CDA launches operation against encroachments
Islamabad: The Enforcement Directorate of Capital Development Authority (CDA) Thursday launched a grand operation against encroachments and illegal constructions.
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Islamabad: The Enforcement Directorate of Capital Development Authority (CDA) Thursday launched a grand operation against encroachments and illegal constructions.
Islamabad: Back in early 1970s, the country’s most prolific satirist, Sher Mohammad Khan, popularly known as Ibne Insha, wrote in one of his columns published in ‘Jang’ that the Blue Area (later renamed as Jinnah Avenue) is a dividing line between the rich and poor of this socially and economically segregated city. Today’s Islamabad tells[…]
ISLAMABAD (September 04 2009): Transparency International Pakistan (TIP) has asked the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) to provide details of all contract agreements awarded from 2005-2009 as well as National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) evaluation, under Rule 47 of Public Access and Transparency.
The Defence Housing Authority (DHA), in collaboration with the Bahria Town and Habib Rafique Limited (HRL), has launched a low-cost housing project ‘DHA Valley and DHA Valley Overseas Block’.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has to face another setback in attracting foreign investment as China has shelved the Coastal Oil Refinery Project at Gwadar in strategically located Balochistan province, and has deleted it from the list of Financial Development Programme 2009-10 agreed between the two countries.
ISLAMABAD: The Gwadar Port may be shut down if the Pakistan Navy does not vacate the 582 hectares of government land it has occupied, Ports and Shipping Minister Babar Khan Ghauri said on Tuesday.
Major General Asif Ali HI(M), Vice President, Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Islamabad has inaugurated a grid station in DHA Phase-II. Addressing the august gathering on the occasion, General Asif Ali appreciated the sincere efforts of DHA management and other associates in the timely completion of the project for resolving the electricity problems of DHA residents.[…]
RAWALPINDI: Bahria Town and Sheraton Hotels have signed an agreement for construction of two hotels in Islamabad. Lack of an international standard hotel in Islamabad was being felt since long. The Bahria Town and Sheraton hotels agreed to build two world-class hotels in the federal capital. The agreement was signed by Malik Riaz Hussain, chairman[…]
LAHORE – The Cholistan Development Authority (CDA) has committed gross irregularities in the whole process of tendering of installation of 135 Solar Home Systems in three villages of Cholistan to benefit some blue-eyed bidder and barred several companies to take part in the bidding process, causing the government exchequer millions of rupees loss, it was learnt on[…]
RAWALPINDI-Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench Monday directed the members of Revenue Employees Cooperative Housing Society (RECHS) to settle the dispute of their land with a private housing society out of court till June 5 after a lawyer of the respondents offered out of court settlement. LHC Justice Syed Asghar Haider adjourned the hearing in[…]
Recently Bahria Town (Pvt) Ltd allocated a place at Bahria Town Rawalpindi and established “Bahria Town Dasterkhawan” where free meals are provided twice daily. After the success of this dasterkhawan at Rawalpindi management of Bahria Town has decided to open “Bahria Town Dasterkhawan” at 26 Abbot Road Lahore where free lunch and dinner will be[…]
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to provide potable water to Sector G-13 from Khanpur Water Supply project. Talking to this news agency on Thursday, CDA Water and Sanitation Wing Director General Sanaullah Aman said 2 million gallons water per day was allocated for the sector to ensure smooth supply.
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Divisional Development Working Party (RDDWP) on Thursday approved Rs 180 million worth of new development projects for different areas of the division. Commissioner Zahid Saeed approved the new projects during a meeting.
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday directed Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Tariq Mehmood Khan to ensure timely completion of all projects without compromising the quality of work to avoid escalation in cost.
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has sought Rs 6.67 billion from the government for completing work on 28 Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) projects during the next fiscal year.
All reputed private schools in twin cities have started charging an extra amount of Rs200 to Rs300 per student under the head of security charges.
The inquiry into the allotment of several kanals of land to a contractor by a former director of Saidpur Model Village has been ordered. Sources in the CDA told this agency here on Tuesday that CDA (Construction and Procurement) Director General Mohammad Zaman has been appointed as inquiry officer and he has sought all the[…]
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has so far failed to take action against the owners whose house are being used for commercial purposes, creating security problems and a shortage of houses in the capital.
The development work of sector D-12 is likely to face another delay due to recent rains and some land acquisition issues, giving another blow to the allottees, yearning to have their own shelter in the federal capital for last two decades.
With too much progress on the capital scene there had been a conscience effort to well preserve its natural characteristics in order to maintain its tranquillity and beauty.
ISLAMABAD (April 27 2009): The Planning Commission is understood to have started investigation against Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for spending Rs 1.5 billion to purchase land for the proposed new Gwadar International Airport without taking the federal government into confidence, official sources told Business Recorder.
Islamabad: Residents of Model Town, Humak have appealed to Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and Chairman National Highway Authority for immediate repair of Swan-Kak bridge section of Kahuta road to end their two-year ordeal.
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) managed to get one side of the Faisal Avenue-Jinnah Avenue fly-over open on March 23 while the other side is also being made operational within a week, as was promised by CDA Chairman Tariq Mahmood Khan.
ISLAMABAD (April 25 2009): The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that it would relax the restrictions imposed on the fiscal policy of Pakistan. Recently, John Lipsky, Deputy Managing Director of IMF, told media persons in Washington that due to the worsening global economic position, the Fund was in the process of relaxing the constraints[…]
ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) has further slashed the GDP growth rate of Pakistan to 3.5 percent-which was 4 percent earlier-in next fiscal year 2009-10 owing to deepest post-World War II recession.