Capital Development Authority (CDA)

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) is working to create place in extension of Diplomatic Enclave for the embassies having offices in residential areas, said Spokesman for CDA Ramzan Sajid. He said after creating place they would request such diplomatic missions to move to Diplomatic Enclave. He said as far as encroachments by diplomatic missions were[…]

Islamabad—The projects of underground electrification and provision of sui gas have been inaugurated in the residential sector of G-15 in Islamabad on Tuesday. Chairman Jmmu & Kashmir Cooperative Housing Society Islamabad (Khyaban-e- Kashmir Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin inaugurated the projects.

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has started working on a plan to launch a new residential sector on the instruction of Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, sources told Daily Times on Thursday.

ISLAMABAD: An officer of CDA told Daily Times that at least Rs 10 billion were required to open a new sector in the federal capital. He said although CDA was also working on Kurri Housing Scheme, the society is not only far from the city but also against city’s natural growth, as the city is[…]

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) is working to create place in extension of Diplomatic Enclave for the embassies having offices in residential areas, said Spokesman for CDA Ramzan Sajid. He said after creating place they would request such diplomatic missions to move to Diplomatic Enclave. He said as far as encroachments by diplomatic missions were[…]

ISLAMABAD – In pursuance of the judgment of the apex court regarding commercial venture in Fatima Jinnah Park, the Capital Development Authority has punished its three delinquent employees.

Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to remove encroachment in markets and green belts situated in Islamabad while residents have demanded of the high authorities to remove the encroachment on priority basis.

ISLAMABAD – The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has still not hired a contactor for the development of sector I-15 allotted in 2006 to meet the housing needs of low-income groups working in the federal capital.

ISLAMABAD: Ban has been imposed over the illegal business and hunting of scarce birds in Islamabad. This decision has been taken jointly by CDA and District Administration Islamabad here the other day.

ISLAMABAD, Jan 22 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has taken serious notice of two news items published on Saturday in a section of the press regarding the “unauthorized use of CDA vehicles” and “sale of unhygienic meat in Rawalpindi”.He directed the Chairman CDA to submit report immediately about misuse of CDA vehicles by[…]

Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority clarified a report published in ‘The News’ on January 20, 2011, regarding contract for the construction of Parliament Lodges, Phase-II.

No occupant returns vehicle despite Cabinet Division’s instructions CDA officers and political personalities including Punjab Governor and former advisor to prime minister Sardar Latif Khosa using CDA vehicles ISLAMABAD: Unauthorised use of Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) vehicles by political personalities and CDA officers is continuing despite the Cabinet Division’s directions to recover the vehicles worth[…]

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) has frequently ordered Capital Development Authority’s (CDA’s) departments concerned to evacuate the lands occupied or encroached by the police stations but they did not take any action so far, said the sources.

ISLAMABAD: The twin cities’ administrations have failed to establish a mechanism to reclaim state-owned land from influential land encroachers despite repeated demands from the Supreme Court (SC), The Express Tribune has learnt.

ISLAMABAD, Jan 19 (APP): Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Wednesday citing the grave economic challenges urged the political leadership to help the government find a way out.Talking to mediapersons after the ground-breaking ceremony of Parliament Lodges phase-II here, the Prime Minister said his government was striving to overcome the financial crunch taking it[…]

ISLAMABAD, Jan 19 (APP): The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Wednesday launched second phase of the Parliament Lodges to cater the residential requirements of the parliamentarians.The PC-I of the project spanning over four acres land, which was approved by Executive Committee of National Economic Council on January 21, 2010, would be completed at an estimated[…]

ISLAMABAD: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday directed the Establishment Division to start detailed inquiry into glaring irregularities committed by ex-director land of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in allotment of plots to affected people of Kurri.

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) evacuated eight kanals of land worth of Rs 480 million located on main Murree Road after a two hours operation against encroachers on Tuesday. Enforcement department of the CDA had received a complaint that Sheikh Khurshid had allegedly occupied eight kanals of land on main Murree Road near Malpur. It[…]

ISLAMABAD: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Monday decided to write a letter to Prime Minister (PM) Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani seeking strict action against the encroachers who grabbed lands worth billions of rupees in Islamabad as Capital Development Authority (CDA) failed to recover the lands from the occupants.

ISLAMABAD: Most of as many as 1500 multistoried buildings and plazas in the federal capital do not have any fire fighting system and the owners of buildings do not bother about managing some emergency exit.

ISLAMABAD: CDA spokesman Ramzan Sajid told Daily Times that CDA has decided to introduce Fire Safety Regulations. He said the fire audit was going on and once it completed, the problem of securing buildings from fire emergencies would be solved. He said at the moment no one could build a new building without fire fighting[…]

ISLAMABAD: The weekly bazaars in the capital under the umbrella of Capital development Authority (CDA) are seem unable to facilitate customers, as prices of edible items continue to soar. Such inabilities and dereliction to control prices and quality are giving bad name to the repute of Authority.

Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has advised the citizen of twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi to utilize water carefully as supply from Khanpur Dam through Left Bank Canal source would remain suspended from January 17 to 23.

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court action against the grabbers of state land has led to the disclosure that state land worth around Rs1,000 billion in Islamabad is either in the occupation of powerful Qabza groups or the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is deliberately avoiding to retake its possession.

Land grabbing has become endemic in the federal capital due to the ostrich-like attitude adopted by the city managers. One of the main reasons making the Capital Development Authority a silent spectator to the menace is that land grabbers are mostly influential people, politicians and senior retired military officials against whom the civic body cannot[…]