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Islamabad G-14 allottees concerned over delay in development work

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 The allottees of Sector G-14 of the federal capital have expressed concern over the inordinate delay in the development work of the sector.

 The allottees also pointed out the delay in the report of a commission about houses of affected people, especially complaints of construction of illegal houses and one-room structures.

 The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had formed the commission comprising District and Sessions Judge (r) Chaudhry Mazhar Hussain Minhas to probe into the matter.Read More »Islamabad G-14 allottees concerned over delay in development work

LAHORE: LDA set up new wing to monitor private housing societies

* March 31 set as final payment date for LDA Avenue-I allottees


In order to closely monitor the affairs of the approved private housing schemes in the city, Lahore Development Authority (LDA) Director General Ahad Khan Cheema on Wednesday set up a separate directorate, called Directorate of Estate Management (Private Housing Schemes), in the authority.

Headed by a director of general cadre, the directorate will function under the administrative control of Chief Metropolitan Planner of the LDA. It will prepare a proper land bank of the LDA properties and their disposal through auction in the private housing schemes. Read More »LAHORE: LDA set up new wing to monitor private housing societies

‘No religion group’ 3rd largest in the world

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NEW YORK: People with no religious affiliation make up the third-largest global group in a new study of the size of the world’s faiths, placing after Christians and Muslims and just before Hindus.

 The study, based on extensive data for the year 2010, also showed Islam and Hinduism are the faiths mostly likely to expand in the future while Jews have the weakest growth prospects.Read More »‘No religion group’ 3rd largest in the world

LAHORE: LDA issues notices to building laws violators in 24 elite housing societies

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* Buildings sans approved plan get one week to regularise

After carrying out a detailed survey of approved private housing schemes in the provincial metropolis, the Town Planning Wing of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has issued notices to the owners who have constructed their houses without approval of building plans or in contravention of approved plans, for getting their constructions regularised within one week. Failure at the part of owners will invoke legal action against their buildings after this period.
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Development work in Islamabad Sector I-11 to be expedited

Development work in Sector I11 would be expedited soon as the Capital Development Authority will vacate all the areas under adverse possession by the end of December.

This was decided in a meeting at the CDA Headquarters, chaired by Member Estate Shaista Sohail and participated by the representatives of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Administration, UNHCR, ICT, police and other relevant government organisations.

The meeting was briefed on the chronic issues related to Sector I11, which are real hindrance in the development of the sector. Most important of all are the slums in this area, which not only hinder the development work but also cause multiple problems in the capital.Read More »Development work in Islamabad Sector I-11 to be expedited

Dynamics of choice and opportunity in a free market economy

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By Huma Siddiqi

It is an inherent rule of nature that an organism tends to seek the maximum benefit with the least amount of effort. That explicitly depicts how we as a nation of consumers behave. But its flip side also explains the exact reason why predators go after the feeblest. We as consumers experience life as it happens to us mostly because we are hooked to our needs and not willing to even twitch a muscle for our betterment, it is but natural that the helpless consumer gets statistically gang raped by all possible corporate and regulates or the coalition of the two.Read More »Dynamics of choice and opportunity in a free market economy

Islamabad Park Enclave plots balloting to be done afresh

There is good news for all those common and overseas Pakistanis who fell ‘prey’ to an alleged fixed balloting of the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) ‘dream’ housing project – the Park Enclave.

The Senate was informed on Thursday that it had been decided that city managers would not only hold fresh balloting of the plots in the housing society but also reimburse money to those allottees, who don’t want to proceed anymore with the CDA.Read More »Islamabad Park Enclave plots balloting to be done afresh