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.
Posh areas also face suspension
PROLONGED power outages continue upsetting the routine life of Lahorites despite the assurance by the authorities concerned that supply of electricity will be better this year around. Low pressure of gas also continues haunting the citizens amid cold weather.
Missing: Musharraf aide disappears mysteriously
LAHORE: Lieutenant Colonel Manzoor Ahmad, who was former president Pervez Musharraf’s Staff officer and the former additional director land of Defence Housing Authority (DHA), disappeared under mysterious circumstances in Lahore on Friday, The Express Tribune has learnt.
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.
Residents slam DHA for imposing ‘hefty charges’
Residents of the Defence Housing Authority have prepared a report against the DHA administration for demanding hefty “refurbishment charges” from property owners.
Efforts on to revive DHA Cogen Power and Desalination Plant
The Executive Board of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) on Monday took serious notice of the non-functional status of the DHA Cogen Power and Desalination Plant, which has exacerbated the problem of water scarcity in the DHA.
SC issues notice to Cantt Board, LDA to resolve roads blocking issue
LAHORE: A full bench of the Supreme Court, while hearing an appeal of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) about blocking of roads, issued notice to the Lahore Cantonment Board, the Lahore Development Authority and others for January 14, 2011.
Private roads
The contention by the Defence Housing Authority Lahore in a case heard by a Supreme Court bench in the city, that roads built by it on land it owned were private and could not be used by ‘outsiders’ raises all kinds of questions. The case put before the court involved the blocking of a stretch[…]
Gwalmandi, not DHA, represents real Pakistan: CJ
LAHORE: A three-member SC bench on Tuesday observed that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land, all institutions are bound to follow it, and no one can be allowed to impose his desires on others. Only the rule of law will prevail in the country instead of rule of any one person, it[…]
DHA agrees to resolve road passage dispute with contesting parties
LAHORE: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, on an appeal of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) against the Lahore High Court verdict, again directed that it would be better for both parties to sit together and resolve the issue of giving road passage for two adjacent housing societies.
SC scolds DHA administration for not giving right of passage
LAHORE: A three-member Supreme Court (SC) bench led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday scolded the Defence Housing Authority (DHA), Lahore administration for not giving passage rights through its roads and streets to residents of housing schemes located nearby, such as Punjab Cooperative Housing Society. The SC bench also sought the entire land[…]
CJP on DHA passage plea Elite can’t be allowed facilities at public cost
LAHORE, Dec 20: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday hearing an appeal of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) claiming a right to block roads and thoroughfares for its own use, observed the elite could not be given the liberty to infringe upon masses rights.
SBL opens new branch in DHA
KARACHI: Samba Bank Limited (SBL) has opened a new branch in DHA Khayaban-e-Ittehad, Karachi. Commenting on the occasion, President & CEO Samba Bank Limited Tawfiq A Husain said SBL is constantly improving its footprint in Pakistan, while developing and promoting its alternate distribution channels. “In May this year, we opened a new branch in Hyderi,[…]
DHA’s possession of roads: Supreme Court seeks documents to ascertain original layout
LAHORE (December 21, 2010) : The Supreme Court of Pakistan has directed Defence Housing Authority (DHA) to resolve the matter of letting its roads to the neighbouring residential schemes amicably. The bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, directed Collector, Board of Revenue to appear before the court on Tuesday (today) with the relevant record[…]
SC seeks record of houses built on DHA’s streets
ISLAMABAD: A three member bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry demanded a record of the houses constructed on Defense Housing Authority’s (DHA) streets. The plea filed by DHA requested to block a few roads, but the CJ overruled it saying streets and roads are constructed for people and cannot[…]
DHA ban on public Muharram processions flouting constitution
LAHORE: In defiance of fundamental rights and religious freedom enshrined in the constitution of Pakistan, the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) has imposed a complete ban on the conduction of Muharram processions, barring people from even hold gatherings and meetings on religious, political and social basis in public.
Residents take DHA to court
KARACHI: Eight petitioners and the Defence Society Residents Association have taken the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) to court for levying refurbishment charges on the housing society’s plot owners. The petitioners maintain that in May 2009, DHA’s governing body decided to levy refurbishment charges in Phases I to VII at different rates, varying from Rs150 per[…]
Transparency asks PAC to act against DHA Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: The Transparency International Pakistan has asked chairman Public Accounts Committee to take notice of the complaints against Defence Housing Authority Islamabad as the authority was allegedly violating the laws of the land. Chairman TIP Syed Adil Gilani, in his letter to Ch Nisar, has mentioned that overseas buyers have complaints that DHA was delaying[…]
DHA City master plan proceeding as per schedule
The master planning exercise of the recently launched Defence Housing Authority’s (DHA) residential-cum-commercial project on Super Highway, DHA City Karachi (DCK), is proceeding ahead on a fast track basis as per the stipulated schedule.
Work under Gizri flyover nearing completion
The Defence Housing Authority (DHA) has said that construction of roads and allied work underneath the newly-constructed Gizri Flyover had begun and was likely to be completed by July 15, 2010.
DHA Islamabad Building Bylaws 2010
DHA Islamabad Building Bylaws 2010. They shall come in to force wef 01 March 2010.
Rs 7.73bn for DHA uplift projects
Karachi: The annual meeting of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) governing body on Sunday approved a budget of Rs 7.73 billion for various development projects of the authority for the fiscal year 2009-2010.
Karachi: DHA, Clifton admins review complaints of residents
KARACHI: The DHA Administrator and CBC President, Brig Khalid Tirmizi presided over a meeting on Thursday at the Cantonment Board Clifton office to review the overall situation of the residents` civic complaints. Tirmizi expressed his concern over the increasing number of pending residents` complaints pertaining to provision of civic amenities. He underlined the need for[…]
KESC outshines DHA, CBC… for once
The performance of the Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) in Defence Housing Authority (DHA) and areas of Clifton was perhaps the only silver lining on a rain-crippled Monday.
DHA Karachi today launched a new residential-cum commercial venture
Karachi: DHA Karachi today launched a new residential-cum-commercial venture on Superhighway under the brand name of ‘DHA City Karachi’. The landmark project is being developed in accordance with contemporary town and master planning concepts into a complete city in itself with world class amenities.