CDA to allocate land for Traffic Police Complex on July 13, 2016ISLAMABAD: After long deliberations among city managers and police officials and the cancellation of allocated plot and court cases, the CDA is preparing to allocate 4.20 acres land in Sector H-11/3 by cutting the size of land marked for the Disaster Management Academy. The city managers first allotted a plot measuring 4.20 acres to the […]
Lawyers encroach on Edhi Foundations land at F8 Markaz on July 12, 2016ISLAMABAD: The legal fraternity of Islamabad is pursuing a dual policy based on hypocrisy. Instead of vacating the encroached land of Edhi Ambulance Centre at F-8 Markaz, they are observing a mourning day and offering funeral prayers in absentia, following the demise of Abdul Sattar Edhi. According to details and documents available with Daily Times, […]
Wall of kindness helping poor get clothes, food in twin cities on July 4, 2016ISLAMABAD: The trend-setting ‘wall of kindness’ is helping poor, needy and margnalised segment in twin cities as one can easily notice a ‘wall of kindness’ emerged by local residents in every congested locality. The idea was first surfaced in Iranian city Mashhahd in December last, when few Iranians started a social battement project for the […]
Only six officers of CDA submit verified degrees on July 2, 2016 ISLAMABAD: Due to a lack of interest or the lessened fear of accountability, the civic authority’s management has once again failed to collect HEC attested documents of its employees as only six officers submitted their documents last month. After failing in the previous drive last year to get the attestation of employees’ degrees from […]
Quran education to be declared compulsory, NA body told on June 29, 2016ISLAMABAD: Quranic education would be declared compulsory for all public and private educational institutions by an act of parliament, it was stated by the Minister of State for Federal Education and Professional Training to a parliamentary body in the lower house of the parliament. While talking to the National Assembly Standing Committee on Federal Education […]
CDA seals famous salons working in residential houses on June 28, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Building Control Section (BCS) of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has sealed two famous massage centres working in the federal capital over non-confirming the use of residential buildings, whereas a fresh compliance report has also been submitted by the Authority in the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday. A joint team of the […]
CDA to build Bara Kahu bypass on Murree Road on June 25, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is set to build a four kilometre long bypass road to avoid traffic jams at “Bahra Kahu” on the main Murree Road. A survey has been carried out and soon the PC-1 of the project will be prepared by the Authority. According to details, the city managers are going […]
Senators family issued notice over violation of building laws on June 25, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Building Control Section (BCS) of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has issued a notice to the family of Senator Talha Mehmood of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam on violations of the Building Control and Zoning Regulations. The notice was issued to Miss Maliha bint-e-Talha and Muhammad Qasim bin Talha, the daughter and son of Senator Talha […]
CDA loses billions for lack of policy on lease renewals on June 23, 2016ISLAMABAD: The lack of a prudent policy and a nexus with property tycoons is causing a loss of billions of rupees to the CDA as the lease agreement of 982 plots has expired. Although, the civic authority can fetch billions by renewing the expired leases, but it has no policy in this regard. According to […]
Dubious approval of 24-storey hotel in G-6 Markaz on June 22, 2016ISLAMABAD: The dubious approval made by the CDA board to allow the establishment of a 24-storey building of Avari Hotel in G-6 Markaz is a scam and needs in-depth investigation of relevant departments as the said approval is unique in its kind. The raise of a 24-storey hotel building in the residential sector will cause […]