LAHORE: Building Control laws, engineering norms and safety practices were flouted in the construction of the buildings affected by the Shah Alam market fire which occurred on February 9. This made controlling the fire that raged on for about 28 hours difficult. This was one of the key findings in the City District Government Lahore[…]

LAHORE, Feb 17: The City District Government of Lahore (CDGL) has handed over control of another four major roads to the Lahore Development Authority (LDA). The roads are Jail Road (from Qartaba Chowk to Sherpao Bridge), Ferozepur Road (from Qartaba Chowk to Suai Aasil), Canal Road (from Wagah to boundary of Lahore district) and Raiwind[…]

THE Commercialization Directorate of Town Planning wing of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has recovered Rs 237.62 million annual/permanent commercialization fees during the first half of the current financial year. This amount is Rs 37.62 million above the target of Rs 400 million for the budget estimates of 2010-2011. The directorate has constituted special teams for[…]

LAHORE – Everything seems in place for protecting Lahore Development Authority (LDA) officials involved in a mega forgery scam regarding stamp papers in the LDA Avenue-I Housing Scheme, Pakistan Today has learnt. The scam surfaced when Ishtiaq Chaudhry was serving as estate management director on deputation in LDA from 2009 to 2010. A LDA official[…]

LAHORE – City District Government has decided to start computerized transfer of land ownership from the coming month with the purpose to minimize the complaints of selling land by unauthorized persons, sources informed The Nation on Thursday.

LAHORE – Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed of the Lahore High Court Thursday issued notices to Punjab government, Lahore Development Authority and Parks and Horticulture Authority on a writ petition which has questioned the construction of Liberty Park and Ride Shopping Plaza at Liberty Market, allegedly at the site allocated for developing a park. The judge[…]

LAHORE: The government has decided to start work on a flyover at Kalma Chowk to reduce congestion at the intersection, The Express Tribune has learnt. The authorities have also decided to build an underpass at the chowk, but don’t have the money to start the project yet. The flyover will be a kilometre long and start[…]