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Bedroom decor

LITTLE DETAILS TO ADD TO YOUR BEDROOM

LITTLE DETAILS TO ADD TO YOUR BEDROOM INTRODUCTION ‘WE SHAPE OUR HOMES, AND THEN OUR HOMES SHAPE US’ Our homes represent us, and vice versa. It is a more mutual relationship than we realize. We choose our home and decide how we will fill it. How we will use it as a canvas to convey ourselves to the world. But our homes have a role in forming us as well. This is why we must design our homes,...

Property insurance

PROPERTY INSURANCE IN PAKISTAN

INTRODUCTION WHAT IS PROPERTY INSURANCE REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD INSURE YOUR PROPERTY MOST POPULAR PROPERTY INSURANCE COMPANIES IN PAKISTAN Askari General Insurance Company Ltd  Jubilee Insurance IGI General Insurance Alfalah Insurance CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION Why should you sign up for property insurance in Pakistan? Well, spending a life with no...

Overseas Pakistanis

PROPERTY INVESTMENT FOR OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS

PROPERTY INVESTMENT FOR OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS INTRODUCTION BASIC INVESTMENT TIPS FOR OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS LEGAL GUIDELINES FOR OVERSEAS PAKISTANIS INVESTING IN PAKISTAN LEGAL FORMALITIES CAN FOREIGNERS INVEST IN PROPERTY IN PAKISTAN? REQUIREMENTS FOR INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE IN PAKISTAN WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON'T COMPLY TO THE REQUIREMENTS...

Lahore

LAHORE AMONG WORLD’S DREAM DESTINATIONS FOR 2021

New York Times enlisted the historic walled city of Lahore in 52 dream destinations for tourism lovers to visit in 2021. The NYT, an American Daily with a worldwide readership, compiled its list, 52 places to live in 2021. After having more than 2,000 suggestions, received by it from the readers. They asked them about the spots that had delighted, inspired and comforted them in a dark year. It is not the...

PM

PM BRIEFED ON URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

IMRAN KHAN Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday(7.JAN.2021) received briefings from the chief secretaries of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and  chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA). They briefed PM on various urban development projects. According to an official announcement by the PM Office, Mr Khan expressed the hope that the provincial governments would take greatest advantage of the...

Islmabad to be made a model city

ISLAMABAD SHOULD BE MADE A MODEL CITY

ISLAMABAD SHOULD BE MADE A MODEL CITY A few citizens seriously concerned about the state of civic amenities in the federal capital Islamabad and the Chamber of Commerce took the decision of working in unity for the improvement of the city. As per the shared details, a delegation of the Islamabad Citizens Committee (ICC) led by its President Syed Siddiq Hassan visited the Islamabad Chamber of Commerce...

Galliyat facilitation camps

FACILITATION CAMPS SET UP FOR TOURISTS IN GALLIYAT

CAMPS SET UP FOR TOURISTS The Galliyat Development Authority (GDA) has set up as many as ten camps to help tourists coming to the beautiful valleys amid sporadic snowfall, GDA official Ahsan Hameed shared on Wednesday. "GDA has set up the camps up along the Galliyat route. Thus, starting from Harno and leading towards Barian," he added. He said that we have aimed this initiative at providing help to...

LDA

LDA REDUCES COST OF HOUSING UNITS IN NAYA PAKISTAN SCHEME

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...

AMERICAN HUNTS DOWN LONGEST HORNED MARKHOR IN CHITRAL

AMERICAN HUNTS DOWN LONGEST HORNED MARKHOR IN CHITRAL

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...

Traffic issues in Islamabad

CDA’S NEW PLANS TO END TRAFFIC ISSUES IN ISLAMABAD

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 kilns

ONLY ZIG-ZAG BRICK KILNS TO OPERATE IN 2021

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...

495 MILLION ON WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS

CDA TO SPEND 495 MILLION ON WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has launched several water supply projects to make sure supply of drinking water to the residents. CDA has initiated PKR 495 million for different water supply projects. These projects include repair and maintenance of water pipelines, tube wells, tankers. Moreover,  replacement and installation of pipelines. After Mayor Sheikh Anser's resignation, the CDA had...

OGDC

OGDC FINDS FRESH OIL AND GAS RESERVES IN KP

OGDC on Wednesday announced the discovery of new oil and gas deposits in two different wells in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Tests conducted by the exploration firm showed 1.6 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd) of gas. In addition, 12 barrels per day (bpd) of condensate in exploratory well Siab-1. The company said in a notification sent to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). Besides, tests showed 4.18...

Cement and steel prices

CEMENT AND STEEL PRICES CONTINUE TO INCREASE

CEMENT AND STEEL PRICES INCREASE Due to COVID-19, just like other commodities, cement and steel prices have also increased unexpectedly. As a result, it is slowing down the construction activities in Pakistan. Amreli Steels has announced a hike in the price of rebars by RS5000 per ton. In addition to an increase of Rs5000 per ton announced earlier during the month, said JS Global analyst Arsalan Ahmed in...

Loan

$1 BILLION LOAN RETURNS TO SAUDI ARABIA’S

Pakistan has returned $1 billion to Saudi Arabia as the second installment of a $3 billion soft loan. For this purpose, Islamabad reaches out to Beijing for a commercial loan.This will help it offset pressure to repay another $1 billion to Riyadh next month, officials said on Wednesday. Analysts say it is unusual for Riyadh to press for the return of money. Relations between historically close friends...

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