Defence purchases to be made transparent
ISLAMABAD: The Defence secretary has directed all the subordinate departments under the Ministry of Defence to strictly adhere to the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) Rules 2004; otherwise, the heads of departments or organisations will be held responsible, documents available with The News reveal.
Annual prize ceremony at DHA College
The annual prize distribution ceremony in the Defence Housing Authority Degree College for Women Phase-VIII was held on Thursday with DHA Administrator Brig Aamer Raza Qureshi in the chair. The newly-elected members of the students’ council also took oath of their offices in a separate ceremony at the college auditorium. The chief guest later distributed[…]
8m gallons needed daily to meet water needs in DHA, Clifton
The Karachi Water and Sewerage Board (KWSB) should supply eight million gallons of water per day to the Clifton Cantt in order to overcome water scarcity faced by the residents of Clifton and the Defence Housing Authority. This was stated at a meeting held at the Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) and presided over by MNA[…]
DHA Phase I residents sick of generators hospital can’t do without
KARACHI: This is a story almost all residents of Karachi can identify with. A commercial establishment in a residential area becomes a nuisance. But what do you do when that commercial establishment is a hospital that needs to run a noisy generator simply because it doesn’t get an essential uninterrupted electricity supply?
Beaconhouse announced Beaconhouse-Newlands in Phase 6 DHA Lahore
New campus consist of 7.5 acre (60 Kanal) land, underground auditorium having seating capacity of 700 first of its kind in DHA Lahore. Opening this September, offering range of 17 unique A level subjects.
KWSB freezes connections for new housing projects
KARACHI, March 13: In view of a shortfall of 200 million gallons of water per day and the refusal of the Indus River System Authority’s (Irsa) to increase the water quota for Sindh to implement the K-IV project, the Karachi Water and Sewerage Board has imposed a moratorium on new water connections for all the[…]
`Illegal` transfer of 778-acre state land to housing society
LAHORE, March 12: Influential people not only illegally acquired federal government-owned over 778 acres of land worth billions from the Punjab revenue department, but also got it transferred in the name of Lahore Cantonment Park View Housing Society, allegedly in connivance with revenue officials and the tenants in 1991. Sources say the land mafia comprising[…]
DHA removed Kh-e-Shamsheer divider as part of Zamzama one-way plan
KARACHI: The reason why the Defence Housing Authority removed the Khayaban-e-Shamsheer road divider in front of Khadda Market is to experiment with making Zamzama one-way to the Two Swords roundabout. “The division was removed to allow for heavy traffic flows and to assess the feasibility of the plan,” explained DHA PRO Col (retd) Rafat Hussain[…]
CDA Public notice for buying and selling properties in CDA approved schemes only
CDA upated list of CDA approved housing schemes at ww.cda.gov.pk with housing schemes approved maps. These housing schemes names and maps are given at the follwing links http://www.cda.gov.pk/cda-latest/files/housing_scheme.asp Public Notice: It is for the information of General Public that only 13 housing schemes in Zone 2,5 and Sector E-11 have been issued NOC by CDA.[…]
Lahore Housing Schemes Maps
Lahore Housing Schemes Maps including Bahria Town, DHA and LDA Schemes Maps
Pakistan Real Estate Report Q1 2011
The Pakistan Real Estate Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, real estate associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Pakistan’s Real Estate industry. The last year or so has been very challenging for the protagonists in Pakistan’s commercial real estate sector. Rents have fallen in Islamabad and[…]
Karachi Housing Schemes Maps
Karachi Housing Schemes Maps including Bahria Town, DHA and Clifton Maps
DHA to restart collecting refurbishment charges from next month
The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) would restart collecting Refurbishment charges from its residents from next month when a three month period will expire during which collection of the charges had to be suspended on instructions of a parliamentary committee.
Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Lahore Maps
Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Lahore Maps
Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Karachi Maps
Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Karachi Housing Scheme Maps
Dubai property sales improve
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.
Police nab 2 maids for theft
Valuables worth Rs 20m recovered Mastermind also arrested KARACHI: The Darakshan police on Tuesday apprehended two domestic runaway maids, who had stolen valuables worth Rs 20 million from the residence of a relative of the Sindh Home Minister Zulfiqar Mirza. The crime had taken place a week ago, but the untiring efforts of the police[…]
Land acquisition: Punjab CM cancels DHA’s illegal notification
LAHORE: Chief Minister of Punjab Shabaz Sharif has ordered provincial revenue and law departments and the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) to cancel an illegal notification and called for taking disciplinary action against the DHA lahore authorities.
A GRAVE CONCERN – To find a grave in DHA’s graveyard
LAHORE – The Defense Housing Authority (DHA) has changed the burial policy but have failed to live up to the DHA members’ demands, Pakistan Today has learnt. Sources in DHA said the members had a ‘long-standing’ demand with the DHA to allow the burial of the son-in-law, daughter-in-law, grandkids and grandparents.
Govt decides to table DHA Bill in NA
ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to table the ‘Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Islamabad Bill 2007’ in National Assembly (NA) during the ongoing second last session of the 3rd parliamentary year, despite strong reservations of the opposition party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) over the bill, said well-placed sources on Tuesday.
Nisar asks govt not to bring DHA bill to NA
ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Monday cautioned the government to refrain from bringing the Defence Housing Authority bill in the National Assembly, which would give sweeping powers to the DHA.
Blame game: Technical faults left unattended as parts of city plunge into darkness
KARACHI: As the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) management, government committees and labour unions continued negotiating, thousands of residents across the city had to wait out hour-long power outages. Small faults were left unattended and areas in PECHS, SMCHS and DHA, among others, were badly affected by the delay in repairs.
‘LDA land transferred illegally to DHA’
LAHORE – PML-N leader Khawaja Saad Rafique disclosed on Monday night that thousands of acres of precious land owned by the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) had been transferred covertly to the Defense Housing Authority (DHA). He termed the allotment illegal and said his party would take up the issue on floor of the National Assembly.[…]
PAC meeting: Auditor-general sends Rs120 billion ‘bill’ to army
ISLAMABAD: Tense moments were witnessed once again during the proceedings of the Public Accounts Committee on Thursday when a senior official questioned the motives of another. Defence secretary Lt-General (retd) Athar Ali accused the auditor-general of Pakistan of maligning the Pakistan Army by sending it a ‘bill’ of Rs120 billion for using the Fortress Stadium[…]