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...
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...
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...
RAILWAY OFFICIALS BRIEF PM Prime Minister Imran Khan summoned a session to review progress on ML-1 project. He also reviewed other matters related to improving railway sector. PM Imran Khan chaired a high-level session. In addition, it was attended by Railways Minister Azam Swati, advisers, federal ministers, chairman and officers of Pakistan Railways (PR). The railway officials gave a briefing to...
Want to buy a house this year? It’s a big step, requiring planning ahead and plenty of financial preparation. Therefore, here are 7 New Year’s resolutions that can prepare you to find that perfect home and make your move! The New Year is often a time to hit the reset button and start fresh. It is an excellent opportunity to start reaching towards an ongoing goal you have. If buying a home has been an...
The Punjab government has disbursed PKR 150 million to the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) to commence with the development work on the Dadocha Dam. FWO will start the work within two to three weeks, according to a news report published on December 19. DETAILS OF DADOCHA DAM According to the details, FWO will complete the work on Dadocha Dam at a cost of PKR 6.429 billion. A senior official of the...
PUNJAB AS A TOURISM HUB In order to promote Punjab is tourism hub, CM Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar laid the foundation stone of road infrastructure, improvement of six tourists-spots under tourism for economic growth project. The Punjab Government launched this project in collaboration with the P&D Department and the World Bank (WB). Addressing the ceremony, the CM said that we will improve the road...
GEO-MAPPING OF BRICK The Punjab government has started geo-mapping of brick kilns across the province. They took this step to ascertain installation of eco-friendly zig zag technology. As per the report, the total number of brick kilns in Rawalpindi district has increased to 215.However, a total of 6,940 of them are present across Punjab. Following the Geo-mapping process, the Punjab Government has...
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has completed work on repairing, restoration, and decoration of more than 50 parks in different sectors of the metropolitan. Portable washrooms are installed in the parks by the management. CDA has issued tenders for the uplifting of Srinagar Highway and Landscape of Golra Interchange. According to details, CDA's work for repairing, restoration, and...
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday(12.DEC.2020) told the United Nation's climate change summit that Pakistan expects 60% clean energy by 2030.He further added that Pakistan aims to mitigate the effects of climate change by using clean energy. Addressing the summit, the PM said that 30% of all the country's vehicles would run on electricity shortly. "Pakistan is the country whose contribution to...
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday (11.DEC.2020), said that tourism is exploding in Pakistan for the first time in history. Therefore, the need for eco-friendly policies has become more critical than ever before. According to sources, the PM was addressing the launch ceremony of an eco-tourism agreement signed between the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, the World Bank, and Nestle Pakistan. During...
CONSTRUCTION AND MANUFACTURING RECOVERY The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said Pakistan’s economy is recovering, even as a second wave of the Coronavirus has affected businesses. ADB said that economic activity in South Asia has started to normalize from the third quarter. And Pakistan’s economy is recovering, particularly in manufacturing and construction. Despite the persistent spread of...
A PAKISTANI PROJECT WON AWARD A Pakistani project won an international award for proactive disaster management. AKAH project combines satellite images, mapping technologies and the local knowledge of villagers. It helps to build climate-proof settlements in disaster-prone areas of Pakistan. This project won an international award on Thursday. More than one million people have benefited from the Aga...
PM IMRAN KHAN INAUGURATES Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday (9.DEC.2020) inaugurated AirSial in Sialkot. It is the third private airline of Pakistan After the inauguration, PM Spoke to the business community. The Prime Minister said that the airline was an "excellent initiative". He further added that it would create much-needed competition for the Pakistan International Airlines. Furthermore, it...
TRANSFORMATIONAL PROJECT Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood on Monday held a meeting with China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Chairman Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa, wherein he said that CPEC is a transformational project. Besides, he said that there is a complete national consensus on CPEC’s indispensability for Pakistan’s national development efforts. “Pakistan and China are firmly committed...