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(DUBAI, UAE) — As real estate prices continue to drop in Dubai and Abu Dhabi given the ever growing oversupply of residential and commercial space, some of the UAE’s top developers are looking outside the country for new markets. Emaar, Dubai’s largest developer, has been focusing on projects in the Middle East and beyond. CEO[…]
RAWALPINDI: The relatives of the five people who were run over by a car in the Bahria Town drag race forgave three men who were allegedly responsible for the fatal accident. The deceased’s families appeared before the Additional District and Secession (ADS) Judge Chaudhry Aurangzeb on Friday and informed the court that they had forgiven[…]
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) board meeting, presided over by the authority’s chairman, has approved sale of a 16 acers plot in Diplomatic Enclave against Rs 2.75 billion to United Nations (UN) organisations’ offices in the federal capital.
ISLAMABAD, Feb 26 (APP): The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has planned to further increase the beauty and greenery in the Margallah Hills National Park by planting more saplings in the hills.According to sources of the authority, CDA is working hard to increase the green cover and preserve the green character of the Federal Capital.As many[…]
While constructing a property in Pakistan it is really important to hire a contractor who understands the importance of constructing the building according to specifications laid by the development authority of that area. Some individuals fail to understand its importance and face sever problems. To avoid falling into complications it is necessary to know the[…]
LAHORE: Building Control laws, engineering norms and safety practices were flouted in the construction of the buildings affected by the Shah Alam market fire which occurred on February 9. This made controlling the fire that raged on for about 28 hours difficult. This was one of the key findings in the City District Government Lahore[…]
This week, Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, who is also vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), which oversees the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA), met with General Khalid Wynne, Chairman of Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. The meetings, and associated announcements, underscore the close security relationship between the People’s Republic of China[…]
KARACHI: Meeting of advisory committee on Gwadar Export Processing Zones (EPZ) constituted by federal government to monitor and advice for fast track progress of Gwadar EPZ decided in phase-I the 3000 acres of land of Balochistan Industrial Estate would be completed. It also decided in phase-II the development work on 1000 acres of land allotted[…]
LAHORE, Feb 17: The City District Government of Lahore (CDGL) has handed over control of another four major roads to the Lahore Development Authority (LDA). The roads are Jail Road (from Qartaba Chowk to Sherpao Bridge), Ferozepur Road (from Qartaba Chowk to Suai Aasil), Canal Road (from Wagah to boundary of Lahore district) and Raiwind[…]
THE Commercialization Directorate of Town Planning wing of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has recovered Rs 237.62 million annual/permanent commercialization fees during the first half of the current financial year. This amount is Rs 37.62 million above the target of Rs 400 million for the budget estimates of 2010-2011. The directorate has constituted special teams for[…]
LAHORE – Everything seems in place for protecting Lahore Development Authority (LDA) officials involved in a mega forgery scam regarding stamp papers in the LDA Avenue-I Housing Scheme, Pakistan Today has learnt. The scam surfaced when Ishtiaq Chaudhry was serving as estate management director on deputation in LDA from 2009 to 2010. A LDA official[…]
LAHORE – City District Government has decided to start computerized transfer of land ownership from the coming month with the purpose to minimize the complaints of selling land by unauthorized persons, sources informed The Nation on Thursday.
LAHORE – Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed of the Lahore High Court Thursday issued notices to Punjab government, Lahore Development Authority and Parks and Horticulture Authority on a writ petition which has questioned the construction of Liberty Park and Ride Shopping Plaza at Liberty Market, allegedly at the site allocated for developing a park. The judge[…]
ISLAMABAD: FECHS administrator Chaudhry Bashir Ahmed told Daily Times that they had hired a company having office in Blue Area and a Chartered Accountant Faisal for the audit of the society, but so far the work could not be completed. He said the society had submitted layout plan of 2,700 kanals to CDA, but the[…]
At first sight the reports that the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in Islamabad is to launch a new gas-powered bus service for the residents of the city is nothing but good news. Two transport companies have already been shortlisted and four routes proposed. The project will particularly benefit the working class, students and women. As[…]
ISLAMABAD: Hundreds of people including schoolchildren participated in the “Clean and Green Islamabad” walk in Blue Area on Thursday. Starting from the Saudi-Pak Tower and culminating at the Faisal Avenue Underpass, the walk marked the launch of the National Spring Tree Plantation Campaign 2011.
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) board and chairperson are misusing their discretionary powers by regularising contractual employees, The Express Tribune has learnt.
ISLAMABAD: CDA Director General Planning Ghulam Sarwar Sindhu told this correspondent that every time FECHS had filed an incomplete layout plan due to which it was returned to them. He said main problem was that society didn’t have compact land, a basic requirement of the CDA. Last time CDA told the town planner of the[…]
Dubai: A new law issued yesterday will allow renovation work on residential buildings in old settlement areas of Dubai and allow Emiratis to continue living in these areas. His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, yesterday[…]
Singapore: City Developments is looking to acquire Dubai World’s one-third stake in the South Beach project, increasing its holding to two-thirds, The Business Times reported yesterday. CDL has exercised its first right of refusal to buy the stake in the project in Singapore having fulfilled conditions of the transaction, the newspaper said.
The recent surge in home sales in Dubai has not been affected by the recent political unrest in the Middle East, say property agents. The number of transactions has been steadily increasing in the emirate over the past few months, they say.
Reading the headlines about U.S.-China relations might lead to the conclusion that current tensions between the two have less to do with political differences than chemical imbalances, with the Chinese tiger “showing its claws” and America “far too soft” in its approach to China. It seems as though journalists are implicitly recommending drugs (maybe a[…]
Gilani says India is interfering in Balochistan Raymond Davis issue would not affect country’s relations with US ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Thursday ruled out the possibility of mid-term elections, saying that the government will seek a new public mandate after two years.
LAHORE: The government has decided to start work on a flyover at Kalma Chowk to reduce congestion at the intersection, The Express Tribune has learnt. The authorities have also decided to build an underpass at the chowk, but don’t have the money to start the project yet. The flyover will be a kilometre long and start[…]
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