Organised begging goes unchecked on capital roads on March 21, 2017ISLAMABAD: Despite massive arrests, the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police have failed to fully curb the organised begging in the federal capital as the said menace is still prevailing on the road signals and inside the crowded markets. As many as 16,323 beggars were arrested by the cops in the last two years. However the […]
CDA to have its very own building control authority on March 8, 2017ISLAMABAD: The planning wing of the CDA is again working on an idea of a fully empowered building control authority and has prepared an organogram in this regard. With the rapid growth in the city, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to implement its building bylaw across the city in an effective manner as […]
Centaurus: CDA refuses to convert C Block into hotel on March 7, 2017ISLAMABAD: A Design Vetting Committee (DVC) of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has regretted the management of Centaurus to consider its office block as a five star hotel. Earlier, the owner of the said mall approached the CDA for conversion of its Block-C into a five star hotel, which was originally meant for offices only. […]
Vague info by CDA on welfare plots irks Senate panel on March 1, 2017ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body has expressed extreme displeasure over the provision of incomplete and ambiguous information regarding welfare plots by the Capital Development Authority. A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on the Cabinet Secretariat was held here at the Parliament House under the chair of Senator Talha Mehmood, which discussed a six-point agenda item […]
Vague info by CDA on welfare plots irks Senate panel on March 1, 2017ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary body has expressed extreme displeasure over the provision of incomplete and ambiguous information regarding welfare plots by the Capital Development Authority. A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on the Cabinet Secretariat was held here at the Parliament House under the chair of Senator Talha Mehmood, which discussed a six-point agenda item […]
MCI set to get plot at Zero Point to set up Town Hall on February 24, 2017ISLAMABAD: The first ever elected body of the federal capital is going to get a plot situated at the central location of the city for the purpose of building a town hall. Though, the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) is fully functional since last year, but it is still unclear about its assets and liabilities due […]
Pilot testing of e-entrance to Red Zone on cards on February 16, 2017ISLAMABAD: The city management is preparing to start the pilot testing of its access management system installed at three entry points of the Red Zone in Islamabad. Access management solutions deliver improved security, as well as cost and time savings. A total of five such access management points are being established to enter the Red […]
HEC leaves loophole in US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor scholarship scheme on February 11, 2017ISLAMABAD: A loophole has been left in the eligibility criteria to apply for scholarships under the US-Pakistan Knowledge Corridor Project, which would lead towards further brain drain in the country. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) did not mention a categorical term to serve in Pakistan after completing PhD degree from a United States University i.e. […]
Capital Hospital denies tainted blood transfusion on February 3, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Capital Hospital is unwilling to accept its negligence for two HIV-positive children, who were found infected due to tainted blood transfusion as the hospital declared its blood transfusion system safe and secure. “Two children of an employee of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), Kairal and Deep aged, seven and eight years were tested […]
CDA ignoring ombudsman, NAB orders on January 30, 2017ISLAMABAD: CDA’s management is trying to dodge the Federal Ombudsman and NAB while replying on the compliance of separate recommendations issued by both institutions for efficient service delivery and to prevent corruption and malpractices in the civic body. The Ombudsman’s Secretariat has sought an implementation report on its earlier released 15 points recommendations on the […]