One-week time to CDA & MCI for resolving issues on January 22, 2019Senate standing committee on Interior gives one week time to both Capital Development Authority (CDA) & Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) to resolve their administrative, financial and legal issues and submit a report to the committee. The meeting was presided over by Senator Rehman Malik, Senator Atiq Sheikh, Senator Javid Abbasi, Chairman CDA Aamir Ali Ahmad […]
Nepotism, heavy bribes and illegal appointments revealed in CDA’s audit on January 21, 2019Corruption has once again been revealed in the Capital Development Authority (CDA) during a recent internal audit of the civic agency. CDA has been found guilty of wasting expenditures of about Rs 16.8 million on illegally appointing employees despite a ban on recruitment from the government. According to the audit report, the government’s Finance Wing […]
CDA officials who granted illegal lease extension to Fecto held accountable on January 19, 2019Cement factory Fecto that quarries limestone and is nestled in the Margalla Hills National Park area was granted an extension of lease illegally by the Capital Development Authority. However, in a fresh move, an inquiry committee had been formed, headed by the most senior officers against three serving alleged accused officers as well as six […]
Senior CDA officials tight-lipped after their degrees found fake on January 19, 2019The Capital Development Authority (CDA) top brass officers have been tight-lipped after the Higher Education Commission (HEC) instructed the civic agency to submit their employees’ degrees for cross verifications about a month ago. Following the fake degrees episode inside CDA, the top management has already suspended the services of many employees having fake degrees but […]
Haleemghar, Ali Baba Foods, Bite & Burger among others accused of using toxic oil on January 18, 2019Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Food Department during recent inspection visits to various hotels and food stalls in the capital, found that Haleemghar, Ali Baba Foods, Multani & MJ’s bakers, MB Foods as well as Bite & Burger’s (B&B) food items are contaminated and toxic and have been marked hazardous for human health. It is pertinent […]
Food Dept seizes 200kg of unhygenic meat on January 15, 2019Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Food Department in a raid on Sunday confiscated 200 kilogrammes of toxic meat smuggled from Punjab at I-9 Markaz and held the driver and other person on the spot. Food Department Director Iqbal Yousaf while talking exclusively to Daily Times said that First Information Report was also lodged against the accused […]
CDA issues Rs 1.5 billion recovery notices to 13 housing societies on January 14, 2019The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has issued recovery notices worth Rs 1.5 billion to some 13 housing societies to be submitted in the next four months. According to the documents available with Daily Times, 13 housing societies have been told to submit fees under the category of access charges, extension of development period, change in […]
Another building at newly built Islamabad airport develops cracks on January 14, 2019Another building at the newly constructed Islamabad International Airport, which was completed last year with a whopping amount of Rs 81 billion, has developed cracks, Daily Times has learnt. According to details, cracks have appeared in the most premier building of the Customs Department, which may collapse anytime. In October last year, a Civil Aviation […]
Park Road residents accuse CDA officials of taking bribes on January 10, 2019The demarcation of Park Road Islamabad will be started from tomorrow to identify the state land grabbed by land tycoon on special directives of State Minister Shehryar Afridi. The commercial owners of various buildings accused various CDA officials of taking bribes from them on the surety that their building would be legalized despite being on […]
Rahat Bakers selling food items unfit for health on January 8, 2019Reputed name in Bakery Industry of Pakistan having more than 6 branches in Islamabad & Rawalpindi was accused of selling toxic food items unfit for health; Daily Times learnt from reported medical results by National Institute of Health (NIH). A food inspection team led by Director Food Islamabad raided Rahat Bakers a few days ago […]