Estate agent kidnapped
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: ANP MNA Bushra Gohar lodged a complaint with the Secretariat police station on Tuesday against an unidentified person who was sending her threatening SMS and making miss calls.
CDA gets vacated 8 kanals of land from encroacher
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) evacuated eight kanals of land worth of Rs 480 million located on main Murree Road after a two hours operation against encroachers on Tuesday. Enforcement department of the CDA had received a complaint that Sheikh Khurshid had allegedly occupied eight kanals of land on main Murree Road near Malpur. It[…]
WAPDA pays remaining Rs 3bn to AJK for Mangla Dam affectees
Test filling of raised dam up to 1,230 feet this year LAHORE: The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) has paid the remaining sum of Rs 3 billion to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government for the compensation of built-up property belonging to the affectees of the Mangla Dam raising project.
Pakistan seeking to restructure debt: Malik
Interior minister says taxes may stay unchanged this year Sees debt restructuring in lieu of IMF loan tranche ABU DHABI: Pakistan may not be able to implement tax reforms needed this year to ensure funds from an emergency IMF loan, its Interior Minister said on Tuesday, and is alternatively seeking foreign help in restructuring its[…]
Names of IGP, property tycoon included in FIR, SC told
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: Police on Tuesday told the Supreme Court (SC) that the names of its inspector general of police (IGP) and property tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain were included in a case of arresting Malik Tabarak Bari in 2009.
Race on for setting up two medical colleges in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: Two public hospitals – Polyclinic and Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) – are vying for setting up their medical colleges in the capital, Dawn has learnt.
Rs3bn plan to build luxury lodges for legislators
ISLAMABAD, Jan 18: The cash-starved government is spending Rs3 billion not to mitigate suffering of the poor but to provide luxurious accommodation facilities to lawmakers.
Encroachments on capital : PAC seeks PM to act against land grabbers
ISLAMABAD: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday decided to write a letter to Prime Minister (PM) Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani seeking strict action against the encroachers who grabbed lands worth billions of rupees in Islamabad as Capital Development Authority (CDA) failed to recover the lands from the occupants.
Most buildings in capital lack fire fighting system
ISLAMABAD: Most of as many as 1500 multistoried buildings and plazas in the federal capital do not have any fire fighting system and the owners of buildings do not bother about managing some emergency exit.
CDA introduces Fire Safety Regulations
ISLAMABAD: CDA spokesman Ramzan Sajid told Daily Times that CDA has decided to introduce Fire Safety Regulations. He said the fire audit was going on and once it completed, the problem of securing buildings from fire emergencies would be solved. He said at the moment no one could build a new building without fire fighting[…]
Commercial building in Islamabad damaged in fire
ISLAMABAD, Jan 16: A fire caused huge damage to the top floor of a commercial building at Jinnah Avenue, Blue Area, which housed offices of private companies, witnesses said.
Sunday bazaars fail to benefit common man
ISLAMABAD: The weekly bazaars in the capital under the umbrella of Capital development Authority (CDA) are seem unable to facilitate customers, as prices of edible items continue to soar. Such inabilities and dereliction to control prices and quality are giving bad name to the repute of Authority.
CDA advises citizens to avoid water wastage
Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has advised the citizen of twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi to utilize water carefully as supply from Khanpur Dam through Left Bank Canal source would remain suspended from January 17 to 23.
CDA admits major land scam in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court action against the grabbers of state land has led to the disclosure that state land worth around Rs1,000 billion in Islamabad is either in the occupation of powerful Qabza groups or the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is deliberately avoiding to retake its possession.
Supreme Court order — a tough test for city bosses
Land grabbing has become endemic in the federal capital due to the ostrich-like attitude adopted by the city managers. One of the main reasons making the Capital Development Authority a silent spectator to the menace is that land grabbers are mostly influential people, politicians and senior retired military officials against whom the civic body cannot[…]
Airport Co-op Housing Society: Residents challenge ‘extra’ tax
RAWALPINDI: The residents of a cooperative housing society have gone to court against paying a two per cent tax that the government wants to apply on all property deals. The employees and residents of the Airport Cooperative Housing Society in Rawalpindi filed a writ petition in the Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi to challenge the orders[…]
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.
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[…]
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.
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.
‘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.