Bahria Town racing: SC accuses police of withholding information
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Wednesday said that Islamabad police are politically influenced and withholding information from the court.
SC orders IGP Punjab to arrest accused in car race crash
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court on Monday expressed displeasure over lenient approach of Punjab police in arresting accused of a drag race organizers in Rawalpindi and ordered their chief to arrest all the four and submit a report on Tuesday. The car race had resulted in loss of five lives last week.The three-judge bench also expressed its[…]
CDA plans to begin bus service for twin cities
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has planned to launch a new bus service by March next to meet the growing needs of commuters, traveling between the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. A CDA official informed Pakistan Today on Monday that two local firms had pre-qualified to run 35 buses on four proposed routes[…]
Evo Nitro Speed Quest drag race to be held today
Islamabad: Under the banner of its brand Evo Nitro Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) in collaboration with High Performance Racing (HPR) brings the drag racing competition for all avid car racers.
CDA allots land for weekly bazaar in Bhara Kahu
Islamabad: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has allotted one and a half acre land for setting up a weekly bazaar in Bhara Kahu. The issue of land for establishment of weekly bazaar in Bhara Kahu was in doldrum for last 20 years. The residents of Bhara Kahu had given several applications to CDA in this regard[…]
398 employees of Defence Ministry, GHQ to get plots 398 employees of Defence Ministry, GHQ to get plots
RAWALPINDI: The Ministry of Defence has approved a housing scheme covering over 30 acre of land for its own and the Army General Headquarters (GHQ)’s low-income employees from BPS-7 to BPS-14 and awarded development task to Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB). The housing scheme will have a school, mosque, modern park and other facilities while, the[…]
Zero Point interchange to be ready by December 31
Zero Point Interchange (ZPI), one of the on-going mega projects of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), would be completed by December 31 this year, said Project Director Mumtaz Hussain. “We have planned to open the interchange by December 31 and hopefully we will achieve the objective within the stipulated time,” he told this agency. However,[…]
398 employees of Defence Ministry, GHQ to get plots
Rawalpindi: The Ministry of Defence has approved a housing scheme covering over 30 acre of land for its own and the Army General Headquarters (GHQ)’s low-income employees from BPS-7 to BPS-14 and awarded development task to Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB). The housing scheme will have a school, mosque, modern park and other facilities while, the[…]
Uplift work at Chaakra housing scheme from 25th
The Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) would start development work on a housing scheme at Chakra for low-paid employees of Ministry of Defence on 25th of this month.
Rs 300 m corruption in T&T Housing Society
Islamabad: Over 1500 allotees remained deprived of plots despite paying money to T&T Employees Cooperative Housing Society, located in sector F-17 in zone II of the federal capital, as the society management was reportedly involved in the corruption of Rs 300 million. Islamabad Deputy Commissioner has issued a show cause notice, in the light of[…]
Society management confess to allegations in clarification
Islamabad: The T&TECHS management in a clarification issued on Tuesday confessed most of the allegations. The clarification stated, “the members had approved the investment in various AGMs allowing President of the society unconditionally to invest the funds as per his skill”. In the clarification the management further stated, “President of the society is determined to[…]
Bahria Town’s State-of-the-Art Phase-8 Hospital inaugurated by Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan
Rawalpindi: The inauguration of one of the most modern hospitals in the city, Begum Akhtar Rukhsana Memorial Trust Hospital in Phase VIII, Bahria Town Rawalpindi was inaugurated on 27th October, 2010 by Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan in the presence of Bahria Town Chairman Malik Riaz Hussain, CEO Ahmed Ali Riaz Malik,VCE Cdr. M. Illyas and[…]
China to give loan for Sector I-15 development
The Chinese government has agreed to finance the development of residential Sector I-15 and the Capital Development Authority is yet to decide whether the credit would be cleared in kind or through allotment of commercial plots in the federal capital.
CDA to launch projects with private sector help
Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Imtiaz Inayat Elahi has said that organisations cannot be run by levying or increasing taxes thus the civic body in future has planned to launch development projects in collaboration with private sector to increase its revenues, says a press release issued here on Sunday. He stated this while addressing a[…]
Transparency asks PAC to act against DHA Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The Transparency International Pakistan has asked chairman Public Accounts Committee to take notice of the complaints against Defence Housing Authority Islamabad as the authority was allegedly violating the laws of the land. Chairman TIP Syed Adil Gilani, in his letter to Ch Nisar, has mentioned that overseas buyers have complaints that DHA was delaying[…]
Rules are made to break for housing societies
Islamabad: Over 30 housing societies located in Zone V of the capital have sold over 100,000 files of plots so far. Most of these housing societies had been involved in over-selling, resultantly people have been robbed of Rs 50 billion but Cooperative Housing Societies Office circle registrar (CR) has not taken any serious notice of[…]
DC for timely survey of G-14 property
Islamabad: Deputy Commissioner Amer Ali Ahmed reviewed the arrangements made in connection with on-going assessment survey of built-up property/houses in Sector G-14/3 during a meeting Wednesday.
Property dealer killers still at large
ISLAMABAD: Shalimar Police failed to arrest the killers of Malik Umer, a property dealer who was shot dead in the presence of eyewitnesses on Sunday night. The investigation officer told The Express Tribune that the killers could not be arrested because they had gone into hiding.
CDA To Launch Islamabad Rapid Transit Bus Service
Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to launch an efficient bus service on no profit no loss basis to facilitate the residents of federal capital, particularly students and working people. Lack of proper transport facility in the capital is a main problem haunting people and causing huge burden on their pockets due to exploitation of[…]
Jinnah Garden scheme declared illegal by CDA
ISLAMABAD: Residential scheme Jinnah Garden sponsored by chairperson Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education has been declared illegal by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) while the high court has also issued stay order against this scheme.
Building safety codes to be revised today
ISLAMABAD, Aug 9: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is set to approve the revised building codes on Tuesday, getting powers to modify private commercial and residential structures to forestall any tragedy in case of fire, earthquake and any other disaster.
Foreign national loses property to fraud
ISLAMABAD: A naturalised Norwegian of Pakistani origin was duped out of a Rs30 million house because of a fraud committed by his close relatives. Raja Mehboob, who has been living in Norway for over 30 years, owned a 10-marla two-storey house in Sector F-10/3 of Islamabad. The upper portion was rented to a foreign national,[…]
Faisal Avenue Underpass road carpeting
Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) Internal Audit Department has sought a detailed report from its Engineering Wing on award of Rs 25 million supplementary grant to Machinery Pool Organization (MPO) for carpeting of Faisal Avenue Underpass road.
CDA approves Saudi Embassy’s layout plan
Islamabad: Capital Development Authority (CDA) board on Thursday formally approved the layout plan for the construction of Saudi Arabia Embassy, the source told Daily Times.