CDAs waiver to PML-N causes losses worth millions on August 11, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) Municipal Administration Directorate has not been paid any fee for banners displayed alongside roads to support Nawaz Sharif. An extensive outdoor advertisement campaign has been carried out by the by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in favour of the ousted PM all the way from D-Chowk to Faizabad Interchange. […]
JIT spent 97.14% of budget sanctioned for Panama probe on August 11, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) had spent 97.14 percent of the budget provided for the investigations, but legal experts believe that the actual expenses during the course of investigation were much higher than this figure. The JIT had debited a total amount of Rs 19,428,373 from an account dedicated by the federal government to […]
Officers barred from directly approaching mayors office on August 9, 2017ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Mayor Shaikh Ansar Aziz has barred officers from approaching his office directly. The mayor currently holds the temporary charge of the Capital Development Authority chairman in addition to his own duties. Along with dealing with the responsibilities of Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad, he also heads the five wings of the CDA, including the Administration […]
Ministers remarks on Kala Bagh Dam trigger furore in NA on August 9, 2017ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) lawmakers reacted angrily to remarks made by newly-appointed Minister for Water Resources Syed Javed Ali Shah on the Kala Bagh Dam issue in the National Assembly on Tuesday. He was responding to a point of order raised by PPPP MNA Nawab Muhammad Yousuf Talpur. “According to the agreement of […]
CDA to increase NOC charges for petrol/CNG stations on August 7, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to increase charges for the issuance of no objection certificates (NOCs) for building petrol/CNG filling stations. Currently, the charges for getting an NOC are: Rs 2,500 per square yard against the total area of filling station, Rs 125,000 as case processing fee, and Rs 25,000 as annual […]
PML-N takes Gulalai furore to Lower House on August 5, 2017ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Friday passed a resolution calling for the formation of a committee to thoroughly investigate allegations of harassment levelled by woman lawmaker Ayesha Gulalai against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan. The resolution was moved by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Arfa Khalid, calling for the committee to hold in-camera proceedings over the […]
CDA to waive delayed charges for Park Enclave-II on August 5, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is once again considering revising the payment plan for Park Enclave-II project after it failed to complete the development work on time. The civic body had announced the second phase of Park Enclave in December 2015 even though the process of giving possession of land to owners of first […]
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is the new PM on August 2, 2017ISLAMABAD: Days after the Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz Sharif after months of proceedings in Panamagate case, the National Assembly on Tuesday elected Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) loyalist Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as new Leader of the House, who later in the evening took oath as 18th prime minister of the country, though for an interim period […]
Nawaz cant even hold party office on July 29, 2017 ISLAMABAD: It was the darkest day for the political future of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday as he not only lost the office of prime minister in consequence of disqualification by the Supreme Court but will have to leave the top slot in his party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), as well. The […]
Dejected Nisar announces to stand by Nawaz through thick and thin on July 28, 2017ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Thursday expressed his frustration towards the national politics during a twice-postponed press conference but at the same time announced that he will not leave the party at this difficult time and remain steadfast with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif irrespective of what verdict the Supreme Court announces in […]