Islamic banking gains ground in Pakistan
LAHORE: Islamic banking is fast gaining ground in Pakistan because it is risk free as compared to conventional modes of banking.
Foreign consultants hired at $30,000 per month
LAHORE: Senior employees of Federal Board of Revenue have lashed out at the FBR for its decision to hire 89 consultants of International Monetary Fund each at $30,000 per month (Rs2.41 million,) citing the example of already working consultants who have failed to deliver.
Lahore: Residents along Lahore-Kasur Road face problems
Lahore: Thousand of residents of various colonies along the newly-constructed Lahore-Kasur road are facing serious difficulties as contractor has not given them access to their homes.
Karachi: DHA residents request city Nazim to increase water supply to DHA
Karachi: Association of Defence Residents (ADR) will request city Nazim Mustafa Kamal to increase water supply to Defence Housing Authority, said ADR General Secretary Asad Kizilbash while talking to PPI on Thursday.
Lahore: Traffic wardens instructed to issue at least 10 challans per day
LAHORE: The City Traffic Police (CTP) has instructed all traffic wardens to issue at least 10 challans per day and pay special attention to the use of inappropriate number plates, lines and lanes. A press statement issued by the department said Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Mirza Shakeel had also ordered to launch a citywide campaign[…]
Punjab: Less than five-marla residences in posh localities to be taxed
LAHORE: The Punjab government is likely to take exempted residential property in the tax net under the rational value formula in the next financial year to enhance revenue generation from local resources, an official of the Punjab government told Daily Times on Tuesday.
Karachi: DHA City to be developed on Super Highway: DHA Admin
Karachi: Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Administrator Brig. Khalid Tirmizi has said that a new model residential estate ‘DHA City’ would be developed on Super Highway soon. Tirmizi was speaking at a briefing given to Commander 5 Corps and DHA Executive Board President Lt Gen. Shahid Iqbal who visited the project site on Tuesday. DHA City[…]
Karachi: DHA Khadda Market project redesigned to shopping-and-parking plaza
Karachi: The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) has said that it has not abandoned but redesigned its car parking plaza project near the DHA Khadda Market; it will now be a shopping-and-parking plaza.
Lahore: IT, Tech Dept records burnt in LDA fire
LAHORE: The Information Technology Department and Technology Department records were burnt to ashes in a fire that erupted on the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Complex sixth flour near Aiwan-e-Adl on Sunday.
Lahore: DHA schools, admin first to enact security initiatives
LAHORE: The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) was the earliest residential locality where the administration as well as the schools took initiatives to increase the security of schools situated in the area. The authority increased the number of mobile vans patrolling around the schools, while also ensuring the presence of policemen around the institutions during school[…]
Lahore: Model Town Society to expand outer ring road
LAHORE: The Model Town Society (MTS) will expand the outer ring road and its linking roads to facilitate the commuters who suffer from traffic jams, especially during peak hours.
Lahore: DHA illegally occupying 4,638.19 kanals of government’s land: Punjab govt
LAHORE: The Punjab government is likely to send a letter to the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) to either vacate its illegally occupied land or pay its value, Rs 40 billion.
Lahore: Liberty shootout inquiry: Former Punjab IG ‘unaware’ of security plan
LAHORE: Former inspector general of police (IGP) Khawaja Khalid Farooq conceded before the inquiry tribunal of the Lahore High Court (LHC) that he was unaware of the security plan for the safety of the Sri Lankan cricket team and found out the details after the attack.
Karachi: Music at DHA Beach View Club torments residents
Residents living in close proximity to the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Beach View Club have complained that the loud playing of music in connection with frequent wedding ceremonies and social functions at the club have resulted in sleepless nights for them.
Kids Fashion Show @ MOL
Mall of Lahore;just recently celebrated Little Fashion Freaks@ MOL in collaboration with LeisureClub; the fashion for today;s Kids. School going kids aged between 7 to 10 years displayed summer collection of Leisure Club on 2nd May in MOL and made the ramp even more colorful with their youthful attitude and cute gestures. Parents in MOL[…]
Islamabad: Rapid Mass Transit System: Cabinet committee amends TOR to launch survey
ISLAMABAD: The Steering Committee of the Cabinet on Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) Affairs amended the Terms of Reference (TOR) prepared by CDA for conducting survey to launch Rapid Mass Transit System (RMTS) between Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
Lahore: Kinnaird College students miss freedom, slam ‘war on jeans’
LAHORE: Students of the Kinnaird College (KC) miss the liberty they used to enjoy as members of one of the oldest educational institutions in the region.
Islamabad: Sector G-13 to get water from Khanpur Dam
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to provide potable water to Sector G-13 from Khanpur Water Supply project. Talking to this news agency on Thursday, CDA Water and Sanitation Wing Director General Sanaullah Aman said 2 million gallons water per day was allocated for the sector to ensure smooth supply.
Rawalpindi: Rs 180m development projects approved
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Divisional Development Working Party (RDDWP) on Thursday approved Rs 180 million worth of new development projects for different areas of the division. Commissioner Zahid Saeed approved the new projects during a meeting.
Illegal capital flight peaked during 2008 political chaos
LAHORE: Illegal flight of capital is a norm in Pakistan that reached its peak during the political chaos of 2008, while during the 2002-06 period, according to the US-based Global Financial Integrity report, it ranged from $2.03 to $3.06 billion per year.
SMEDA launches publications for small enterprises
LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) launched two new business development publications for the benefit of small and medium size businessmen which will be available free of cost for SMEs at SMEDA offices.
Islamabad: PM for timely completion of capital projects
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday directed Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Tariq Mehmood Khan to ensure timely completion of all projects without compromising the quality of work to avoid escalation in cost.
Islamabad: CDA asks govt to pump Rs 6.67bn into PSDP projects
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has sought Rs 6.67 billion from the government for completing work on 28 Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) projects during the next fiscal year.
Gwadar: MoD holds Balochistan govt responsible for raise in airport land's price
ISLAMABAD : The Ministry of Defence has held the Balochistan government responsible for 122 percent increase in the price of the land for New Gwadar International Airport (NGIA). The provincial government has also been accused of not only ignoring the directives of the Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, but also changing the basic data of calculating[…]
Rawalpindi: Private schools start charging ‘security fees’
All reputed private schools in twin cities have started charging an extra amount of Rs200 to Rs300 per student under the head of security charges.