Civic management: CDA seeks permission for hiring 160 officers on August 3, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has sought approval from the Ministry of Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) for induction of 160 officers in its engineering and planning wings. The CDA’s Human Resource Directorate in this regard wrote a letter to the CADD joint secretary on Tuesday. It sought a no objection certificate (NoC) […]
MCI session adjourned due to lack of quorum on August 1, 2017ISLAMABAD: The 14th meeting of Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) was adjourned on Monday due to a lack of quorum. Some UC chairmen blamed Islamabad Mayor Shaikh Ansar Aziz of restraining members from attending the proceedings. Earlier on Sunday, several MCI members had held a meeting and decided to give a ‘tough time’ to Aziz during […]
JITs Irfan Mangi tasked to file references against Sharifs on August 1, 2017ISLAMABAD: Following Supreme Court’s July 28 verdict in the Panama Papers case, the Executive Board of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday decided to file four references against the Sharif family and former finance minister Ishaq Dar. A meeting of the NAB Executive Board was held at its headquarters wherein it was decided that […]
PTIs successful show celebrates Panama verdict on July 31, 2017ISLAMABAD: To celebrate the Supreme Court’s verdict in Panama Papers case, a large number of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers poured into Islamabad on Saturday from various parts of the country. An eight-feet high and ninety feet wide stage was set up in a ground originally established for the Pakistan Day parade near Shakarparian. The PTI […]
Petrol shortage brings twin cities to a standstill on July 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: The shortage of petrol due to a strike by the All Pakistan Oil Tankers Owners Association forced motorcyclists and vehicle owners to stand in long queues outside the filling stations for fuel in Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Wednesday. The crisis involving petroleum products intensified in twin cities, like other parts of the country, as […]
Petrol shortage brings twin cities to a standstill on July 27, 2017ISLAMABAD: The shortage of petrol due to a strike by the All Pakistan Oil Tankers Owners Association forced motorcyclists and vehicle owners to stand in long queues outside the filling stations for fuel in Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Wednesday. The crisis involving petroleum products intensified in twin cities, like other parts of the country, as […]
Inquiry uncovers 207 plots allotted by CDA during moratorium on July 25, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Land and Rehabilitation Directorate (LRD) of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) illegally allotted 207 plots during a period when such allotments were officially banned, Daily Times has learnt. Last year, CDA banned the allotment of plots to people whose land had earlier been acquired by the civic authority. The decision was taken on […]
Inquiry uncovers 207 plots allotted by CDA during moratorium on July 25, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Land and Rehabilitation Directorate (LRD) of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) illegally allotted 207 plots during a period when such allotments were officially banned, Daily Times has learnt. Last year, CDA banned the allotment of plots to people whose land had earlier been acquired by the civic authority. The decision was taken on […]
Design approval of building projects deferred on July 22, 2017ISLAMABAD: The Design Vetting Committee (DVC) of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) expressed displeasure over the marketing of two construction projects before their formal approval. A meeting of the DVC was held here in the CDA headquarters on Friday. The plans for ground plus three buildings for commercial purposes at Sector I-8 and Sector F-8 […]
Cabinet summaries not to be approved through circulation on July 22, 2017ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif imposed a ban on the approval of summaries from Federal Cabinet through circulation except in ‘unavoidable’ emergency situations. In a letter sent to secretaries of ministries and divisions, the Cabinet Division has advised them to avoid sending summaries for approval through circulation in future. “The PM has observed that it […]