Certainly, Shehzad Ali.
Ist of i would to clarify that Ali (at 7th last)post is not me. Who cites that Top City investors are in a state of denial...
In my previous post, i said relax, relax & relax. Nothing is going to happen against Top City, IA. Ch. Shahid sb.'s confirmation about Dev. Work is a good sign. I personally know that dev. Work is at full pace. So, brothers living abroad should relax.
As far as Road route is concern, i say with full responsibility that matter is still in PM's Office. Hopefully, old route will be given okay signal, insha Allah
ASA
INSHALLAH THE OLD ROUTE WILL BE FOLLOWED.
MAY GOD BESTOWS HIS BLESSING AND PROVIDE A WIN-WIN SITUATION IN THIS HOLY MONTH.
AH
Old route is finalised already, just relax and keep calm.
Great news Nasir. Waiting for its official announcement. Any knowledge, when its going to be announced?
By old route,doors of progress will be closed but by new route doors of progress and prosperity will be opened.
I wish prime minister should accept the route which is finalised by buplic account committee and CAA and NHA and also which in general benefit of public of Rawalpindi and Islamabad including sectors I-14,I-15,and he should not listen to bogus housing societies billionaires who wants looting only .
Very Good Ameen sb. U r really Ameen(custodian). U want that 30-35 billions of poor nation should be spent. While old route which was actually proposed by NHA, RDA, CAA & CDA, would costs only 6-7 billions. Welldone Ameen. U r really Ameen?
Zameen Forum should be renamed as "New Islamabad Airport route, aka, Top City future".
I haven't heard that many prayers on jumma or in Dr. Amir Liaqat's programme, that I find on airport route or TC threads. There is little information, analysis and views and more and more prayers and wishful thinking about risky investment in favourite societies.
Admin should keep a balance and merge the repetitive threads.
Agree with isloo
but brother this amir liaqat is not doctor , and is a big hypocrite , have a search on him ,and you will say ASTAGHFERUALLAH
The ii14 i15 and 16 are proper cda sectors they are in the master plan of Islamabad. So government will prefer these sectors in making any roads. In the same way these sectors are not too near to new airport. On other private societies like top city mumtaz city and Pakistan Employees Cooperative Housing Society are not cda sectors and r also not in master plan of Islamabad and these societies are too near to airport so it will be a great threat to airport security as happened recently incase of Karachi and Peshawar airports. Now government can’t allow population to build up near new airports like new Islamabad airport. So it’s a risk to invest in such sectors which are too near to the airport. It’s a common sense not a rocket science just think over it.
Housing societies close to new airport worry Senate body
By Kalbe Ali
Published 3 days ago
ISLAMABAD: Twelve private housing societies have sprung up within a radius of four to six kilometres of the under-construction New Islamabad Airport in Fatehjang.
Since there are no rules and regulations regarding the minimum distance of residential areas from airports, the housing schemes are mushrooming around the new airport, the Senate standing committee on cabinet secretariat was informed on Tuesday.
Senator Kalsoom Parveen, who chaired the meeting of the committee, raised concerns over the growth of the private housing societies in the close vicinity of the new airport.
“We need to take special care, particularly after the unfortunate incident of firing at the national flag carrier at Peshawar airport,” Senator Parveen added.
Senator Mushahidullah Khan said: “We should learn something from the gruesome attack on the Karachi airport. The attack on the national flag carrier at Peshawar airport was even more serious as the mode of the attack made almost everyone vulnerable.”
There is no law on minimum distance between airport and settlements, says commissioner
He said with a jungle of houses around airports, how can even the law enforcement agencies ensure that there would not be any such attack in future? “We are also making the same mistake for future planning,” he added.
But Commissioner Rawalpindi Zahid Saeed informed the meeting that there were no rules and regulations defining the minimum distance between an airport and a human settlement.
“There are no special rules for the grant of no-objection certificates (NOCs) to private land developers for the establishment of housing colonies in the surrounding areas of an airport,” he added.
Senator Saifullah Bangash said the government should immediately come up with stringent measures regarding the housing societies near the new airport as once people started constructing houses there, it would be next to impossible to displace them.
However, the commissioner suggested that parliamentarians can do legislation to define the limits.
“There is a law but that is related to the permissible height of buildings in the surroundings of the airports which varies from 60 feet to 350 feet,” the commissioner added. “The total land possessed by these housing societies is about 17,000 kanals, and there is a limited time period to do anything.”
He said besides the development agencies, the housing societies needed to obtain an additional NOC from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
Out of the 12 housing societies, five have obtained the NOCs from the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) while seven have been issued the documents by the Tehsil Municipal Administration Fatehjang.
“But the development of one of the housing societies - Top City - has been stopped as it was located along the boundary wall of the new airport,” he added.
Senator Parveen said the committee had earlier directed the development authorities to stop issuing NOCs to the private societies near the new airport but no one followed the orders.
The CDA member planning and design, Waseem Ahmad Khan, informed the meeting that almost half of the proposed airport area falls under the municipal limits of Rawalpindi and the rest was within the district of Attock.
As the committee members discussed cancelling the housing schemes, Senator Saeeda Iqbal of the PPP said if it was the only solution the NOCs should be cancelled at once without any favouritism.
“But we need to keep in mind the plight of the citizens who have bought the plots. They must be given alternative plots in some other locations.”
Published in Dawn, July 9th , 2014
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Purani bat ho gayi Tariq sab. It was just a news like many others.
These bayan bazis of our dirty politicians are nothing new.
All those housing societies which have proper NOC from CAA , have open hand by the rule of law, and they are completing their projects at good pace. So chill.
Like we are listening that Old route paln is going to be implemented soon, so TOP CITY is coming IA again in the lime light and prices are going to increase many times as soon as this news is announced. 
Asa forum
But why the previous govt have issued nocs and people have invested there hard earned money. ..also we have to think for them....security situation should n must improve over period.
Agree with Ali and Musa. The Haji Camp route which previously gave advantage to I 16 etc has been cancelled. Now the original route(old one) is being implemented , as it cost very less and is the shortest one. This decision has been taken and will be announced shortly. TOP CITY is going for a big price jump within few months INSHA ALLAH, get ready guys.
Top city noc is on verge of cancellation as it is too near to airport therefore considered as security threat to the new airport. Prices of I15 16 will jump as the govt has decided to build both haji campy route and Kashmir highway route. So get ready guys…
The ii14 i15 and 16 are proper cda sectors they are in the master plan of Islamabad. So government will prefer these sectors in making any roads. In the same way these sectors are not too near to new airport. On other private societies like top city mumtaz city and Pakistan Employees Cooperative Housing Society are not cda sectors and r also not in master plan of Islamabad and these societies are too near to airport so it will be a great threat to airport security as happened recently incase of Karachi and Peshawar airports. Now government can’t allow population to build up near new airports like new Islamabad airport. So it’s a risk to invest in such sectors which are too near to the airport. It’s a common sense not a rocket science just think over it.