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LAHORE: Parents of students and members of civil society have expressed differing opinions on the Punjab Government’s decision to reopen educational institutions, with parents claiming the security crisis has not been averted and civil society demanding schools stay open in a symbol of defiance against the terror attacks. Criticising the move to reopen government and [...]
KARACHI: A park is being constructed near my house and when it is completed we will play in it, dreams nine-year-old Jibran, as he directs his passenger boat towards Baba Island, a small island in the neighbourhood of Keamari. Jibran, who has never visited a park or recreational centre, is sharing his excitement with every [...]
KARACHI: Gadap Town Nazim Ghulam Murtaza Baloch has demanded the Sindh government to release the outstanding Rs 450 million so that Gadap Town Municipal Administration (TMA) could initiate further mega development projects. Baloch stated these views while talking to Sindh Local Government Commission (LGC) Director Aga Altaf Nabi and LGC member Public-I Haji Munawar Ali [...]
KARACHI: Inadequate water supply has afflicted the residents of various areas in the city. The shortage of water is claimed to have resulted due to power load shedding during the hours when the pumping stations of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) are scheduled to pump water. Nevertheless, the theft of water from the [...]
Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) has proposed re-creation of the National Commission on History & Culture (NCHC), with academic and cultural organisations as its components. According to a summary by Fakhar Zaman, Chairman PAL, NCHC was established in April 1994 under the directive of the then prime minister Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto Shaheed with a prime [...]
Uncertainty prevailed on Sunday regarding the reopening of educational institutes, despite claims from the government, stating that all public and private schools and colleges will reopen from Monday (today). Earlier this week, the education ministry had announced that all public and private education institutions would reopen on Monday after a gap of a week, owing [...]
Huma Akram, the wife of former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram, has died on Sunday after developing heart and kidney complications. She was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in Chennai last Tuesday after her condition deteriorated on board an air ambulance flying from Lahore to Singapore, where she was due to be treated at the Mount [...]
CHENNAI: Huma Akram, the wife of former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram, has died on Sunday after developing heart and kidney complications. She was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in Chennai last Tuesday after her condition deteriorated on board an air ambulance flying from Lahore to Singapore, where she was due to be treated at the [...]
LAHORE: President Asif Ali Zardari may agree to scrap Article 58-2(b), amend Article 243(3) and incorporate the Charter of Democracy (CoD) in the proposed 18th Amendment if the PML-N adopts a positive role regarding the NRO without compromising its stand in the upcoming deliberations in the National Assembly, The News has learnt. Monday’s meeting between [...]
No where in the country the ‘land mafia’ or the menace of encroachments could be so outrageously rampant and blatantly challenging the concerned authorities as these are in the federal capital, ‘Islamabad – The Beautiful’! One very prominent land developer, whose company is engaged in executing a number of ‘housing schemes’ in the federal capital, [...]
Where the historical cultural centre of Pakistan, the great city of Lahore, is greatly treasured for its historical assets; urbanization has already converted its image to a modern metropolitan. Hi-rise developments and an ever increasing population density has gradually crept over the natural greens that are a signature of the graœland of the five rivers.
Bahria Town Lahore developments bring back the spirit of the land of the greens with a modern touch. The master design revives the communal setting alongside the famous Lahore Canal. Life is caressed at Bahria Town Lahore development with the provision of the most conventional to most modern means to enable a complete lifestyle.
LCCHS (Lahore Cantt Cooperative Housing Society) was established on 19 March 1975 with the Registrar Coop Punjab. The business of the Society was carried out through a Management Committee (MC) consisting of 11-15 members. During 1989, in the general meeting of the members a byelaw, authorizing serving army officers to cast vote through postal ballot for electing MC members and making policy decisions was passed. This did not suit to some members due to their vested interests. Therefore they challenged the decision in the High Court. In 1991 High Court suspected the MC and instructed all the power of MC to Commander Lahore Corps. In order to improve the efficiency of LCCHS, the Society was converted into Defence Housing Authority on 2 Jul 1999. first through a Provincial Ordinance and finally through Federal DHA Order of 19 September 2002.
Lake City is a resort / residential development, planned 13 km on the outskirts of Lahore. The affluent factor in nominating the site, in view of the mounting pollution levels in the city, were its environmentally serene surrounding in close proximity to Lahore. The development derives its name from the artificial lakes that will form the focal point of the habitat.
The proposed project is planned around an 18-hole 214 acres, regulation Golf Course, the largest in Pakistan, with luxury bungalows surrounding the course greens. This self-contained community offers its residents all the amenities in addition to a secure and elite lifestyle.