Govt reduces PSDP allocation for PAEC on May 26, 2017ISLAMABAD: The budgetary allocation for Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) schemes has been reduced from Rs 27,560 million to Rs 15,085 million this year. The government had allocated a total of Rs 15,085 million for 14 ongoing and 13 schemes of PAEC under the Public Sector Development Programmes for fiscal year 2017-18. According to the […]
Public servants and pensioners get 10% raise on May 26, 2017ISLAMABAD: The federal government has announced merger of previous adhoc relief in the basic salary and topped it up with a 10% adhoc relief for 2017-18 for the public servants “In the budget FY 2016-17, three allowances were merged. However, the 2008 adhoc relief allowance to the Army and the 2010 adhoc relief allowance for […]
Committee set up to regularise buildings flouting bylaws on May 25, 2017ISLAMABAD: The minister for Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) has constituted a special committee to tackle the situation arising in the aftermath of recent strict decisions of the civic body to curb unauthorised constructions in the capital city. Last month, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) had restricted the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) […]
CDA directed to cancel plot allotted to PFOWA on May 24, 2017ISLAMABAD: A Senate body has directed the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to cancel the lease agreement of a plot allotted to Pakistan Foreign Office Women’s Association (PFOWA). The CDA had allotted the plot, measuring 1.17 acres, located in Sector H-8 to PFOWA, a charity organisation run by spouses of officers serving in the foreign service. […]
CDA by-laws amended to end delay in finalisation of inquiries on May 20, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) Board on Friday amended Employees (Service) Regulation, 1992 to eliminate delay in the finalisation of pending inquires. Currently, over a hundred inquiries have been pending for a long time before various inquiry committees constituted by the CDA officials. The pending inquiries include illegal appointments, theft of official files, illegal […]
CDA Board to review policy on management of mosques on May 19, 2017 ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) Board is going to consider today (Friday) a policy containing various proposals about management of mosques in existing and new sectors. The policy has been pending in the office of CDA Board since February, 2017. So far, Islamabad Mayor Shaikh Ansar Aziz has been reluctant to bring the […]
Free WiFi project delayed due to ‘bickering’ between CDA, ICT on May 15, 2017ISLAMABAD: A pilot project to provide free WiFi hotspots in the capital has stalled due to the security concerns. Officials of the Islamabad Capital Territory Administration confirmed that the Islamabad Police was of the view that the facility of free WiFi hotspots could be used negatively. “The truth is that the Islamabad Police is using […]
Conspiracy of silence over Bahria Enclave incident on May 11, 2017ISLAMABAD: Despite increasing criticism on social media, state institutions are still in denial over what happened at Bahria Enclave, Islamabad. So far, no FIR has been registered by the Islamabad Police. The Islamabad commissioner is also reluctant to launch a formal inquiry. According to the information available on social media and the subsequent reports in […]
CDA declares Imrans Bani Gala house illegal on May 10, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has declared the residence of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan in Bani Gala unauthorised and illegal. A report in this regard has been submitted by the CDA in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. It states that 122 buildings have constructed illegally in the area of Bani Gala. The list […]
CDA doles out money to benefit illegal occupants on May 6, 2017ISLAMABAD: Instead of taking concrete measures to restrict the illegal growth of structures in Maira Abadi, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is going to spend Rs 125 million on a service road, which will ultimately benefit unauthorised constructions. A strip between sector G-11 and sector G-12 was originally earmarked for 12th Avenue in the master […]