Muhammad Asad Chaudhry  

ISLAMABAD: The civic body known as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided not to defend its former chairmen and members before the division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) in the case of the Grand Hayat Hotel. These officials were accused by the single member bench of the IHC for their regulatory negligence. […]

ISLAMABAD: Internal rifts and a ‘cold war’ among the board members of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) are on the rise nowadays as the secretary board has so far failed to issue the minutes of the last meeting held on 24 February. Though, a fresh meeting has been called to discuss the seven-point agenda by […]

ISLAMABAD: The city managers have moved forward to restrict unauthorised construction in the federal capital and wrote separate letters to the deputy commissioner Islamabad, the general manager SNGPL and the chief executive IESCO in this regard. But all this had been done without a well devised modus operandi. Though, the Member Planning CDA Asad Mehboob […]

ISLAMABAD: Following the Prime Minister’s vision of a smart city for Islamabad, the civic body is preparing to launch free WiFi hotspots in the city. The chief commissioner Islamabad has also given a go ahead to a proposal made by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for the provision for free WiFi networks at four different […]

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab Mass Transit Authority (PMA) will maintain and operate a new Metro Bus Service connecting the existing Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus service from Peshawar Mor to new Islamabad International Airport. A PC-I in this regard has been approved by the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Thursday. The 26.6 kilometre long track would be […]

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is wasting its time on non-issues as recently it has asked the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to allocate a plot number “One Constitution Avenue” to its building situated on the main Constitution Avenue. The Foreign Office is located in a building constructed on plot number 20 in Sector […]

ISLAMABAD: A half-hearted effort has been made by the civic body to reinforce an important but overlooked clause of its building bylaws to compel citizens for building of a rainwater harvesting system in their units. After unseen pressure from environmentalists working in the city for the adoption of alternative sources of water to overcome its […]

ISLAMABAD: The four housing societies of the federal capital swallowed 1139.83 kanals land originally meant for parks, green areas, mosques, schools and graveyards. Though, most of the housing societies in the federal capital are violating their approved layout plans by encroaching public use areas and reducing street and road sizes, but the data available with […]

ISLAMABAD: The owner of Centaurus Mall wants a favourable permission to convert the office tower into a five star hotel by deviating from its original approved design. The mega mall has already violated its approved design besides several other irregularities as 32 storeys were constructed in respect of Block A and B against the approved […]

ISLAMABAD: A plot measuring 4700 square yards has been allocated for the official residence of the Mayor of Islamabad while disagreement among the CDA board members on the town hall’s plot has delayed its allocation. The second meeting of the board of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for the year 2017 was held at its […]