During his appreciation of the Akhuwat Foundation's societal role, Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said that the government would fulfill the dream of owning a house for low-income individuals as a new loan program was being introduced for building homes. His statement was made during a meeting with Akhuwat's founder, Dr. Amjad Saqib, who said the program would be implemented in...
ISLAMABAD: According to the Capital Development Authority (CDA), the 7th Avenue Interchange underpass will soon be open. There have already been a number of traffic loops and interchanges with traffic allowed to use them. (Reported by news source) A CDA project completed on schedule was this one, which was completed on October 15. An impassioned speech was given by Imran Khan at the...
PAKISTAN: A 5-year renovation program has been launched by Pakistan Railways (PR) to improve passenger convenience and increase income. Source: news report As a result of the instructions given by Khawaja Saad Rafique, Minister of Railways, the improvement was created. In addition to Quetta, Lahore, Faisalabad, Peshawar, and Karachi, several other stations will also be upgraded. As part of the effort...
ISLAMABAD: Moza Tamma and Moriyan of Park Road Housing Scheme were briefed by Iftikhar Ali Shallwani, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Works, that development work on the project would begin soon as codal formalities were being finalized. In accordance with the orders of the Honorable Supreme Court of Pakistan dated 29-04-2015 and 13-04-2015, phase X (Park Road Housing Scheme) of...
LAHORE: As part of a grand operation, the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) disconnected connections with two commercial plazas in Lahore city due to non-payment. In a directive released by MD WASA Ghufran Ahmed, the officers shall conduct an indiscriminate drive against those who default on their commercial obligations. Galaxy Plaza and Latif Centre have been disconnected according to orders from MD...
Islamabad: A comprehensive water conservation plan for Rawalpindi and Capital Development Authority (CDA) has been requested by Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Prof Ahsan Iqbal. While chairing a workshop organized by the Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives in collaboration with Agerance Française Development (AFD), the minister made these...
Islamabad: Srinagar Highway's protective u-turns are being redesigned by the Capital Development Authority (CDA). In a visit earlier this year, the chairman of the CDA Captain (r) Muhammad Usman Younis visited protective u-turns that had been constructed earlier this year to make Srinagar Highway signal-free. On this busy highway, which connects Islamabad to the motorway network and the airport, the...
ISLAMABAD: Now it will become possible to drive through the Rawal Dam underpass in Islamabad on Monday. According to some media reports, the eagerly anticipated project will likely be opened by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif. In response to the ongoing floods, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) informed the Prime Minister that the Rawal Dam Interchange building project was delayed. Besides a...
Islamabad: As the CDA Chairman Captain (r) Muhammad Usman Younis sought fresh faces for his team, so the Federal Government appointed four new members to the board of the Capital Development Authority (CDA). Separate notifications were issued by the Ministry of Interior after the Cabinet Division approved a summary regarding the appointment of four career officers, three of them from the Inland Revenue...