The Senate standing committee on Interior while spotlighting the irregularities of the former Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) has directed Chairman CDA to submit a comprehensive report on the matter to the committee which will be sent to the Country Corruption watch dog, National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for investigation. The former chairman signed and awarded […]
Two officials accused for negligence in Islamabad Airport bridge collapse
The inquiry committee formed after the collapse of a boarding bridge at the new Islamabad International Airport (IIA) last year, accused two senior officials and a Spanish company owing to inefficiency and negligence. A boarding bridge collapsed at around 7:30am last year after the successful embarkation of passengers in Gulf Air flight, GF-771 while moving […]
Which department do we belong to? CDA and MCI employees question authorities
Around 5,528 partially transferred employees of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) are still hanging between the two departments since years as both the departments have failed to carry out the orders of the Senate Standing Committee on Interior regarding the resolution of their issues. The committee chaired by Senator Rehman […]
PIA fails to sack 42 key bogus employees
Despite its exemplary legacy, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is now trapped in a turmoil of scandals. The latest arises as 42 of its employees are found to be serving even with fake degrees. No legal action seems to have been taken against them in spite of strict orders by the Supreme Court. This scribe has […]
88 international trained members of USAR doing sanitation work
The 88 members team internationally trained for Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) during natural and manmade disasters are doing sanitation works in capital due to the negligence of the authorities, Daily Times learnt. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) in 2009 got the operational command of the highly-trained and well-equipped Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team […]
PIA has issued free tickets worth Rs 18.7 million to ‘favourites’ in only two years
The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) spent Rs 18.7 million on free ticketing on domestic and international travelling from July 2016 to September 2018. It was further revealed that a total of 810 free tickets were issued by the administration of the airline on 339 flights to various stakeholders for domestic and international flights on a […]
CDA forwards degrees of 24 engineers and doctors to HEC for verification
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has forwarded 24 degrees of its top engineers and doctors serving in the civic agency after the fake degrees concerns were raised. According to the documents available with this scribe, the CDA’s coordination officer Muhammad Afzal in a letter to Assistant Director (A&A) Riaz-ul-Haq of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) […]
9,000 litres of adulterated milk confiscated by authorities
Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration in a raid on Thursday at Motorway Chowk confiscated 9,000 litres of adulterated milk on spot and sent it to the National Institute of Health (NIH) for inspection. According to information, District Commissioner Hamza Shafqaat issued strict directions to ICT administration and the Food Department of staying alert, should hazardous […]
CDA claims to have recovered 80 kanals of encroached land from E12
After years of filings complaints and pleading with concerned authorities, the residents of E-12 sector after a span of 33 years, finally seem to be granted their demands and rights as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has now helped them out. CDA had denied the residents of their rights despite them paying full costs of […]
CDA to file review petition against SC verdict on Hyatt Tower scam
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is going to file a review petition against the historical Supreme Court verdict regarding Grand Hyatt Tower scam in Supreme Court of Pakistan in upcoming days but how to fight the legal battle which it already lost will be decided in the upcoming board members’ meeting- a source in the […]