Islamabad : The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has instructed the power division to terminate the provision of free electricity to government officials between grades 16 to 22. This move is expected to save the national exchequer approximately Rs9 billion annually. PAC Chairman Noor Alam Khan stated that the committee will write to the prime minister […]
Islamabad : The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has recently announced its plans to hold a plot auction exclusively for food businesses that are registered with Pakistan’s Security & Exchange Commission. This is a significant move as it is the first time that the CDA will conduct such an auction. The auction will offer 1 Kanal
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Islamabad : The Capital Development Authority (CDA) had rescheduled a public hearing from March 31 to April 7 at Convention Center Islamabad in Islamabad to discuss the dumping of Islamabad’s waste on Chak Belli Road at Losar in the suburbs of Rawalpindi. However, the Punjab Environment Protection Department objected to the hastily called public debate,
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Islamabad : The government’s recent proposals to amend the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWMB) have sparked controversy and criticism. The amendments aim to place the board under the Ministry of Interior and reduce its role to an advisory capacity. Currently, the IWMB is under the Ministry of Climate Change and is responsible for managing wildlife
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President Dr Arif Alvi has criticized the Capital Development Authority (CDA) for not allotting a residential quarter to a female employee on the grounds that quarters were only for adult-male-working dhobis (washermen), based on past practice. CDA Board to Approve Revised Layout Plans for Housing Schemes The CDA had ignored Wafaqi Mohtasib’s orders to allot
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Islamabad : The Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) has raised objections to the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) move to pre-qualify construction firms for upcoming development works. The CDA is currently in the process of selecting qualified firms for bidding on their contracts, with a focus on financially sound firms for a mega project worth Rs 10
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The Quota System is a mechanism used by the CDA to deal with urgent issues such as water supply, illegal construction, and sanitation in the capital. However, the system has been allegedly misused by some officials to embezzle funds and award contracts without proper scrutiny. The CDA is supposed to limit the expenditure under the
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The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has requested the Capital Development Authority (CDA) to provide records of a 2007 agreement with the Defence Housing Authority (DHA). Under the agreement, the CDA had handed over 1,500 kanals of land to the DHA in exchange for over 700 developed plots. However, the CDA has failed to receive possession
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The planning wing of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in Islamabad has been directed not to approve revised layout plans (LOPs) for housing schemes without the approval of the CDA board. This decision was made to discourage illegal housing schemes and to bring improvement in the working of the planning wing. CDA Form High-Powered Committees
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Islamabad :A recent appeal case under The Right of Access to Information Act, 2017, highlighted the importance of transparency and accountability in public bodies. The appellant, a former employee of Pakistan International Airline (PIA), had filed a request for copies of documents related to an inquiry report held against them, including witness statements and all
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