LDA REDUCES COST OF HOUSING UNITS The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has finally succeeded in reducing the cost of a 650 sq ft single-story housing unit. Subsequently, from over Rs3.855 million to Rs2.224 million in the first phase of LDA’s Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme in Lahore. Under phase-1, the LDA plans to build 4,000 housing units for its employees. They have planned that they will construct...
THE BEAUTIFUL SWAT VALLEY INTRODUCTION WHAT IS SWAT FAMOUS FOR TOURISM IN SWAT KALAM TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN KALAM SWAT: A PARADISE OF BEAUTIFUL LAKES BEST TIME TO VISIT SWAT/KALAM BEST HOTELS AND ACCOMODATION IN SWAT HOTELS IN KALAM OUTDOOR RECREATION IN SWAT MUST VISIT PLACES IN SWAT VALLEY...
CONSTRUCTION WORK ON RAVI URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT The Lahore High Court (LHC) has restrained Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) from carrying out construction work on Ravi River Front Urban Development Project. Till the grant of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD). “Since the process for the grant of EIA is under way. They have directed that...
AMERICAN HUNTS DOWN LONGEST HORNED MARKHOR IN CHITRAL American citizen named Edward Joseph Hudson hunts down the longest horned Markhor in the Toshi Shasha conservation area in Chitral Moreover, the hunter paid the official authorities $88,000 as the permit fee to hunt the Markhor under the hunting trophy program. Chitral wildlife range head Altaf Ali Shah while said, the hunted Markhor was 10 years...
DELEGATION VISITS GWADAR PORT A delegation of Djibouti headed by President of National Parliament and acting Chairman African Union Parliament Muhammad Ali Hameed visited the new port city of Gwadar. Moreover, they extended an invitation to the Pakistani industrialists and business community to visit Djibouti. Hence, for increasing import and export and bilateral trade between both the...
VILLAGERS CONSTRUCT 1500 STEPS IN 18 DAYS Residents of Hunza valley claim to have constructed 1,500 steps after cutting through a mountain, at an extreme temperature of minus 15 degrees centigrade. Moreover, they completed the task in just 18 days. The people living in the village of Galmat, including men and women, young and old, all worked together to complete the task. People living in mountains...
RAWALPINDI MEGA PROJECTS The progress on all proposed megaprojects of Rawalpindi has now been automatically postponed to the next calendar year. Authorities made many announcements throughout 2020 for the launching of the projects. However, there was not practical work except meetings and press statements. Apart from the proposed projects, many projects of the previous government could not be completed....
PEOPLE CONDEMN LAND GRABBING The local police of the rural area of Kotli Sattian are allegedly involved in land grabbing, to seize the property of the area residents. Two people from Kotli Sattiyan told a public hearing conducted by City Police Officer (CPO) Muhammad Ahsan Younis and Deputy Commissioner Anwarul Haq that powerful people have occupied their land with the help of police. The top officers...
MASTER PLAN 2050 FOR LAHORE LDA has selected the Lebanese company, Darul Handsa to develop the ‘Master Plan 2050 for Lahore’. Following the evaluation of technical proposals by three companies. The Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Director-General, Ahmed Aziz Tarar, chaired a meeting of the consultant selection committee. The LDA chairman chaired the meeting for the preparation of a new master plan...
TO RECONSTRUCT HINDU TEMPLE The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will reconstruct the Hindu temple ruined in the Karak district. The province's chief minister Mahmood Khan said on Friday. The chief minister said that we have arrested several people involved in the incident . Moreover, the provincial government would soon ensure the reconstruction of the temple. Mahmood Khan said that we have issued the orders...
CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD HOUSING SOCIETY OVERVIEW TOP CHARACTERISTICS OF A GOOD HOUSING SOCIETY Gated community Infrastructure/Planning Affordable prices and instalment plans Approved by concerned authorities Amenities and facilities Location Developers reputation Eco-friendly CONCLUSION OVERVIEW People in Pakistan prefer to live in housing schemes. This is...
NEW PLANS TO END TRAFFIC ISSUES IN ISLAMABAD In a bid to reduce rush hour traffic issues in Islamabad, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has instructed the Engineering, Finance, and Planning departments to prepare a feasibility report for construction plans. Reportedly, CDA will carry out the project in phases. The first phase will include construction of flyovers and underpasses on Margalla Road...
ZIG-ZAG BRICK KILNS TO OPERATE Deputy Commissioner Amjad Shoaib Khan Tareen said that no brick kiln would be allowed to work with traditional technology after December 31. In a meeting with Brick Kiln Owners Association, the DC stated that the provincial government and High Court had issued clear instructions that only those kilns would work in 2021, if these are shifted to zig-zag technology. Hence, to...
RAWALPINDI’S BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT The project to convert twisting lanes of almost 300 year old bazaars of the old city area to pedestrian-only heritage trail got official approval on Wednesday (30.DEC.2020). Meanwhile, the special city beautification committee has approved the project-concept (PC) I for the conversion of streets passing through different old markets into proper walking...
CDA TO LAUNCH F-13 SECTOR Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed issued a number of directives to the city managers during his maiden visit to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) headquarters. The meeting was held on Wednesday (30.12.2020). The projects include launching of F-13 residential sector for the low-income group. Moreover, they are executing a number of projects for the city. Talking to...
Pakistan fastly emerged as one of the top tourism destinations of choice for 2020 across the world. In the wake of a five-day tour by Britain's royal couple; Prince William and Kate, to beautiful places in the northern part of the country in 2019. Following this, global magazines like Forbes declared it as the best travel destination in January 2020. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has been...