Action against land grabbers: SC gives spine to CDA
ISLAMABAD, Jan 14: The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Capital Development Authority to retake the 20,000 acres of land the CDA says is under illegal occupation.
CM orders removal of illegal structures
LAHORE, Jan 15: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Saturday increasing encroachments in the city had made people’s lives miserable and directed the authorities to carry out a vigorous operation to clear the city of illegal commercial establishments, says a handout.
Sectors G-6, G-7 residents facing water shortage
ISLAMABAD: The residents of Sectors G-6 and G-7 are facing shortage of water in the federal capital. The residents talking to APP claimed that they were hiring water tanks to fulfill their needs of water. They said the Capital Development Authority (CDA) showed no response to their complaints. They said the CDA should ensure provision[…]
Even after 25 years: CDA fails to acquire land for G-12
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15: More than 25 years on the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to take possession of land meant for G-12, a residential sector proposed for the people with modest means of earning.
CDA plans to get back land
ISLAMABAD, Jan 16: Bracing themselves for implementing the Supreme Court (SC) order to retrieve state land from encroachers, the city managers say they have prepared a plan to get back the 20,000 acres.
Projects launched to overcome housing shortage
ISLAMABAD (APP) – The government has initiated work on various long and short-term housing projects to overcome housing shortage in the country. An official of the Ministry of Housing and Works told this news agency that soon after coming to power, the Pakistan Peoples Party government announced construction of one million houses to cope with[…]
What is at stake in Reko Diq?
KARACHI: As the Reko Diq case unfolds in the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the media, there is a tangible fear that the short-sightedness of powers that be will squander an opportunity that could spell an economic turnaround for the country.
Oman to help build airport in Gwadar
QUETTA: Oman has agreed to release a grant of $44 million it had announced 10 years ago for launching development projects in Balochistan, including the construction of an international airport in Gwadar.
10 seized falcons set free in Gwadar
KARACHI, Jan 14: Ten of the 54 falcons caught by the Coast Guards near Jiwani late on Thursday were set free near Gwadar, some 600 kilometres from here, on Friday evening, a Balochistan wildlife official told Dawn, adding that one falcon had died.
20,000 acres CDA land still under usurpation, SC told
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was informed on Friday that 80 kanals of land grabbed by the brothers of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Leader of the House in Senate Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari at Bani Gala has been evacuated.
Bahria Town Lahore Rates by eProperty 15-01-2011
[Market Mood|Few buyers in Market] 5 Marla Commercial Plot Rates Bahria Town Lahore Sector B Safari Villas 4 Marla Commercial plot price 24 to 27 lacs Bahria Town Lahore Sector B Shaheen Block 5 Marla Commercial plot price 35 to 40 lacs Bahria Town Lahore Sector C 5 Marla Commercial plot price 24 to 52[…]
DHA postpones refurbishment charges collection
The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) has once again postponed collection of its controversial refurbishment charges from its residents for three months.
Car race killing case accused held from airport
RAWALPINDI: Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) on Thursday arrested Rawalpindi drag-car race killings case accused Adil Naeem from Benazir International Airport when he was fleeing abroad.
On the Arabian Sea, China and India vie for strategic friends
Sino-Indian rivalry in the Indian Ocean and India’s naval cooperation with the US draw the world’s attention. But quietly, out of sight, a contest has been building in the Arabian Sea centred between two ports, one based in Pakistan and the other in Iran.
New horizons in Sino-Pak ties
Pak-China relationship is an example of unprecedented and time-tested friendship. In the bi-lateral relationship of nations, there have been very less occasions once such a long-standing friendship has continued without having an iota of misunderstanding for so long.
‘This plot is mine’
ISLAMABAD: The case of a ‘controversial’ sale of land in the diplomatic enclave was referred to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) by the Supreme Court on Thursday. The controversy pertained to an allotment of a plot by Capital Development Authority (CDA) to MNA Hamid Yar Hiraj. It was earlier challenged by a principal of a[…]
Thai investors keen to develop industrial parks in Pak
ISLAMABAD: A delegation headed by Ambassador of Thailand HE Marut Jitpatima along with Premchai Karnasuta, President BMA Capital and other Thai officials visited Board of Investment (BoI) on Wednesday.
Study says majority of high earners do not pay tax
ISLAMABAD: Majority of Pakistanis who never paid a single penny as taxes throughout their life are highly qualified, live in the most expensive locations like the DHAs in Karachi and Lahore, have their accounts in foreign banks and make frequent travelling abroad, disclosed a study.
Bahria Town Lahore Rates by eProperty 10-01-2011
5 Marla Commercial Plot Rates Bahria Town Lahore Sector B Safari Villas 4 Marla Commercial plot price 24 to 27 lacs Bahria Town Lahore Sector B Shaheen Block 5 Marla Commercial plot price 35 to 40 lacs Bahria Town Lahore Sector C 5 Marla Commercial plot price 24 to 52 lacs 8 Marla Commercial Plot[…]
Gwadar port's unrealised potential
Talking to journalists the other day, the Balochistan Chief Minister, Nawab Aslam Raisani, made a strong plea for using the Gwadar Port for Afghan Transit Trade. He said that he had asked the ‘relevant authorities’ to supply fuel to the Nato forces in Afghanistan through this port, and that the provincial government is ready to[…]
Need for more US interest in Balochistan
(January 09, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian)There is a need for the US to pay more attention to Balochistan as part of its Af-Pak strategy in order to pacify the Pashtun militancy encouraged by Al Qaeda and the Talibans operating in the Pashtun belt on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
Retiring real estate on Google Maps
At Google one of our key philosophies is to take risks and to experiment. To that end, in July 2009 we announced the ability to find property for sale or rent directly on Google Maps. This is one of the “search options” next to the search box on Google Maps, and is currently available in[…]
BHC order: Govt barred from leasing land to UAE nationals
QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court (BHC) asked the provincial government on Friday to explain how it can lease hundreds of acres of land to UAE nationals for bird hunting and restrained it from taking any further steps in this regard.
Sightseeing: A double-decker to view the capital
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is gearing up to start a double-decker tourist bus for sites around Islamabad, particularly the Margalla Hills. Right now people need to either rely on their own cars or vans as there is no public transport for the Margalla Hills in particular. This becomes quite expensive for tourists. For[…]