ISLAMABAD: National Highways and Motorway Police (NH&MP), in collaboration with Capital Development Authority (CDA), have planned to establish a Public Awareness Traffic Safety Park (PATSP) and a driving school meeting international standards in Islamabad.

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is preparing to re-float the tenders for the conversion of existing two-lane ‘Kashmir Highway’ into a five-lane ‘Kashmir Expressway’ by the end of March, sources in the authority told ‘The News’.

ISLAMABAD: The development expenditure of the government has exceeded Rs 125.450 billion in the first 6 months of the current fiscal year 2008-09, officials sources told Daily Times here on Saturday.

Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Tariq Mahmood Khan directed the contractors engaged on the already much-delayed Faisal Avenue-Jinnah Avenue flyover to complete the work in all respects and open it for traffic by March 23, the deadline set for the third time somewhere before October last year.

Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Saturday announced setting up ‘Malpur Model Village’ to get 35 acres of land vacated that is located in the extension of ‘Diplomatic Enclave’ and was allotted to the embassy of the People’s Republic of China for the construction of ‘Visa Seekers Service Centre.’

ISLAMABAD: The Health Ministry has shelved the project of 4-storey Medical Tower and according to sources, it has been decided to extend Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) and Federal Government Services Hospital (FGSH) two main hospitals of the capital. Sources further told that amount would be allocated in the budget to improve the infrastructure[…]

ISLAMABAD: The Sub-Committee of Senate Functional Committee on Government Assurances while reviewing development process of sectors 1-15 and 1-16 has asked Capital Development Authority (CDA) to make efforts for installation of sewage treatment plants in each sector of the city.

The Punjab government has approved a special fund of Rs8 billion for launching different uplift schemes in NA-56 constituency.

ISLAMABAD: National Traders Alliance (NTA) on Friday said thousands of residences in the federal capital are hosting illegal commercial activities that are creating multifarious problems for the trading community. President Blue Area Traders Association, VP, NTA and former SVP of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) Malik Sohail Hussain said the non-conforming use of[…]

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has decided to form a focal group, with representatives of mobile companies and banking sector, for mobile banking.