CDWP approves boundary wall of botanical garden on May 3, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) in its meeting on Wednesday approved a proposal to construct the boundary wall of zoo-cum-botanical garden with the total cost of Rs 109.04 million. The idea of the zoo-cum-botanical garden was first incorporated in the master plan of Islamabad in 1968 and subsequently a land measuring 583 acres […]
CDA removes deputy director over misconduct on May 3, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Tuesday removed a deputy director, Muhammad Arshad Chohan, over misconduct. The officer was accused of allowing commercial activities in two industrial plots (405 and 406, Sector I-9). The said plots are currently being used for a car showroom-cum automobile workshop instead of industrial purposes. Chohan is presently serving […]
Nisars nephew likely to head CDA legal team on May 1, 2017ISLAMABAD: Kashif Malik Advocate, a nephew of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, is likely going to be appointed the new Capital Development Authority (CDA) legal adviser. The post fell vacant after the resignation of Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman Advocate. CDA sources confirmed that Malik was most likely going to be appointed the new legal adviser […]
Nisars nephew likely to head CDA legal team on May 1, 2017ISLAMABAD: Kashif Malik Advocate, a nephew of Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, is likely going to be appointed the new Capital Development Authority (CDA) legal adviser. The post fell vacant after the resignation of Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman Advocate. CDA sources confirmed that Malik was most likely going to be appointed the new legal adviser […]
CDA directed to strictly enforce building by-laws on April 19, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) officials came under fire during a Senate hearing on Tuesday for not taking a tougher stance over violation of building by-laws. The Senate’s Standing Committee on Cabinet Secretariat met under its chairman, Senator Talha Mehmood. Islamabad Mayor Shaikh Ansar Aziz was also present. The committee discussed the violations of […]
More funds needed for MCI on April 18, 2017ISLAMABAD: Local representatives have termed the newly-released Rs 1.3 billion funds as inadequate to meet the requirements of the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI). The local government in Islamabad recently received the first installment of Rs 1.3 billion against a promised amount of Rs 2.6 billion. Islamabad’s first local government elections were held on November 30, […]
CDA accepts negligence over Bani Gala on April 14, 2017ISLAMABAD: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has been failed to mention even a single measure taken in past three decades to curtail illegal developments in the area of Bani Gala, a report submitted by civic body in the Supreme Court of Pakistan clearly indicates. The said report was submitted by Member Planning of the CDA in […]
Cash-starved CDA plans to auction commercial plots on April 13, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is once again going to auction its residential and commercial plots on the lucrative locations of the city to meet its financial needs. The prevailing policy of auctioning plots to meet expenditures is leading the civic body towards bankruptcy as selling fixed assets to pay recurring costs is not […]
CDA refuses to okay change in Centaurus Mall building plan on April 6, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Design Vetting Committee (DVC) of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has once again refused to approve changes in the approved building plan for Centaurus Shopping Mall on Tuesday saying that the matter was of policy nature which is not the purview of the DVC. “Now they will come to the CDA for a […]
Capitals mayor-led administration fails to conclude unfinished agendas on March 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: Besides the passing of six months in power, the mayor-led administration in the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to conclude its unfinished agendas, which were initiated by Shaikh Ansar Aziz at the time of assuming the office of the chairman CDA. What it was called a surprise move in early September 2016, the […]