Islamabad Real Estate News

The hiccups in development of residential sectors D-12, I-15 and G-13 are fast adding to the woes of allottees – thanks to slow pace of development work, lack of professionalism and differences between the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and contractors.

ISLAMABAD: The much-delayed Zero Point Interchange Project would be launched on August 14, a high-ranking Capital Development Authority (CDA) official said on Tuesday, pleading anonymity.

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) will execute over 100 development projects costing Rs19.3 billion during the financial year 2008-2009.“In the development budget, roads, special projects, environment, water supply, and sewerage sector have been allocated maximum funds,” CDA Chairman Kamran Lashari and Member Finance Kamran Qureshi said while announcing authority’s budget for fiscal year 2008-09 here[…]

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) will soon shift pollution-causing industries from residential areas of the capital to a new industrial estate being set up in Sector I-17 to save the residents from health risks and protect flora and fauna of the area.

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) after doing a lot of hard work in preparing revised Master Plan of Islamabad has put it in the cold storage.

According to sources, the PHA had invited applications from the federal government employees for submission of option forms from August 31 to September 30, 2007, but the date was extended till October 10, 2007.

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has cancelled the layout plan of a housing scheme for slow-paced development work and issued final notices to the owners of three other schemes for early start of uplift work to prevent cancellation of their layout plans.

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has warned the public to refrain from sale and purchase of any plot for any purpose in sectors H-13, H-14, H-15 and H-17.

ISLAMABAD: The federal capital has witnessed 29 percent increase in different crimes this year. From January 1 to-date, 67 people have been killed and 770 incidents of robbery, purse snatching and vehicle lifting have taken place in the jurisdiction of 14 police stations of Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT), a senior police official told Daily Times[…]

RAWALPINDI: No one would be allowed construction without a building map, Town Municipal Officer (TMO) Irfan Saleem said that while talking to media persons here on Saturday. Saleem asked the owners of under-construction plazas and commercial buildings to submit the blueprints of their buildings to the town administration failing which action would be taken against[…]

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to install computerised traffic signals in the federal capital, a senior official told Daily Times on Thursday. In the first phase, the authority will install signals in sectors G-8, G-9, F-8 and F-9 as a pilot project, he said. A total 120 traffic signals will be installed,[…]

RAWALPINDI: Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Director General Makeen Shahbaz on Thursday expressed concern over slow pace of work on Rs 1396 million Airport Road widening and remodelling project and asked the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) to complete the project by September 21.

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Director General Rear Admiral Zakaullah has urged the citizen not to invest their hard earned money into fake housing societies without proper verification and conformation.

ISLAMABAD: As many as 4,000 residential houses and flats on ownership basis would be constructed in the Federal Capital for the employees of Capital Development Authority (CDA).

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Tuesday announced it had awarded the contract for construction of Zero Point Interchange to the company that had submitted the lowest bid.

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Tuesday announced it had awarded the contract for construction of Zero Point Interchange to the company that had submitted the lowest bid.

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is planning to install lights at stalls of H-9 weekly bazaar, as people visit the bazaar till late in the evening, a senior official told Daily Times on Sunday.

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Tuesday night called on President Asif Ali Zardari in the Presidency and discussed a host of issues including the power outages in Karachi and other parts of the country. The meeting took serious notice of the frequent power breakdowns in Karachi and the failure of the utility to[…]

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has directed the consultant firm hired for Islamabad master plan’s revision to suggest ways and means for regularisation of unplanned construction in Zone- IV, a senior official told Daily Times on Sunday.

ISLAMABAD: National Aviation Policy 2008 aims at allowing private sector to construct and operate new and existing airports, to start private air taxi service through aircrafts, helicopters on chartered or non-chartered basis, 10-year tax holiday will also be offered to the companies intending manufacturing aircrafts in Pakistan.

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has planned to develop media, education, IT, business, medical and sports cities in the town’s Zone IV, said a senior official on Tuesday.

Chief Commissioner, Islamabad Hamid Ali Khan has said that ICT administration is spending tens of billions of rupees on the development of rural areas of the capital city.

ISLAMABAD (July 15 2008): A major shift in tax burden has been made through making amendments in Finance Act 2008 for collection of excise duty from the consumers/buyers of residential and commercial houses, etc, instead of directly collecting income tax from the influential real estate builders and developers.

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) will soon launch seven new sectors to overcome growing residential problems in the capital, a CDA official told Daily Times on Friday.