{"id":104006,"date":"2025-11-25T16:50:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=104006"},"modified":"2025-11-25T16:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:50:57","slug":"funds-approved-for-expo-centre-7-star-hotel-in-isb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/funds-approved-for-expo-centre-7-star-hotel-in-isb.html","title":{"rendered":"Funds approved for Capital House, expo centre, 7 star hotel in ISB"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has approved over PKR\u202f83\u202fbillion in new development projects, including a high-end \u201cCapital House\u201d in F-5, a world-class convention and exhibition centre, and a luxury seven-\/five-star hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During its 78th Development Working Party (DWP) meeting, chaired by CDA Chairman Muhammad Ali Randhawa, the authority greenlit the PC I plans for multiple flagship developments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the approved projects:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A Capital House in F-5, estimated to cost Rs\u202f3.2\u202fbillion, intended to consolidate fragmented government accommodations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The New Islamabad Convention, Expo and Exhibition Centre (NICEEC), with a budget of Rs\u202f19.371\u202fbillion, to host national and international conferences, exhibitions, and other major events.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A seven-\/five-star hotel in the Red Zone (Sector F-5) on an EPC (Engineering, Procurement &amp; Construction) basis, costing Rs\u202f57.7\u202fbillion, aimed at attracting international guests, diplomats, and business travellers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The convention centre is set to be completed in 18 months, according to the approved PC-I, and is being positioned as a long-term revenue generator for the CDA through event hosting and tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides these mega projects, the DWP also approved:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Government officers\u2019 residences worth Rs\u202f3\u202fbillion, to be built as 14-floor residential blocks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upgrades to the Diplomatic Enclave, budgeted at Rs\u202f635\u202fmillion, with a six-month timeline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Six pedestrian bridges across major roads, costing Rs\u202f574.682\u202fmillion, with completion expected in 18 months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Chairman Randhawa emphasized timely execution and high-quality standards, calling the approved projects \u201csignificant for Islamabad\u2019s future growth\u201d and urging that they be completed without compromise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has approved over PKR\u202f83\u202fbillion in new development projects, including a high-end \u201cCapital House\u201d in F-5, a world-class convention and exhibition centre, and a luxury seven-\/five-star hotel. During its 78th Development Working Party (DWP) meeting, chaired by CDA Chairman Muhammad Ali Randhawa, the authority greenlit the PC I plans for multiple flagship developments. Among the approved projects: The convention centre is set to be completed in 18 months, according to the approved PC-I, and is being positioned as a long-term revenue generator for the CDA through event hosting and tourism. Besides these mega projects, the DWP also approved: Chairman Randhawa emphasized timely execution and high-quality standards, calling the approved projects \u201csignificant for Islamabad\u2019s future growth\u201d and urging that they be completed without compromise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":98184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[69469,319,4252,889,60374,30917,41,2448,69470,17671,64585,69471,61942,61285,10378],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104006","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-capital-house","9":"tag-cda","10":"tag-convention-centre","11":"tag-diplomatic-enclave","12":"tag-government-housing","13":"tag-infrastructure-projects","14":"tag-islamabad","15":"tag-mega-projects","16":"tag-niceec","17":"tag-pedestrian-bridges","18":"tag-public-investment","19":"tag-rs83-billion-projects","20":"tag-seven-star-hotel","21":"tag-tourism-development","22":"tag-urban-development","23":"cat-20385-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Funds approved for expo centre, 7 star hotel in ISB - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Chairman Randhawa emphasized timely execution and high-quality standards, calling the approved projects \u201csignificant for Islamabad\u2019s...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/funds-approved-for-expo-centre-7-star-hotel-in-isb.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Funds approved for expo centre, 7 star hotel in ISB - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Chairman Randhawa emphasized timely execution and high-quality standards, calling the approved projects \u201csignificant for Islamabad\u2019s...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/funds-approved-for-expo-centre-7-star-hotel-in-isb.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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