Sightseeing: A double-decker to view the capital
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is gearing up to start a double-decker tourist bus for sites around Islamabad, particularly the Margalla Hills. Right now people need to either rely on their own cars or vans as there is no public transport for the Margalla Hills in particular. This becomes quite expensive for tourists. For[…]
PTCL Sign MoU with DHA for ICT Infrastructure Deployment
DHA Islamabad has signed MOU with PTCL for providing ICT services for all phases / blocks of DHA i.e. Phase-I, Phase-II, Phase-I Ext, Phase-II Ext, DHA Valley etc.
Drag race accident: Police given 10 days to complete investigation
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan gave police 10 days on Tuesday to complete their investigation of an accident during a drag race in Rawalpindi that resulted in the death of five people.
CDA denies involvement in any purchase of land
ISLAMABAD: Spokesman for CDA Ramzan Sajid said so far land for Zone-IV had not acquired, but CDA was considering to change the zonal regulations because in future Zone-IV is going to become economic hub. If housing societies will be announced it will ultimately increase the income of CDA, he said, adding, as far as the[…]
Housing secretary says project is feasible
ISLAMABAD: Housing and Works Secretary Raja Muhammad Abbas said it was not true that the project was not feasible. Road will be construct till Murree Expressway and Angori Road can also be used, he said. After registration of project with CDA relevant documents have been submitted, he said, adding, within a fortnight CDA will issue[…]
Housing Ministry continues to serve land mafias, Maliks
ISLAMABAD: Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation’s (FGEHF) plan to launch a housing society in Zone-IV is likely to become another “New City Project” in which billions of rupees of the people were lost, as the land purchased by FGEHF doesn’t have access to main road and the foundation has a very bad track record in[…]
CDA onboard in multi-million scam
ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Housing has purchased 3,156 kanals of land in zone IV, which is also a scam. The land has been purchased through Green Company owned by Dr Hafeez Abbasi, brother of Zafeer Abbasi, former additional secretary, Ministry of Interior. Land was purchases for Rs 2.84 billion and according to agreement 35 percent amount[…]
An overview of laws regulating buying and selling of properties in Pakistan
Like any other country, the buying and selling of real estate in Pakistan is governed by certain laws that you need to abide by, when making real estate transactions in Pakistan. There are four main laws that impinge on the buying and selling in Pakistan real estate.
CCP grants 10 days to Wateen, DHA for submitting reply
ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) on Friday granted 10 days to Wateen Telecom (Pvt) Limited and the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) for submission of reply to the CCP show cause notice and for furnishing documents required by the bench.
CDA auctions 13 commercial plots for Rs 1.281b
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) auctioned 13 commercial plots worth of Rs 1281.1 million at Aabpara Community Centre on Wednesday.
CDA auctions 16 residential plots for Rs 246.1 million
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) auctioned 16 residential plots for Rs 246.1 million during an open auction at Aabpara Community Centre on Tuesday.
Arms smuggling bid foiled
RAWALPINDI: Police on Monday thwarted arm smuggling and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunitions from a car and arrested two persons of inter-provisional gang of smugglers.
No more allotments in Kuri Model Village: CDA
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Imtiaz Inayat Elahi by approving measures to streamline the implementation of Kuri and Rehara compensation packages directed that no further allotment would be made in Kuri model village to any person until further orders and plots already allotted not to be transferred to new vendees.
CPO transferred as another accused arrested
RAWALPINDI: City Police Officer (CPO) Fakhar Sultan Raja was transferred and directed to report to the Central Police Office Lahore, sources told Dawn on Friday.
Bahria Town marketing manager flees court
RAWALPINDI: The marketing manager of Bahria Town, Waleed Aman, fled from the premises of a session court in Rawalpindi on Friday. Aman was summoned to Rawalpindi’s session court today. The court cancelled his pre-arrest bail after which he managed to escape from the court. The hearing of the case has now been adjourned till January[…]
Drag race: FIA to nab ‘main suspect’ from Dubai
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Thursday sought help of the security officials of United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the arrest of the real estate tycoon Malik Riaz’s son. Ali Riaz was believed to have fled to Dubai and did not return after he was nominated in a criminal case for illegally organising and[…]
Bahria Town racing: UAE accepts FIA request to hand over Ali Riaz
ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities on Thursday accepted the Federal Investigation Agency’s (FIA) request to hand over Ali Riaz, accused in the Bahria Town drag race incident. The FIA had earlier issued an arrest warrant for Ali Riaz and asked Dubai authorities for their assistance.
Authority not changing zone’s status: CDA chariman
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to allow construction on private land only in zone three. It is misconception that the construction will be allowed on National Park area. CDA Chairman Imtiaz Inayat Elahi stated this while talking to media at his office on Wednesday.
Plea for FIR cancellation withdrawn
RAWALPINDI: A marketing manager of Bahria Town, Waleed Aman, who is an accused in the December 5 car racing tragedy, on Tuesday withdrew his quashment (annulment) of FIR application from the Lahore High Court (LHC), Rawalpindi Bench.
CDA to pay outstanding dues next month: spokesman
ISLAMABAD: CDA spokesman Ramzan Sajid said that CDA was planning to inaugurate the project in January and PM had been requested to inaugurate the project. He said, as far as pending money was concern CDA was paying the balance amount in installments and hopefully CDA would pay remaining balance in next month. Source: Daily Times
‘Work to finish soon if pending dues paid’
ISLAMABAD: ZPI project manager Mumtaz Hussain said at now Rs 300 were pending with CDA, besides Muharram and visit of Chinese PM also affected the pace of the work. He said company was trying her best to complete the Kashmir Highway Bridge in first fortnight of January. Remaining work of monument loop would be finished[…]
CDA eying over Rs 1.5bn in open auction of plots
Residential and commercial plots will be offered for auction on December 28 and 29 respectively ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) CDA is expecting to earn over Rs 1.5 billion during a two-day auction of residential and commercial plots to be held on December 28 and December 29 from 10am to 4pm at Community Centre, Aabpara.
SC seeks record of houses built on DHA’s streets
ISLAMABAD: A three member bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry demanded a record of the houses constructed on Defense Housing Authority’s (DHA) streets. The plea filed by DHA requested to block a few roads, but the CJ overruled it saying streets and roads are constructed for people and cannot[…]