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Shows concerns that building of house could increase security problems ISLAMABAD: Construction of a house for Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) in Judges Colony has been postponed till 2013 after the orders from Supreme Court (SC) to stop construction of houses for CEC and relevant officials. The SC raised apprehensions that the construction of his house[…]
ISLAMABAD: Additional Secretary Election Commission Pakistan (ECP) Afzal Khan confirmed that CDA was planning to construct the residence of the CEC in Judges Colony but it was postponed. He said another proposal to construct five residences one for the CEC and four for other members of ECP was under consideration and CDA was ascertaining suitable[…]
ISLAMABAD – The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to celebrate tree plantation day on February 24. The CDA would plant 0.5 million saplings during the upcoming spring season in continuation of its “Clean and Green Islamabad” campaign launched in Monsoon 2008, according to a press statement issued on Monday.
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Enforcement Teams, in light of directions of Supreme Court continued operation against the illegal occupants of CDA acquired land in Sector I-12 on Friday and got vacated vast chunks of land in addition to demolishing the encroachments and illegal structures.
SLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) is launching new transport service to mitigate problems of commuters in the capital. Sources in CDA said on Monday that two transport companies have already been short listed for plying buses on four important routes. He said their requests for proposal will be approved by CDA Board and the project[…]
ISLAMABAD: The Zero Point Interchange’s (ZPI) Kashmir Highway underpass connecting Sectors G-8 and H-8 will be closed for construction of approach roads and other ancillary works for 10 days from February 20 to March 02, said spokesperson for Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Saturday.
While the commuters travelling in all directions through the under-construction Zero Point Inter-Change were already confronting serious problems because of its delayed completion, now one major link, the G-8/H-8 under pass on the Kashmir Highway is being closed for all kind of traffic for 10 days from today (Sunday).
The Capital Development Authority’s enforcement directorate continued its operation to get the land released from adverse possession for the fourth day on Friday in accordance with the directions issued by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.
ISLAMABAD – The firm, Maqbool Associates, executing work on Rs 4.1 billion mega Zero Point Interchange (ZPI) project, has sought substantial ‘extension of time’ till April 30 from the Capital Development Authority (CDA). “The request of the contractor is under evaluation and hopefully the authority will grant the extension of time for the completion of[…]
ISLAMABAD: The government will help Capital Development Authority (CDA) implement its plan on provision of water from Ghazi Barotha Dam to the twin cities. Sources privy to the development told The Express Tribune that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani himself had assured the civic body of full support on the project.
ISLAMABAD – The Capital Development Authority (CDA) Friday claimed to have ousted illegal occupiers and vacated 3,500 kanals of the CDA land, which was in possession of various land grabbers in Islamabad. Over 2,000 kanals of the CDA land was vacated in Sector I-12 alone on Friday, an official said. CDA Director General Planning, Ghulam[…]
ISLAMABAD: Scores of men, women and children residents of the 48 Quarters katchi abadi in sector G-7/3-2 held a protest demonstration under the auspices of the All-Pakistan Alliance for Katchi Abadis against the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for initiating an eviction drive in the abadi even though it is one of the CDAIs 11 recognised[…]
ISLAMABAD – Directing the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to explain why and under what procedure space for restaurants in the city’s hilly areas had been allotted to various parties, the National Assembly Standing Committee on Environment asked the authority to submit a detailed report on why this environmentally dangerous action had been taken.
ISLAMABAD, Feb 17: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Thursday got powers to ensure that Islamabad’s residential, commercial and high-rise buildings have adopted measures and installed equipment against fire outbreak.
ISLAMABAD: Sources told Daily Times that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Member National Assembly (MNA) Tariq Fazal Chaudhry reached Malpur and instructed CDA team to stop the operation, but when he was told that operation was being carried out on Supreme Court (SC) instructions and if he impeded the process, CDA will have to inform the[…]
CDA gets 400 kanals land vacated on 2nd day of operation ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) continued operation against illegal occupants of its land in different areas of the federal capital and got vacated over 400 kanals of land from adverse possession on Tuesday.
ISLAMABAD, Feb 15 (APP): The Supreme Court on Tuesday termed a report submitted by Rawalpindi police over drag car race incident unsatisfactory in which five persons lost their lives on December 5 last year and observed that the police officers were trying to save the skins of influential persons by making the weak scapegoats.A four-Judge[…]
ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the counsels for Bahria Town to produce till February 28 the affidavits of compromise reached between the accused of drag car race and the legal heirs of the five victims. A four-member bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali, Justice[…]
Apex court says report on event submitted by Punjab Police has ‘many lapses’ ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed displeasure on a report that was submitted by the Punjab Police on a drag race in which five people had lost their lives, saying there were many lapses in it.
ISLAMABAD: Former Inspector General of Police Syed Kaleem Imam on Tuesday rendered an unconditional apology for trying to influence the investigations in Bahria Town car race case. Moreover, the Supreme Court (SC) again reprimanded the investigation officials for the slow progress on the case.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Monday launched the operation to get its acquired land back from the ‘qabza mafia’, the encroachers and squatters in line with the directions issued by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.
Over 1,000 kanals of land in Chak Bera Singh, Jhoke Jheja and Lakhwal got vacated in first phase of operation Chairman says ICT administration, police fully cooperating in operation ISLAMABAD: In the light of Supreme Court (DC) direction, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Monday launched an operation to get its land vacated from the[…]
ISLAMABAD: The much-awaited double-decker tourist bus project is yet to take off. Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Monday sent the proposal to the finance ministry for final approval to start double-decker tourist bus service in the capital.
ISLAMABAD – “Seriousness” of the Capital Development Authority to curb the use of residential units for commercial purposes is witnessed from the fact that during year 2010, the civic agency did not carryout any survey of residential areas to ascertain the scale of this illegal practice.
Islamabad: Chairman Joint Action Committee, Islamabad affectee Jamil Ahmed Abbasi warned CDA to avoid launching operation against the Islamabad affectees without considering their view point as the issues of their compensation are still lying pending.
