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ISLAMABAD – Because of the rainy spell earlier this year, the inhabitants of Islamabad are facing an intense pollen allergy season. Usually allergy patients suffer from the middle to the end of March, however this year the rains delayed the shedding of paper mulberry pollens, which intensified the problem. With the advent of spring in[…]
According to DAWN, the rain last night here brought the temperature down from 27 degrees Celsius TO 25 Celsius and those people in the twin cities who get pollen allergy during the spring got some respite as the atmosphere has become clear to quite an extent.
RAWALPINDI/ISLAMABAD: Indian triumph over Pakistan in a high-octane World Cup semi final poured cold water over cricket hysteria fanned by the media. The frenzy burned out immediately after the Indian side inflicted a defeat upon Pakistan while the cricket fans felt very depressed and humiliated after the game. There was no activity other than cricket[…]
ISLAMABAD, March 29: Expansion of the Kashmir Highway to carry the traffic to the new Islamabad airport coming up in Fatehjang area has run into trouble with the military. Dawn has learnt that part of the 11km long stretch of the highway from Golra Mor to G.T. Road is in the adverse possession of the[…]
The Pakistan’s Capital Development Authority (CDA) has made arrangements to make the Pakistan-India World Cup semi-final tomorrow ‘an event of festivity’ by installing big screens in F-9 Park and some other places in the capital city Islamabad. “We have made elaborate arrangements to show the match on big screens,” said Ramzan Sajid, CDA spokesman.
ISLAMABAD – The Headquarters building of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) plunged into darkness at 8:30 p.m. the other night when it observed ‘World Earth Hour’ by switching all the electrical lights off in the premises of the building. Chairman CDA Imtiaz Inayat Elahi switched off all the essential and non-essential lights between 8:30 p.m.[…]
ISLAMABAD: Affectees of the Sector G 12 Islamabad are not ready to leave the area at any cost. Raja Jamsheed, Munir Ahmed, Asad, Sajad Abbasi and others, while talking to Daily Times, claimed that when the land was acquired by the civic agency, they had refused the money against land. Even those who accepted the[…]
ISLAMABAD: CDA Member Planning Tahir Shamshad claimed while talking to this scribe that illegal construction was done prior to his arrival in the civic agency but now he had instructed the relevant departments to insure that no one erects any structure in the sector. He said if some had refused the money at the time[…]
ISLAMABAD – Even after the lapse of three months after the cancellation of allotment letters to the entitled awardees of villages Kuri and Rehahra, the Capital Development Authority (CDA), so far, has not developed a comprehensive mechanism of revalidation of cancelled allotment letters. Not even a sing le invalidated allotment letter has yet been revalidated[…]
ISLAMABAD: The illegally constructed mosques in Islamabad are putting an extra financial burden on law enforcement agencies, besides raising security risks. According to the Interior Ministry’s official documents, the mosques are being provided with walk-through gates along with at least two police officials for security reasons. An official of the ministry said that as many[…]
ISLAMABAD, March 27: The government has issued statutory regulations to ensure building standards for energy conservation across the country. Developed and introduced by the National Energy Conservation Centre (Enercon), Ministry of Environment, the new Building Energy Code of Pakistan (BECP) prescribes better insulations for effective cooling and heating besides other energy conservation methods that can[…]
ISLAMABAD: The operation against land grabbers has reached a deadlock, with CDA shifting the responsibility onto ICT Administration and police. However the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration, when contacted, rejected the notion that such operations were a part of their duty. A senior CDA official said that CDA Chairperson Imtiaz Inayat Ellahi was informed time[…]
ISLAMABAD: 9th free pollen allergy relief camp set up by the ICT Administration at Aabpara Community Center has so far treated 1765 pollen allergy patients.
Chairman un-registered Civil Society Islamabad (CSI) Raja Jamil Abbasi, alleged that the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has been constantly violating the directions issued by Civil Judge Nasir Irfan Tarar, who has directed the CDA to immediately close down all operations in the Arts and Crafts Village (A&C), located adjacent to the Rose Garden & Jasmine[…]
ISLAMABAD, March 25: The estate wing of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has termed the 14 restaurants and 54 guesthouses in the residential sectors illegal but they are continuing their businesses unhindered, has learnt. “We have issued notices to all these illegal businesses several times, but under political pressure, the CDA had never taken any[…]
Federal Audit Works DG says no lease or auction was held in allotment of plots ISLAMABAD: A special committee of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Friday sought a report from the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on the allotment of plots to a former army chief and three aide-de-camps (ADC) of former prime ministers without[…]
On Thursday, there was a U-turn in the Bahria Town car race case. This happened when the investigation officer informed the Supreme Court that Atif Sheikh, the main event organizer was detained last week in Dubai. He was caught through Interpol. After that there was a huge of confusion in the court. Atif had applied[…]
ISLAMABAD: Bahria Town car race case took a new turn on Thursday when the investigation officer told the Supreme Court that Atif Sheikh, the main event organiser, was arrested last week in Dubai through Interpol. DIG Mubasharrullah informed the court that Atif had applied for political asylum. On the other hand, lawyer of the chief[…]
ISLAMABAD: The IESCO on Thursday said power supply to certain areas of the Islamabad capital territory would remain suspended due to maintenance and development work. The spokesman said these areas under the following feeders would remain suspended as on Friday 25th March from 9am to 1 pm, G-10/1 feeder, Sector G-10/1, G-10 Markaz, Mari Gas,[…]
SC orders extradition of Atif Sheikh from Dubai ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Thursday directed Interior Ministry to extradite Atif Sheikh, the main accused of drag race incident that had killed five and injured two, from Dubai through Interpol. The court also directed the Investigation Officer (IO) to carry out investigation and to proceed in accordance[…]
ISLAMABAD: The government`s financial plans for the next budget are still being given final shape and they include a step to bring real estate into the tax net. It aims to introduce heavy penalties for those found guilty of evasion as well as more drastic measures such as purchases by the government in case property[…]
ISLAMABAD (March 23, 2011) : The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has not received any go-ahead for initiation of the work on ‘Safe City Islamabad’ Project, informed sources in the CDA revealed to Business Recorder on Tuesday. Safe City Islamabad is a security enhancement project with an estimated cost of Rs 12.9 billion ($151.2 million) under[…]
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan has slapped Rs10 million in penalties on the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) for violating the anti-trust law on Tuesday after finding out that the Authority had an exclusive deal with a private telecom service provider. Anti-trust watchdog passed an order against DHA and Wateen Telecom after it established that[…]
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Fehmida Mirza has asked the government to allow Hamid Saeed Kazmi, the former minister for religious affairs, to attend the joint session of parliament on Tuesday and subsequent sittings of the lower house.
RAWALPINDI, March 21: As the World Day for Water is being observed today (Tuesday), availability of drinking water in the Potohar region, including Rawalpindi and Islamabad, has gone down by 100 to 210 feet in the last 30 years.
