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.


