By Muhammad Asad Chaudhry

  ISLAMABAD: The interest of real estate investors have been increased in the auction of commercial plots by Capital Development Authority (CDA) due to massive drive against non-conforming use of residential sectors and easiest way of payment, whereas the real estate investors and property consultants believe that CDA received bids more than market price for […]

ISLAMABAD: A mysterious campaign has been launched in Rawalpindi to urge Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif to extend his tenure, which is going to end on 29thNovember 2016 after his retirement. The campaign launched by an unknown ‘Pakistan Ehtsab Party’ left several apprehensions to be redressed. According to details, a large […]

ISLAMABAD: The board of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) gave its green signal for the establishment of King Hamad Medical University in Zone four, whereas two amendments in Islamabad Residential Sector (Building Control) Regulations-2005 were also approved by the board on Thursday. A special meeting of the CDA board was held in connection with the […]

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training could not conclude the matter pertaining to the issuance of no objection certificate (NOC) to Sir Syed-CASE (Centre for Advance Studies in the Engineering) Institute of Technology for the establishment of a university. However, the committee assured to issue an NOC after resolving […]

ISLAMABAD: The FATA University will be functional from next fall semester, whereas Gwadar University and sub-campus of the University of Balochistan in Zhob are also expected to start their academic activities in 2017. While answering a question in Upper House of parliament, State Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Baligh-ur-Rehman said that the FATA […]

ISLAMABAD: The federal capital resonated by the slogans of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Sunday evening whereas twin cities became paralysed due to excessive traffic pressure on major roads leading towards the Fatima Jinnah Park, Islamabad. The masses poured out from various parts of the country on Sunday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of PTI in […]

ISLAMABAD: Floodlights, sound systems and thousands of chairs have been put in place at the Fatima Jinnah Park in the federal capital where the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is going to celebrate its 20th birth anniversary today (April 24). The law enforcement agencies have also made elaborate arrangements for security at the gathering. A huge stage […]

ISLAMABAD: A lack of accommodation facilities for female students in public sector universities of the country is a major hurdle in the way of women pursuing their higher studies, as 12 of the 53 public universities have no hostels and 24 of the 53 universities failed to accommodate all female students who applied for hostel […]

ISLAMABAD: The ongoing tussle between Higher Education Commission (HEC) chairman and Academic Staff Association (ASA) of Quaid-e-Azam University (QAU) is going to be extended as a special meeting of the representatives of all the academic staff associations of the public sector universities has been called in International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) on Friday. This week […]

 ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman has approved new standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the smooth functioning of its subordinate wings and directorates. The said SOPs were proposed by the enforcement wing to avoid shift of responsibility by any section of the authority to another in future. Earlier, it was reported that several departments of […]