CDA fails to control encroachments
Islamabad—The shopkeepers of Islamabad are making big money by giving footpaths in front of their shops on rent to vendors whereas CDA has become silent spectator on increasing encroachments in the city.
Islamabad land worth billions given for another golf course
ISLAMABAD: Just adjacent to the elite Guns Club, which is presently under the scrutiny of the Supreme Court, prime state land worth billions of rupees was silently leased out on nominal rent to the Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) by General Musharraf during his last days in power for the entertainment of the country’s mighty and[…]
Suo moto notice on lease of 72 acres land
SC directs CDA to submit report on status of Gun Club ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) while taking suo moto notice on the allotment of 72 acres land worth billions of rupees to the Gun Club Islamabad at the cheap rate of one crore rupees per acre, on Tuesday directed chairman of Capital Development Authority[…]
Lease of land to elite club not finalised, SC told
ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Imtiaz Inayat Elahi on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that the finance wing of the authority was still working on the lease of 28 acres of prime land to an elite club in addition to another 44 acres.
CDA mulling strict action against violators of building codes
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Director BCS-I Muhammad Ammar Idris, who has been deputed to look after the towers said that no doubt there were number of flaws in those towers due to which CDA had issued notices to the owners. He said that CDA had been thinking to take strict action against the building owners who are[…]
CDA board approves four agro-farms cases
ISLAMABAD – The Capital Development Authority (CDA) Board on Tuesday approved in principle the cases of four agro farms subject to the fulfilment of legal procedure/s involving the allotment.
Heavy rain exposes CDA’s poor drainage system
Islamabad—Heavy monsoon rain in the Federal capital on Monday morning exposed the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) poor sanitation system as gushing rainwater entered several important buildings including Parliament House, Poly Clinic Hospital and Marriott Hotel.
Encroachments in QAU: CDA ‘dodging’ responsibility to clear illegal occupants
ISLAMABAD: A controversy between Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has surfaced over retrieval of the university’s land from encroachers. The QAU administration claims that a large portion of its land is in illegal possession of 13 villages and some “politically-backed” land grabbers, against whom CDA is not taking any action[…]
Ignoring building laws
Rented out to a private school, a five-storey house in the National Police Foundation (NPF) housing scheme in sector E-11, having two basements and three upper floors, amply shows that most of the private and cooperative housing societies do not follow building by-laws of the Capital Development Authority (CDA). Owners of plots in private and[…]
NHA to install ETTM system at all toll plazas
ISLAMABAD: National Highway Authority (NHA) would install Electronic Toll and Traffic Management (ETTM) system on National Highways to improve the toll collection system. Minister for Commun-ications, Dr Arbab Alamgir Saturday said so far, this system has been installed on seven toll plazas, which are linked with the Operations Centre established at NHA head quarter to[…]