Rs 6.63bn allocated for 68 housing ministry projects on June 4, 2016ISLAMABAD: The federal government has allocated Rs 6.63 billion for 68 projects in the development budget of the ministry of housing and works in the budget for the financial year 2016-17. Funds over six billion rupees have been earmarked for 43 ongoing projects, Rs 218 million for six new schemes and Rs 76 million for […]
Property worth billions transferred on fake death certificates on June 1, 2016ISLAMABAD: The unholy nexus of unquestioned kings of revenue department including Patwari, Girdawar and Revenue Officer has ‘worked wonders’ by transferring land costing billion of rupees to influential, fraudsters, relatives on the fake death certificates and CNICs of the real owners who are still alive in Mauza Mallot. According to documents available with Daily Times […]
Water crisis hits Islamabad on May 29, 2016ISLAMABAD: Acute shortage of water tankers, mushrooming of illegal water boring, wastage of water and illegal water connections have deepen the water crisis in federal capital. As many as 53 water tankers have been provided by Capital Development Authority (CDA) to cater the water need of over two million population of federal capital Islamabad and […]
CDA to upgrade zoo through private sector investment on May 28, 2016ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to upgrade Marghzar Zoo through by involving the investment of private sector of national and international firms. The CDA likely call Expression of Interest (EoI) from the private sector on Monday. Under present conditions a source claimed that the high ups of Capital Development Authority are planning to […]
CADD minister sends CDA chief on forced leave on May 24, 2016ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry has sent Chairman CDA Maroof Afzal on one month’s leave due to non compliance of his orders for creating 20 additional plots in sector I-10 and allotting those to a blue-eyed property dealer. Additional Secretary CAAD Nasarullah Zafar, will take charge […]
CDA issues 4,800 NOCs for transfer of property on affidavit on May 19, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Building Control Section of the CDA issued around 4800 NOCs to accomplish the criteria for transferring the ownership of property on the condition of affidavit. Property owners submit affidavit to the building control section in which they admit the violations made by them in construction of buildings despite CDA bylaws and assured the […]
CDA to provide record of plots’ allotment on May 16, 2016ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) administration has decided to provide the record regarding allotment of plots of four month on the directives of Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) State Minister Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry. According to sources, the record regarding allotment of plots in one and half year duration till June 2014 to January […]
Faulty golf cars for tourists dumped on May 13, 2016ISLAMABAD: To the heights of incompetency and lethargy of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) Environment Department, one dozen of golf cars, purchased for tourists are out of order for almost last eight months. The Capital Development Authority bought 12 large golf cars, for promotion of tourism in the federal capital Islamabad out of these vehicles […]
CDA fails to act over complaints about mixing of sewage with drinking water in Sector I/10 on May 13, 2016ISLAMABAD: The CDA is showing deaf ears to the spate of complaints lodged by residents of sector I-10 against mixing of sewerage lines with water lines in their respective homes due to negligence of sanitation and water supply departments of the civic agency. . The inmates of street No 114 and 116 of sector I-10/4 […]
CDA, IESCO at loggerheads over possession of plot on May 11, 2016ISLAMABAD: The rift between two government functionaries over the possession of precious plot has been intensified and both the organizations are at loggerheads over the plot. The Building Control Section of Capital Development Authority (CDA) has issued show cause notices to Islamabad Electric Supply Company(IESCO) in which the civic body asked IESCO about the illegal […]