19 Kanal of parking comes to 6.04% of the 10,443 Kanal scheme. CDA's standard caps commercial land at 5%. We flag the gap on our master plan page and are not saying it will cause a problem. We are saying a commercial buyer should ask how the extra 1.04% is covered by the approvals.
The prices above are for ballot allotment. If you buy a commercial file or an allotment from another person, you are in a resale market where the price is whatever two people agree. Resale asks vary widely with size, location and the seller's urgency, and we do not quote a figure because we have no verified sample for Margalla Enclave commercial resale. Ask for the allotment letter, the payments made to date and DHA's transfer requirements before you agree anything, and compare the ask against the official lump sum above.
Applying yourself is cheaper in rupees and cleaner in paperwork. Our how-to-apply guide walks through it, and the 3rd ballot page tracks the status.
The application window closed on 4 September 2026. DHA's result page still returned a 404 on 2 October 2026 when our watcher checked. Some agency and marketing sites claim the draw was held on 15 September with a payment deadline of 20 October. No DHA page or established news outlet confirms that. Until DHA publishes the result, treat the claim as unverified and do not pay anyone who says you "won".
If someone offers you a ballot result before DHA has published it, ask for the DHA result page or notice. If they cannot show one, walk away. Your payment goes to DHA's named account or the DHA challan, never to an individual.
Dawn reported on 4 September 2026 that CDA plans a commercial area in Zone III along the 3.8-km link road between Park Road and Margalla Enclave. The road has been gazetted as an arterial, CDA's board approved a summary, and the federal cabinet is the forum for Zone III construction. Read that as plausible future supply that would compete for the same tenants. It is also a legal question mark, because construction there still needs a federal decision. Neither point is a reason to avoid Margalla Enclave; both are reasons not to assume that a corridor with good traffic stays scarce.
Access is improving. The Park Road underpass opened to traffic according to ProPakistani on 18 September 2026; see our underpass page for what that changes. DHA's own portal describes the project's status as "under-development", and so should you.
These are two different bets, not two prices for the same thing.
Margalla Enclave commercial is new land bought at a published ballot price under DHA and CDA governance. There is no built street yet, so you wait for the surrounding population and you carry the construction risk. Your entry price is known; your exit price depends on the scheme being built.
Bahria Enclave commercial is a built market with footfall you can count today, with plots, shops and plazas already trading. The risk is different: Bahria Enclave is currently under CDA scrutiny over the extension of the scheme and the conversion of park land to commercial use. We explain exactly what CDA's letter says, and does not say, on our CDA action page. Compare prices on our commercial plots hub.
A rule of thumb: if you need rent in the next two years, you are looking at built stock. If you can hold for several years, can fund the instalments and can wait for the neighbourhood to fill, a ballot-priced plot with DHA governance is a defensible long-term position. A third option is to wait for DHA to publish the result and see what actually gets built first. For a look at a privately marketed commercial project nearby, see Margalla Orchards Walk.
DHA's own contact is UAN 051-111-555-400. We are not DHA and cannot allot or reserve a plot. We will tell you when a ballot is the wrong tool for your timeline.
On DHA's official 3rd-ballot plan, lump-sum prices are Rs 81,450,625 for 100 sq yd, Rs 120,032,500 for 133.25 sq yd, Rs 145,753,750 for 200 sq yd and Rs 342,950,000 for 500 sq yd. These exclude DHA charges and government taxes. Resale prices vary and must be checked separately.
Lump sum is due within 30 days of the ballot. The 1, 2 and 3-year plans need 20% down within 30 days, then 4, 8 or 12 quarterly instalments. The 3-year price is 16.6% above the lump sum. Once chosen, the plan cannot be changed.
By our arithmetic from DHA's lump-sum table, the 500 sq yd plot is cheapest at about Rs 685,900 per sq yd, and the 133.25 sq yd plot is dearest at about Rs 900,807. The total cheque for 500 sq yd is much larger, though.
Not confirmed by DHA as of 2 October 2026. Applications closed on 4 September. Some agency sites claim a draw on 15 September, but no DHA page or established news outlet confirms it. Wait for DHA's result page before paying anyone.
Lump sum ballot ke 30 din ke andar dena hota hai. 1, 2 ya 3 saal ke plan mein 20 fisad 30 din mein dena hota hai, baqi 4, 8 ya 12 quarterly qiston mein. Qeematon mein DHA charges aur taxes shamil nahi hain.
They suit different buyers. Margalla is new land at a published ballot price under DHA governance, but nothing is built yet. Bahria Enclave has footfall now but is under CDA scrutiny. Short horizons favour built stock; long horizons favour ballot land.
From Sector A’s finished streets to Sector O’s entry tickets — 5 Marla to 4 Kanal, file to allotment to possession — we keep live options in all sixteen sectors, plus DHA Margalla Enclave ballots, files and resales. Buying, selling, or exchanging: one WhatsApp message gets you today’s real options, with verification built in before any token moves.
DHA's own master plan sheet, cleaned of a dealer's overlay: 7,507 plots by size and CDA/DHA share, 198 numbered streets in seven zones, the mosques and schools, and the land-use lines outside the CDA standard.
A working calculator for a commercial plaza in Islamabad: covered area from the floors allowed, contractor-published rates by tier, Bahria's approval fees, and the build-or-buy-ready test.
Ticket size, what you may build, time to first rent, real yields and the risks, side by side for Bahria Enclave and DHA Margalla Enclave buyers.
WhatsApp the details. Hasnain checks the plot against the approved layout and the SOP, and tells you what the number really buys.