The first model house on the Naya Pakistan Housing Plan was built in Faisalabad, which has the ability to withstand an earthquake. Also read:Pakistan-Iran-Turkey Freight Train To Start From March 4 The cost of a 5 Marla model house to be built in Faisalabad is Rs.35 laces. This house can withstand earthquakes of magnitude 8.2 and is fire resistant and waterproof. The special thing about the house...
Information technology center worth Rs 35 million has been completed and its rental auction will take place on 10 March. Rawalpindi City Commissioner, Captain (retired) Muhammad Mehmood announced the establishment of an independent Information Technology center in a four-channel area on Murree Road to promote IT-related job opportunities for young people. Companies and individuals will have access to...
Three new airlines have applied for Civil Aviation Authority (CAA's) regular public transport permit (RPT) to begin flight operations in Pakistan Q-Airlines, Fly Jinnah and Jet Green are the three airlines that will begin domestic operations in the coming months. Also Read HEC Signs Digital Transformation Agreement with Microsoft According to details, CAA has completed control of Q-Airlines...
ISLAMABAD: Microsoft Pakistan and the Commission for Higher Education (HEC) signed an Agreement for Transformation of Education (ETA) through a virtual meeting held between the President of the HEC, Dr. Tariq Banuri, and Microsoft's vice president of education - Europe, Middle East and Africa, Mark East. Other key executives from both sides also attended the virtual event to help academic institutions take...
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Railways Safari Tourist Train, which was launched to promote the culture, beauty and tourism of the Potohar region, inaugurated on Sunday February, 21,2021 from Golra Station to Attock Khurd. Tourist trains will take tourists every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Golra Station to Hassan Abdal, Attock Khurd and Attock City and surroundings. The journey ends at the historic...
MODEL ECONOMIC ZONE TO BE SET UP UNDER CPEC: Minister A model economic zone will be set up under the second phase of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to captivate the interest of overseas Pakistani and Chinese investors’. LAHORE: A model economic zone will be established under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to maintain the interests of overseas Chinese and Pakistani investors, while...
Claim to have a cricket stadium costing Rs358m To all the cricket and nature lovers out there, this one’s for you, especially the one’s residing in Pakistan. The provincial government has approved the construction of Hayatabad, Peshawar, and Kalam Valley cricket stadiums. Speaking of the regional sports games that Pakistan is renowned for, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, during his stay at...
PARKING PLAZA The Capital Development Authority CDA is in the process of identifying location for building a multi-story parking plaza in Islamabad, chairman of the authority said. The development agency and the top representatives of traders of capital checked the missing facilities at the city’s markets. Lack of development and maintenance has spoiled the look of commercial areas in the federal...
ROADS IN ISLAMABAD Capital Development Authority (CDA) has started carpeting of the entire main and link roads of capital. It includes sector I-11, I-14, I-8, I-9, I-10, G, and H series. According to details CDA has completed 10% developmental work on box No4 of sector I-11. Whereas, they have also completed 25% of work on the drainage system in I-11. In addition, the tender for street No32 of the said...
CDA LAUNCHES LANDSCAPING PROJECT The Capital Development Authority (CDA) announced the launch of the landscaping project along the 25 km long Srinagar Highway on Tuesday. Reportedly, the purpose of the project is to enhance the beauty of one of Islamabad’s main thoroughfares. Moreover, they have initiated this project under the banner of the Clean and Green Pakistan program. As per a media report,...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...