The Capital Development Authority (CDA) will set up a health care centre in Sector I-9/1 to provide better health care to federal capital citizens. The health care centre, which will be equipped with the most up-to-date facilities, would help the particularly low-come community of sectors I-9 and I-10. According to a CDA official, the civic body has set out Rs66 million for the centre, which will be...
Usman Dar, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, announced that 2022 will be designated as the Year of Youth in the country. Multiple activities, including jobs, skills, cultural fairs, and sports events, will be carried out to enable the youngsters to find work throughout the year, according to the PM's assistant. He also stated that Pakistan will host the 10th Commonwealth Youth...
The Lahore Central Business District Development Authority (LCBDDA), which attracted over Rs24 billion in investment during the first phase of the auction last year, is slated to unveil 'Lahore Downtown' this month, according to The Express Tribune. The authority intends to offer seven mixed-use commercial plots on Main Boulevard Gulberg in Lahore's first downtown on a five-year payment schedule. Several...
The head of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) met with renowned urban policy expert Naveed Iftikhar. The meeting was held because CDA management intends to explore other options for making Islamabad more pedestrian-friendly. There is a need for better signage and awareness campaigns, as well as an assessment of pedestrian needs, he emphasized. Iftikhar during the meeting. He offered to help the CDA...
The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) in Lahore has applauded the Punjab Healthcare Commission's (PHC) decision to cut the COVID19 PCR test fee from Rs6,500 to Rs4,800 for private hospitals, laboratories, and collection centres. Dr. Ashraf Nizami, President of the Pakistan Medical Association in Lahore, indicated in a statement issued on Sunday that the fee of a COVID PCR test was still prohibitively...
The Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) sanctioned four urban and road development initiatives with a total cost of Rs3.4467 billion on Thursday. Planning and Development Board Chairman Abdullah Khan Sumbal led the 57th PDWP meeting of the current fiscal year 2021-22, and approved these schemes. Establishment of an underpass at Samanabad Morr, Multan Road, Lahore at a cost of Rs1,547.086 million,...
Tenders have been published by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for the commencement of development work in Sector E-12/1. The development authority has set aside Rs574 million for the developmental work in the sub-sector. Tenders for development work in Sector E-12/4 had previously been announced by the CDA. It will cost at least Rs418 million. Sector E-12 was established over 30 years ago, but...
Sardar Usman Buzdar, the province's chief minister, said on Wednesday that a particular package had been given to each area for development so that no part of the province would be left out of the benefits of improvement. He stated that public service has always been the response to the opposition's bad politics. While the opposition made false claims, the PTI government worked to serve the people. He...
Prime Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar officially launched 1122 ambulance service on Tuesday against 79 Tehsil in the state. In the first phase, a ceremony was held at the CM office to hand over 22 new ambulance keys to 11 Tehsil rescuers through a state CM. Initially, the ambulance service was launched in 1122 at Sharqpur Sharif, Safdarabad, Narang Mandi, Nowshera Virkan, Nurpur, Quaidabad, Kahror Pakka,...