Pakistan welcomes China to develop Gwadar Port further
BEIJING (APP) – Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Masood Khan has said that Pakistan wants to further develop Gwadar Port and it will welcome Chinese role in this regard in the future.
Pakistan breaks world record for largest number of people singing national anthem
KARACHI: Pakistan achieved the world record for most people singing a national anthem simultaneously late Saturday night when 5,857 Pakistanis chanted the national anthem here at the Defence Stadium in connection with the Independence Day celebrations.
Islamabad land worth billions given for another golf course
ISLAMABAD: Just adjacent to the elite Guns Club, which is presently under the scrutiny of the Supreme Court, prime state land worth billions of rupees was silently leased out on nominal rent to the Pakistan Golf Federation (PGF) by General Musharraf during his last days in power for the entertainment of the country’s mighty and[…]
DHA appeals for donation
LAHORE – Lahore Defence Housing Authority (DHA) Administrator Brig Muhammad Aslam Rana has visited the 2 X Relief Camps, which are established in DHA Lahore and an appeal has been made to public and humanitarians for deposit of goods I donation to help of more than 30,000 affected families of FATA. He also requested to[…]
Pakistan wants to develop further Gwadar port: Ambassador Masood Khan
BEIJING, AUG 13 (APP): Pakistan wants to further develop Gwadar port and will welcome Chinese role in the future, as it is the gateway to the Middle East and Indian Ocean economies, said Ambassador Masood Khan. “China has already built the Gwadar port. We, of course, want to develop it further. We will welcome a[…]
Kamla Chowk Flyover Lahore is open for traffic
CM inaugurates Kalma Chowk Flyover LAHORE – Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif laid the foundation stone of flyover project at Kalma Chowk costing more than Rs 2.3 billion. The flyover, which will be the best of the country, will be completed by August 14. Two flyovers of three-lane each will also be constructed on[…]
Fawara Chowk Shadman to Chaudhry Rehmat Ali Chowk
City Govt. Lahore ask for suggestion to change the name of Fawara Chowk Shadman to Chaudhry Rehmat Ali Chowk.
Suo moto notice on lease of 72 acres land
SC directs CDA to submit report on status of Gun Club ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) while taking suo moto notice on the allotment of 72 acres land worth billions of rupees to the Gun Club Islamabad at the cheap rate of one crore rupees per acre, on Tuesday directed chairman of Capital Development Authority[…]
Pakistan’s first Communications Satellite PAKSAT-1R launched
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s first Communications Satellite PAKSAT-1R, as a part of Pakistan’s Space Programme 2040, was launched on Thursday at 2117 hrs on board China’s Satellite Launch Vehicle from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre. Besides others, launch was witnessed by Secretary Defence Lt Gen Syed Athar Ali (R), Secretary Foreign Affairs, Salman Bashir, Director General, Strategic[…]
Gulf markets mixed amid global volatility
Gulf stocks were mixed on Thursday in reaction to continued volatility in global markets as investors worry over a potential new US recession. The Dubai Financial Market index, which dropped more than one per cent at the opening, managed to climb back to the green, closing 0.21 per cent up at 1,464.00 points.
Lease of land to elite club not finalised, SC told
ISLAMABAD, Aug 10: Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Imtiaz Inayat Elahi on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that the finance wing of the authority was still working on the lease of 28 acres of prime land to an elite club in addition to another 44 acres.
LDA auctions 82 plots for Rs 138.4 million
LAHORE: The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has auctioned 82 commercial and residential plots for Rs 138.4 million in various residential schemes during the last two days.
CDA mulling strict action against violators of building codes
ISLAMABAD: Deputy Director BCS-I Muhammad Ammar Idris, who has been deputed to look after the towers said that no doubt there were number of flaws in those towers due to which CDA had issued notices to the owners. He said that CDA had been thinking to take strict action against the building owners who are[…]
CDA board approves four agro-farms cases
ISLAMABAD – The Capital Development Authority (CDA) Board on Tuesday approved in principle the cases of four agro farms subject to the fulfilment of legal procedure/s involving the allotment.
Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah villa sold for USD 7.6 mn
DUBAI: A luxury villa on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah has been sold for nearly USD 7.6 million at an auction, bucking the trend that saw property prices on the island decline steeply in the recent months.
Heavy rain exposes CDA’s poor drainage system
Islamabad—Heavy monsoon rain in the Federal capital on Monday morning exposed the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) poor sanitation system as gushing rainwater entered several important buildings including Parliament House, Poly Clinic Hospital and Marriott Hotel.
Public buildings, road in private societies reduced
LAHORE – In an apparent move to facilitate the private housing scheme owners, the Punjab government has announced to give the facility of allocating two per cent of total land instead of five per cent for public buildings like parks, mosques, schools and hospitals and keeping the width of inside roads of housing schemes 30[…]
Encroachments in QAU: CDA ‘dodging’ responsibility to clear illegal occupants
ISLAMABAD: A controversy between Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) Islamabad and the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has surfaced over retrieval of the university’s land from encroachers. The QAU administration claims that a large portion of its land is in illegal possession of 13 villages and some “politically-backed” land grabbers, against whom CDA is not taking any action[…]
Bahria Town Commits Bahria Town Delivers
Bahria Town Commits Bahria Town Delivers
Planning and execution: Lahore Ring Road works near airport linger on
LAHORE: More than a year since it was opened, decoration work still continues on parts of the Lahore Ring Road near the airport, posing an inconvenience and a hazard to commuters. The Ring Road’s so-called Package 6 was inaugurated last year when Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul visited Lahore. Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif took a special[…]
Ignoring building laws
Rented out to a private school, a five-storey house in the National Police Foundation (NPF) housing scheme in sector E-11, having two basements and three upper floors, amply shows that most of the private and cooperative housing societies do not follow building by-laws of the Capital Development Authority (CDA). Owners of plots in private and[…]
NHA to install ETTM system at all toll plazas
ISLAMABAD: National Highway Authority (NHA) would install Electronic Toll and Traffic Management (ETTM) system on National Highways to improve the toll collection system. Minister for Commun-ications, Dr Arbab Alamgir Saturday said so far, this system has been installed on seven toll plazas, which are linked with the Operations Centre established at NHA head quarter to[…]
Land acquisition: Price assessment inflated in Lahore Ring Road project
LAHORE: Concerns have been raised about corruption in a road project of the city district government, after the District Price Assessment Committee (DPAC) issued an assessment of the value of land needed for the project that is four times its previous estimate only two years ago. The chief engineer of the Traffic Engineering and Planning[…]
Allotment of House Numbers in Ashiana Housing Scheme Lahore on 7 August 2011
Allotment of House Numbers in Ashiana Housing Scheme Lahore on 7 August 2011 at Ashiana Housing Scheme Attari Sarobah Lahore.
CDA to replace concrete barricades by automatic road blockers
ISLAMABAD, Aug 5 (APP):The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has planned to replace concrete barricades with automatic road blockers affixed with sensitive security cameras to avoid traffic congestion and introduce modern checking system.The Authority is facing criticism from people experiencing traffic congestion at security barricades and also spoiling the beauty of the city.An official source told[…]