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Islamabad: The federal cabinet is likely to take up a proposal from the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for increase in property tax and water charges with focus to target commercial consumers and owners of big houses for the fiscal year 2012-2013. The CDA sources told ‘The News’ that the civic body had sent a proposal[…]
ISLAMABAD – Delay, for one reason or the other, in proper execution of development work of approximately Rs 4 billion newly launched housing project – Park Enclave – by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has continuously been adding to the fast sinking credibility of the Authority in terms of provision of housing facilities to residents.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities are close to breaking a lingering deadlock on a land dispute between the government and the navy, officials told The Express Tribune. The dispute has stalled the development of the Gwadar deep sea port for almost half a decade now. The anticipated agreement between the Pakistan Navy and the Gwadar Port Authority[…]
ISLAMABAD, March 17: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to shift the five main bus stations out of the city even after allocating 164 kanals at Sector I-11/4 for this purpose and spending Rs6.5 million on development of basic infrastructure there, Dawn has learnt. There is no policy to regulate the establishment of bus[…]
DUBAI: Property experts are preparing the first major benchmark surveys of service fees so that investors who have long complained of excessive rates can compare prices. The government-backed Middle East Facility Management Association (Mefma) plans this month to start collecting data from its 75 corporate members as well as developers and property owners. The process[…]
LAHORE: A two-member bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the owners of high-rise buildings in the city to file details to the court about the cost of land, area and covered area, and parking space of their buildings. The bench was hearing a review petition filed by the owners against an SC judgment[…]
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to allot 1,000 acres of land to the families of armed forces personnel who lost their beloved in the war on terror. The decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting. The Board of Revenue (BoR) confirmed to The News on Wednesday that the directives of President[…]
LAHORE – The LDA staff demolished an under-construction building on a 10-marla piece of land which was being illegally built in B-block of LDA Avenue One near Bhopatyana on Raiwind Road. Estate Management Avenue One Director Rao Fazal ur Rahman led the operation in the presence of Deputy Director DEM Avenue-1, Estate Officer and staff[…]
Official says authority to take loan from federal government to pay its part of Rs 1.6 billion ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) plans to acquire a loan for execution of the long-pending Light Emitting Diodes (LED) project to replace the existing street lights system for energy saving purposes. Rs 6.5 billion are needed for[…]
ISLAMABAD – Inauguration ceremony of Bahria Town riding club was held at Bahria Paradise, Bahria Town on Wednesday. Malik Riaz Hussain, Chairman Bahria Town was the chief guest at the occasion, says a press release. Bahria Town Riding Club is a state of the art club offering world class riding facilities, exclusively to the distinguished[…]
ISLAMABAD: Hearing the case of a Rs 9 billion loan scam in the Bank of Punjab, the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday issued directives to various private and official representatives to facilitate each other in transfer of seven properties of the main accused, Sheikh Haris, to the purchaser before March 22. “Needless to observe, the[…]
LAHORE: Giving a fresh impetus to Istanbul-Lahore friendship journey, Istanbul Mayor Dr Kadir Topbas announced on Monday that he would gift 100 buses for the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. “I am very thankful to the people of Lahore and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for according me and my delegation a very impressive greeting[…]
LAHORE – A new bus service for travel within the Defence Housing Authority was launched at the Y-Block commercial area here on Wednesday. The DHA Coaster Shuttle Service consists of four air-conditioned buses, imported at Rs7.3 million each from Japan, that will cover all of Defence from Phase I to Phase V, making 28 stops[…]
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has expedited its efforts to launch a decent transport facility within a month for residents of the capital with the public private partnership.
MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will visit Mirpur on Monday to perform the groundbreaking of two mega projects. According to official sources, Mr Gilani would inaugurate the initiation of work at Miran Shah Ghazi Bridge linking Islamgarh and Mirpur on opposite banks of Mangla Lake.
Revenue Employees Cooperative Housing Society Meeting
LAHORE, March 8: The National Logistic Cell (NLC) started on Thursday the collection of toll tax from commuters at the newly-established 17 toll plazas on a 40km long stretch of the Lahore Ring Road (LRR). “The Ring Road project management has awarded the toll collection contract for one year to the NLC,” Lahore Commissioner Jawad[…]
ISLAMABAD: Citizens have protested against in three-fold increase by the CDA in transfer fee of plots terming it a tyrannical order. The CDA has increased the transfer fee 3 times without seeking the opinion of the general public which is arbitrary act, said Ghulam Hussain, a citizen. CDA has even violated the orders of Prime[…]
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani directed National Highway Authority to focus on completion of projects, which have already been completed to the extent of 70 per cent instead of initiating new projects. He also directed to maintain equitable distribution of development funds among the provinces. Prime Minister passed these orders while taking[…]
All rates are in Rupee Lacs. Given rates are for average locations plots, homes, commercials, files excluding average below and average above locations in Bahria Town Lahore. All possession areas are recommended for buying to construct home and living. Bahria Town Lahore Commercial Plots Rates Bahria Town Lahore Sector D 5 Marla File Rates 0.25[…]
A total number of seventeen toll plazas are expected to spread across Lahore Ring Road (LRR) as confirmed by Najam Waheed, Deputy Project Director. He noted, “As soon as the toll plazas are set up, bikes and rickshaws will instantly be banned on the Ring Road. The Ring Road is a fast moving track and[…]
Nakheel is set to embark on a major expansion of its retail operations, doubling the size of both Ibn Battuta Mall and Dragon Mart. The company will join a host of developers investing billions of dirhams in malls, hotels and entertainment. In addition, the developer behind Dubai’s palm-shaped islands is confident banks will lend Dh300[…]
A total of five plots, including four commercial and one residential sites, were auctioned for a sum of Rs 43.6 million by the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Wednesday. Open auction of these plots was held in LDA Community Centre; auction committee of LDA comprising of Director Finance, Director Estate Management and Director Land Development[…]
General Public Notice by Bahria Town 07-03-2012 regarding un authorized map of Bahria Town.
Colonel (retd) Asim, who is in charge of security at the Ring Road, said that motorcycles, bicycles, scooters, carts, rickshaws and Qing Qis would not be allowed on to the Ring Road from March 8 when the 26 toll plazas on the Northern Loop, one for each exit, are activated. LAHORE: Twenty-eight toll plazas on[…]
