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ISLAMABAD – The laughably pitiful attitude of the parliamentarians to hide their wealth details, this time from Punjab and Sindh assemblies, saw the habitually annual repetition on Friday after the Election Commission of Pakistan finally took the ‘pain’ to make public the assets details of the ruling elites of the two provincial assemblies.
Index, the 80-storey building developed by Union Properties, has been awarded the 2011 Best Tall Building Award for the Middle East and Africa region by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).
Lahore Ring Road Project still Incomplete in 6 years, cost increase up to billions rupees.
ISLAMABAD – The Capital police on Monday discharged a case it had registered the other day against CDA Chairman Imtiaz Inayat Elahi and other top officials of the authority after finding no substantial evidence of the crime the officials were charged against, a police official said. The development resulted after the Prime Minister Syed Yousuf[…]
LAHORE: Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed of the Lahore High Court (LHC), on Wednesday, extended till first week of July a stay against recovery of commercialisation/conversion fee by Lahore Development Authority (LDA). The judge also postponed the hearing as the LDA counsel did not appear in court on time. The judge was hearing a petition filed[…]
The cultural heritage in Pakistan is little cared for. “In Europe, such treasure would sustain an entire Industry,” writes Alice Albania, in her book “Empires of the Indus, the story of a river”. But here in Pakistan the case is entirely different. The destruction and loss of the cultural heritage in every nook and corner[…]
ICT admin serves notices on executive body to recover 140 kanals land Two property dealers instructed to deposit Rs 69 million in society’s account within 15 days Inquiry confirms that 140 kanals land was sold in violation of housing societies rules ISLAMABAD: An inquiry regarding Rs 630 million corruption and violation of laws in National[…]
LAHORE – The bureaucracy of Punjab is all set to drop axe on the poor residents of katchi abadis by planning to sale its land on commercial rates, and will charge Rs 40,000 per marla from these poor people to give them the ownership rights, sources informed The Nation.
ISLAMABAD: Strict action should be taken against the management of two housing societies in E-11 for violating their agreements, said a parliamentary panel.
ISLAMABAD – In a rare case of victimisation of top tier officials of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) including its Chairman Imtiaz Inayat Elahi, an FIR containing charges of theft and threat has been registered against them allegedly for not extending their support to illegally accommodating PPP ‘Jialas’ in the civic agency.
As Dubai continues to struggle with its real estate woes, the latest sign that things are not yet quite set to improve comes with the report that Dubai’s real estate watchdog organization has canceled around 217 registered property projects since 2009[1]. The group, called the Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA), reviewed about 450 projects in[…]
NOC for Gulberg Town Islamabad Issued by CDA and payment notice for Gulberg Islamabad was published in Daily Urdu Jang today. Members are informed to pay all dues to avoid cancellation. Gulberg Islamabad Maps For booking details, development status and possession related quires or any further assistance, please contact Gulberg Islamabad Office directly: Address: IBECHS,[…]
LAHORE: The Punjab government has been left without funding for the Southern Loop of the Lahore Ring Road after the Chinese refused to pay for the construction of the road, The Express Tribune has learned. The government had been negotiating with the Chinese to seek investment for the construction of the remaining 48 kilometres of[…]
Property Survey in Punjab will be started from July 2011.
LAHORE – Senior Advisor to Punjab Chief Minister, Sardar Zulfiqar Khan Khosa has said that the PML-N government has increased volume of the budget up to Rs 45 billion in the last three years and the CM has allocated more funds for South Punjab in the next fiscal year compared to its population.
Bahria Town Lahore is going to launch its new Sector as Bahria Town Lahore Sector D. Although this announcement yet not made officially. This project will consist following categories: 5 Marla plots = 2000 10 Marla plots = 350 1 Kanal plots = 150 Bahria Town Sector D Lahore location will be in between Overseas[…]
RAWALPINDI: The tragic drag car race organised by Bahria Town that caused the death of five spectators continues to drag on in court. On Tuesday, the chief executive of Bahria Town and two employees of the housing society moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) asking for their acquittal in the case after the legal heirs[…]
LAHORE – Staff of the Town Planning Wing, Estate Management and Enforcement directorates of Lahore Development Authority demolished a number of illegal constructions besides sealing several properties during jointly carried out operations on Friday. Under the supervision of Director Town Planning–II Syed Nadeem Akhtar Zaidi, the LDA staff demolished the Prattha Market in Liberty Market[…]
Punjab Budget 2011-2012 Pakistan Rs655 bn Punjab budget announced *Pay Scale Revised In Punjab Budget 2011 2012 LAHORE: The Punjab Budget for fiscal year 2011-2012 was announced on Friday by Provincial Finance Minister Kamran Michael, Geo News reported. A scuffle took place as the budget was being announced between opposition and government MPAs. The total[…]
KARACHI: The remittances sent home by overseas Pakistanis have crossed $10 billion mark for the first time in the country’s history, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) said on Friday.
LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly announced a record Rs654.67 billion budget for the year 2011-12 to the strength of Rs100 billion in expected additional federal transfers compared to the previous year. The provincial government has tried to shift the burden of taxes to the affluent class by bringing farmhouses and residences with swimming pools under the[…]
LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif has said the Aashiyana housing project is unique in the 63 years’ history of the country with regard to transparency and its standard, and credit for launching this modern housing scheme for the poor and the common man goes to Pakistan Muslim League-N. “Work is speedily in[…]
LAHORE: The Punjab government has shown reluctance in fighting a legal battle to retrieve property worth more than Rs1 billion, measuring 247 kanals, of the defunct National Industrial Cooperative Finance Corporation (NICFC), to compensate the affected families and mitigate the financial crisis faced by the government, The Express Tribune has learnt.
LAHORE, June 9: The Punjab government proposes to adjust property and motor vehicles taxes and broaden the scope of provincial sales tax on services in the budget for the fiscal 2011/12 being announced on Friday (today).
DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)–Nakheel, the real-estate unit of Dubai government-owned conglomerate Dubai World, Wednesday said its chief executive, Chris O’Donnell, will step down by mid-June after five years in the post.
