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Lord Mayor of Birmingham & Chancellor of Birmingham City University, Councillor Chauhdry Abdul Rashid visited yesterday Bahria Town Private Limited, Rawalpindi & Islamabad including the Site of the proposed University to be set up as a Foreign University’s Campus at Bahria Town, Rawalpindi. After visiting the site of the University, comprising of 150 acre of[…]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is having second thoughts about its decision of asking the IMF to jack up its loan amount by $4.5 billion —from $7.6 billion to $12.1 billion — after receiving generous capital inflows from bilateral as well as multilateral creditors, saying it may seek a reduced amount from the fund in order to avoid[…]
RAWALPINDI: The launch of construction work of Rs 1.5 billion Multi-Tower Parking Plaza at Fowara Chowk, Raja Bazaar, has been delayed for two months as Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has rejected design of the plaza saying it is not earthquake proof.
Malaysian High Commissioner in Pakistan His Excellency Ahmad Shahizan Abd Samad recently made an extended tour of Bahria Town’s residential and commercial projects at Rawalpindi/Islamabad and Lahore. The ambassador appreciated the highest standard of town development and urban planning ever achieved in Pakistan in all projects of Bahria Town and praised the quality of world[…]
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is mulling over to affiliate the Capital Hospital with any private medical college or setting up its own institute to provide citizens the medical education at their doorstep.
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Industries and Production has indicated the possibility of a substantial reduction in cement prices from April 1, 2009 after the dealers clear their existing stocks. We are expecting a reasonable reduction in cement prices within a couple of days, as the dealers have asked the factories to give them time till[…]
ISLAMABAD: The cash starved Capital Development Authority (CDA) auctioned 38 residential and commercial plots and orchards located in different sectors of the federal capital for Rs 1.265 billion during the two-day auction on Wednesday and Thursday.
ISLAMABAD (March 27 2009): The Regional Tax Office, Islamabad has deputed sales tax officials in four hotels, including a Chinese restaurant located in Blue area to monitor the daily turnout of the hotels/restaurants. Blue Area is Islamabads top financial centre, where lot of restaurants, hotels, mostly expensive ones are located. They make money mostly from[…]
Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Wednesday earned as much as Rs335 million from the sale of 27 residential plots located mostly in developed sectors in an open auction held at the Community Centre, Aabpara.
ISLAMABAD: The cash-strapped Capital Development Authority (CDA) may recover its losses as bidders on Wednesday, the first day of auction of residential plots, showed an expected response.
Punjab government has prepared two major projects with one regarding the construction of a cardiology hospital and the other of a urology institute aimed to facilitate the people of the twin cities. PC-1 of the projects have been approved that would be constructed with a cost of Rs4.5 billion and work would be started within[…]
Federal Minister for Environment Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi Tuesday visited Ayub National Park, Rawalpindi, to review the development work being under taken with the financial assistance of the Ministry of Environment here.
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister Shaukat Tarin on Tuesday indicated the imposition of income tax on real estate in the next budget in a bid to increase the tax to GDP ratio.
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to develop Junejo Colony, Tarlai, as a model village.
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has requested the federal government for a financial injection of Rs 737 million to pay Capital Development Authority (CDA) its due share in construction and maintenance of Sangjani filtration plant at Khanpur Dam.
Islamabad: Despite the announcement of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), the project of 11th Avenue from IJ Principal Road to Khayaban-e-Sir Syed could not be completed in the current fiscal year.
RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has requested the federal government for a financial injection of Rs 737 million to pay Capital Development Authority (CDA) its due share in construction and maintenance of Sangjani filtration plant at Khanpur Dam.
The Prime Minister’s Adviser on Finance Shaukat Tarin has hinted at the imposition of capital gains tax on real estate deals and indirect taxes on the service sector in the next budget.
ISLAMABAD: The Shahbaz Sharif government in Punjab may be restored this week as result of the Gilani-Nawaz Sharif meeting in Raiwind.
Islamabad: The anti-encroachment operation near Pirwadhai crossing and I J Principal Road continued on Thursday.
ISLAMABAD: Northern side of the Faisal Avenue flyover will be opened to traffic on Monday (March 23), said Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Tariq Mehmood on Thursday.
ISLAMABAD: Due to delay in development work, 2,000 allottees of flats in sector I-15 have filed applications with Capital Development Authority (CDA) for refund of their money, a senior official of CDA told Daily Times on Wednesday.
ISLAMABAD—Minister for Communications Dr. Arbab Alamgir Khan on Tuesday directed National Highway Authority (NHA) to accelerate the pace of work on NHA housing project so that its benefits could instantly be transferred to the employees. He issued these instructions during a presentation in the Ministry where Chairman NHA Altaf Ahmed Ch. gave the Minister a[…]
ISLAMABAD: Due to delay in development work, 2,000 allottees of flats in sector I-15 have filed applications with Capital Development Authority (CDA) for refund of their money, a senior official of CDA told Daily Times on Wednesday.
ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) in consultation with Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) will soon install 12 electronic devices on various roads of the city to show motorists speed of their vehicles. According to the sources, the installation of Rs 70 million electronic speed devices under Driver Feedback System would discourage rash driving and reduce road[…]
