Sunday Bazaar catches fire, shopkeepers lose items worth millions on July 19, 2018A massive fire broke out at a Sunday Bazaar on Wednesday with the huge flames destroying over a 100 stalls, causing loss of millions of rupees. After a gruelling two hours of effort, hundreds of fire fighters managed to extinguish the fire, that had erupted in section E of the bazaar at stalls of clothes, […]
Will you dare cross the bridge linking Bhara Kahu to QAU? Think twice! on July 13, 2018ISLAMABAD: The linking bridge of Bhara Kahu to Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) and Bari Imam Shrine is in dilapidated condition owing to negligence by the concerned authorities. The broken bridge has been posing serious risk for motorists as it could fall anytime. This bridge is very important and is mostly busy as people of Bhara Kahu, […]
Out of order ACs at Pakistan Monument Museum the least of CDA’s concerns? on July 6, 2018Owing to extreme negligence of authorities concerned, Air Conditioners (ACs) in Pakistan Monument Museum (PMM)Islamabad remained dysfunctional for the last several weeks, vexed the visitors over there in sweltering summer. According to the sources in PMM, the issue occurred due to technical fault in the AC plant installed in the museum several weeks ago, but […]
CDA chops off trees to extend Embassy Road, leaves job incomplete on July 5, 2018Owing to negligence of Capital Development Authority (CDA) – a small project of extension of busy Embassy Road has been facing delay as the civic agency is not taking interest in this project anymore, even after chopping off a large number of trees for the matter. The CDA had started this project at the beginning […]
The new airport is here but new signboards directing public towards it are missing on June 28, 2018ISLAMABAD: The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has shown its concerns over old signboards of Benazir Bhutto International Airport, displayed alongside various streets of the federal capital. Though a letter dated June 23, available with Daily Times, Engineer Muhammad Anwar who is the airport manager wrote to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman calling for change […]
Local govt reps demand two tube wells in water tankers to meet water shortage on June 27, 2018ISLAMABAD: The local government representatives on Tuesday demanded installation of two tube wells in each union council and deployment of two water tankers on disposal of union councils as short term solution to resolve water crisis in the federal capital. The session of Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) was held at the Pak-China Centre, which was […]
No proper landfill site in capital to dump garbage on June 24, 2018ISLAMABAD: Set up in 60s, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) still does not have a proper landfill site to dispose of garbage and trash it collects from the federal capital on daily basis. Presently, the garbage is being dumped in an undeveloped area of residential sector 1-12, which poses health risks for the residents. Speaking […]
No end in sight for water scarcity issue in Capital on June 23, 2018ISLAMABAD: The federal capital is facing severe water shortage these days as both the organizations concerned – Capital Development Authority (CDA) and Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) – have failed to ensure supply of enough water to the citizens. Currently, 61 million gallons per day (MGD) of water is being supplied to the people of the […]