By Muhammad Asad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: The Planning Wing of the Capital Development Authority has failed to utilise or even regularise the precious land worth billions of rupees alongside the IJ principal road as a 300 feet wide strip spread over 11 kilometres is being seized by land grabbers. The Capital Development Authority (CDA), which doesn’t allow even a kiosk […]

ISLAMABAD: Another example of extravagancy of the government and excessive use of resources has surfaced as the Public Works Department (PWD) demands Rs.21.82 million for the repair of bathrooms of the Prime Minister’s (PM) office. According to details, PWD prepared a PC-I for the rehabilitation and refurbishment of the Prime Minster office and the Central […]

ISLAMABAD: The one and only traditional and historic food street of the twin cities ‘Kartarpura’ needs the attention of the authorities as the market hosts hundreds of people each night, but passes through narrow lanes and finding a parking space for vehicles is always a hassle. The Kartarpura food street which is famous for taste […]

ISLAMABAD: The International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) is facing problems in its day to day affairs due to prevailing adhocism in the institution. The offices of two vice presidents and three directors are being run by acting officials, whereas a large number of departments and faculties have also been working in absence of their permanent […]

ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to shift harmful steel industries from the heart of the city. Pakistan Environment Protection Authority (Pak EPA) declared these steel manufacturing industries injurious for environment as well as human health and included them into negative list in 2001. According to details, a large number of steel mills have […]

ISLAMABAD: A total of 5,621 students have completed their PhDs from HEC recognised universities across the country during the last five years, whereas a total of 61,899 students have also obtained their MS and M.Phil degrees from Pakistani universities. According to an official document, a total of 22,815 female and 39,084 male students have completed […]

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has finally decided to implement building bylaws across the capital city including zone IV, V and sector E-11 as currently these areas are beyond the preview of the civic authority. The implementation of building by-laws across the federal capital has been delaying since 2013, when the Islamabad High Court […]

ISLAMABAD: Five thousand one hundred and ninety-nine (5199) proclaimed offenders, in four thousand and ninety-nine (4099) cases, are on the schedule of ICT Police. These people were nominated in several cases, but they could not chased so far by the federal police. While answering to a question asked by Senator Chaudhry Tanveer Ali Khan of […]

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is itself involved in violation of the master plan of the capital city as the authority is also involved in conversion of motel plots into marriage halls and marquees at Park Road. In some cases the authority goes beyond the limits by facilitating blue-eyed persons. Coming from Faizabad to […]

ISLAMABAD: The continuous eruption of wildfire in Margalla Hills needs a well devised strategy by city managers because existing arrangements once again proved a failure in curtailing fire eruption. On Saturday night fire once again flared up on top of the hills. The CDA has decided to initiate joint patrolling on the hills along with […]