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DHA announces plots draw resultFriday, July 29, 2011
The DHA management is trying to create a modern city with cultural and ecological environments appropriate for work and living, equipped with complete technical support and quality social services.
These views were expressed by DHA Lahore Administrator Brig Muhammad Aslam Rana on the occasion of the draw for giving plots at the authority’s auditorium here on Thursday. He said the DHA had rece ... more |
CDA introduces eco-friendly housing societyThursday, July 28, 2011
ISLAMABAD: The Park Enclave is the only environmental friendly model-housing scheme in the heart of the federal capital, the Green City where 60 per cent of the area is meant for natural landscaping and allied facilities, said CDA Chairman Imtiaz Inayat Elahi on Wednesday. Talking to media men at site of the dream-housing scheme, CDA chairman said a large number of the potential applicants are v ... more |
Construction banned in sector G-14Wednesday, July 27, 2011
ISLAMABAD: Sub-Divisional Magistrate Sadar Fariduddin Mustafa has prohibited the construction of houses / transportation / loading /un-loading of construction material within the limits of sub-sectors of G-14/1,2,3 and G-15/3, for two months, with immediate effect, under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898.
The magistrate said that the land of villages falling in the sub-secto ... more |
Timely completion of uplift projects being ensured: CMMonday, July 25, 2011
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shahbaz Sharif has said that all resources are being utilised for rapid development of the province and welfare of the masses while timely and transparent completion of development projects is also being ensured. He said this, on Sunday, while presiding over a high-level meeting regarding implementation of different projects under special packages, for the fisc ... more |
CDA auctions six commercial plotsFriday, July 22, 2011
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has sold six commercial plots located in different sectors of federal capital for Rs 1.57 billion however approval of CDA Board is compulsory for allotment of plots to the bidders. During the auction, CDA offered for bidding seven commercial plots, out of which six plots of different sizes located in the Marakiz of Sector F-6, F-7, F-8, G-11 and ... more |
Five housing societies served notices for polluting streamsThursday, July 21, 2011
ISLAMABAD, July 20: Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has served notices on five private housing societies located in the foot hills in sector E-11 for polluting fresh and rain water streams. “These housing schemes are situated upstream and discharge their sewage into the fresh water brooks. Since all the streams snake through the capital, the stench is unbearable in most resident ... more |
Five housing societies served notices for polluting streamsWednesday, July 20, 2011
ISLAMABAD, July 20: Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) has served notices on five private housing societies located in the foot hills in sector E-11 for polluting fresh and rain water streams. “These housing schemes are situated upstream and discharge their sewage into the fresh water brooks. Since all the streams snake through the capital, the stench is unbearable in most resident ... more |
NPF housing scheme: People asked to stay awayTuesday, July 19, 2011
ISLAMABAD, July 19: In the backdrop of MNA Anjum Aqeel Khan’s arrest in land scam, the city managers have warned general public against selling and purchasing plots in the National Police Foundation (NPF) housing scheme in E-11, Dawn learnt on Tuesday. “We have cancelled the NOC and layout plan of the NPF scheme as it has sold more plots than the land it has,” said Capital Development Authority ... more |
Irregularities in 335 housing schemes foundMonday, July 18, 2011
LAHORE - The government has failed to force the management of the Education Housing Society, one of the biggest housing scandals, either to provide the plots to the affectees or return their hard-earned money. FIRs have already been registered against the perpetrators. More than 4,500 affectees, including the Pakistani expatriates, are waiting for the allotment of their plots, who have been give ... more |
No interference of ‘Baboos’ to be allowed in Ashiana project: ShahbazSunday, July 17, 2011
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said Ashiana Housing Project is for the poor, widows, workers, farmers and the common man where facilities than those of residential schemes for the elite are being provided. He said the scheme had been launched to materialise the dream of the poor of having their own house and its credit goes to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. He said that there shoul ... more |
Park Enclave, Bahria Town project’s competition takes a new turnFriday, July 15, 2011
ISLAMABAD: After Daily Times reports against the illegal housing project in Zone-IV and increasing public pressure, the Bahria Town management has changed their claim that the Bahria Enclave project is in front of Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) Project Park Enclave declaring it near to Park Enclave. Bahria Town management using its political has allegedly gotten pressurised CDA, due to wh ... more |
IHC moved against alleged corruption in Pak-PWDWednesday, July 13, 2011
Islamabad: A petitioner moved the Islamabad High Court (IHC) here on Tuesday adopting that the Pak-PWD has paid Rs77 million to a contractor for the construction of a road, which has not been built at all.
The petitioner, Sharafat Ali Chaudhry, adopted before the IHC that the Pak-PWD paid the aforementioned amount to a contractor for constructing ‘Khaira Distributors Road’ in Lahore in the co ... more |
Work on Ring Road project soon: RDATuesday, July 12, 2011
Director General of Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Makeen Shahbaz on Monday said the Economic Zone, Ring Road and other uplift projects for Rawalpindi city would be started soon.
He said this during his visit to Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI).
On this occasion, among others, MNAs, Shakeel Awan, Malik Ibrar, MPA Shahryar Riaz, RCCI President S. Ali Raza Saeed S ... more |
Rawal Town admin serves notices on residents of old buildingsMonday, July 11, 2011
RAWALPINDI: In order to avoid any loss of lives and property devastation during monsoon season, Rawal Town Administration has issued eviction notices to the residents of more then 300 buildings in different localities of the garrison city that were declared dangerous or not fit for residence for crossing maximum limit of safety. On the directions of Administrator, Rawal Town, Assistant Commissio ... more |
CDA received no application for NOC in zone–IV: spokesmanSunday, July 10, 2011
ISLAMBAD: Spokesman for CDA Ramzan Sajid said according to his information CDA had not given NOC to any housing society in zone IV and CDA management is looking into the matter. He said hopefully matter would be resolved. While giving answer to a question, he said so far CDA had not received any application regarding opening of any private housing society in zone IV. ... more |
RDA to build 2 flyovers to end traffic messSaturday, July 09, 2011
The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) is working on a new mega project for resolving the agonising problem of traffic congestion on busy Benazir Bhutto Road on the directives of Punjab Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif. Well-placed sources told ‘The News’ here on Thursday that the RDA following directions of the Punjab chief minister is planning to implement a project for traffic control o ... more |
Lyari Town being developed into a model townFriday, July 08, 2011
On the special directives of President Asif Ali Zardari work on projects under the Lyari Package in the Lyari Town is speedily progressing. Developmental works in Lyari Town is a gift to the poor public from Shaheed Benazir Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari. Zardari is taking exclusive interest in the development of Lyari to make the town a developed area like some other towns of the metropolis and to ... more |
RDA fails to meet deadline of June 30Thursday, July 07, 2011
The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has failed to meet the deadline of June 30 to finish work on the parking plaza at Fawara Chowk, as only 55% of work on the project has been completed so far. The work on the parking plaza began during the last fiscal year 2010-2011 and it was scheduled to be completed by June 30, 2011. It was to be inaugurated in the first week of July 2011. According t ... more |
Action against revenue officials recommended in land scamWednesday, July 06, 2011 The Federal Investigation Agency’s probe into the Reni Canal project, a land scam in which some officials and politically influential people got hundreds of acres of state land transferred in their name on forged documents, has recommended legal action against three officials of the Revenue Department and over 50 other people, The News learnt on Tuesday. The scam caused the provincial exchequer a ... more |
CDA devises contigency plan to cope with monsoon floodMonday, July 04, 2011
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has carried out a detailed survey of the federal capital to identify vulnerable points with regard to the monsoon flood season and formulated a comprehensive plan to cope with the emergency situation promptly. On the direction of CDA Chairman Imtiaz Inayat Elahi notices have been issued to the slum dwellers who had built houses closed to the nul ... more |
No hope for opening stalled sectorsSunday, July 03, 2011
Hopes of opening stalled residential sectors in Islamabad have been dashed as nothing has been ensured for their development in the Rs23.99 billion budget of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for 2011-12. The city managers say they cannot turn raw land of the stalled sectors into developed one due to lack of land acquisition from the original landholders, who want compensation in cash and ... more |
LHC puts off hearing against Ashiana Housing SchemeSaturday, July 02, 2011
LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry on Friday postponed for July 13 the hearing of a petition against provincial government’s Ashiana Housing Scheme. An additional advocate general (AAG) stated that it was a public welfare project. He said that the draw for allotment of plots was held in a transparent manner and results were also sent to all the applic ... more |
CDA to launch Park Enclave Project this yearFriday, July 01, 2011
ISLAMABAD: Park Enclave residential project will be launched in current fiscal year with one percent quota for journalists said Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Imtiaz Inayat Elahi Thursday talking to Daily Times. He said Park Enclave is the first ever project of CDA in zone IV and it would be allotted to residents by balloting but as per former practice there would be one percent qu ... more |
