By Muhammad Asad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: A legislative body in the Upper House of the Parliament expressed its dissatisfaction over briefing given by Secretary Establishment regarding appointment of Mayor Islamabad Shaikh Ansar Aziz as the Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) and sought a legal opinion on said appointment from Ministry of Law, Justice and Human Rights in next meeting of […]

ISLAMABAD: The newly appointed Member Administration of the CDA has signalled that there is no chance to unseal the land record until the formulation of a transparent policy in this regard. He was on a surprise visit of the “One Window Operations Directorate” and the Directorates of Land and Estate Management. The Member Administration of […]

ISLAMABAD: The International Friendship Garden situated at Shakarparian in Islamabad is a source to track the history of Pakistan’s bilateral relations with other countries as it has 130 trees of friendship, planted by different heads of the states on their visit to Pakistan. The garden was established by CDA soon after the establishment of the […]

ISLAMABAD: A number of technicalities and demarcation of powers created by the recently repatriated Member Planning, Waseem Ahmed Khan, are waiting to welcome the newly appointed Member, Asad Mehboob Kiani. It is also being whispered that his appointment will be challenged on the basis of his possessing dual nationality. Asad Mehboob Kiani, a Grade 20 […]

ISLAMABAD: A number of technicalities and demarcation of powers created by the recently repatriated Member Planning, Waseem Ahmed Khan, are waiting to welcome the newly appointed Member, Asad Mehboob Kiani. It is also being whispered that his appointment will be challenged on the basis of his possessing dual nationality. Asad Mehboob Kiani, a Grade 20 […]

ISLAMABAD: The composition of the CDA Board needs a through and minute revision by the federal government as the workload of the Member Environment, the Member Administration and the Member Finance has been reduced by a large scale after the devolution of powers, liabilities and assets between MCI and CDA. The continuation of current sanction […]

ISLAMABAD: The prevailing tug of war between the bureaucracy and the Mayor, Shaikh Ansar Aziz on the extension of CDA’s Member Planning Waseem Ahmed Khan, has taken another turn as the Establishment Division has withdrawn its own notification issued last Friday regarding the extension of the Member Planning for one more year. According to details, […]

ISLAMABAD: The managements of Safa Gold Mall and Cinepax are once again trying to resolve their outstanding issues pertaining to the construction of five cinemas on the 8th floor of the shopping mall after recent orders passed by the Islamabad High Court, Meanwhile, the CDA is losing its moral position in the court due to […]

ISLAMABAD: A prevailing uncertainty regarding extension of Waseem Ahmed Khan as Member Planning and Design, Capital Development Authority (CDA) has become more complex when Chairman CDA and Establishment Division issued two separate letters contrary to each other. According to details, Chairman CDA, Shaikh Ansar Aziz wrote a letter to Ministry of Capital Administration and Development […]

ISLAMABAD: In the prevailing culture of inefficiency, corruption and malpractices, the biggest challenge for the newly appointed CDA Chairman Shaikh Ansar Aziz is to build his own team as it is quite necessary to overcome the bulk of problems being faced by the civic authority. The appointment of the Mayor of Islamabad Shaikh Ansar Aziz […]