Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has formed a committee on Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s case which will present its recommendations to the Cabinet to facilitate her repatriation to Pakistan. Siddiqui was sentenced to 86 years in prison by a New York court in 2008 on charges of attempted murder of US soldier in Afghanistan. She […]
Loadshedding at its ‘best’ during the month of Ramzan The government’s failure to ease loadshedding even during Ramazan shows its total lack of concern for the masses. Against commitments to exempt Sehr and Iftar from loadshedding, a number of towns and cities suffer the agony during these periods. This is all the more criminal given […]
Jul 25 2012 | Posted in
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has clarified that the parliament could not discuss the conduct of judges under Article 68 of the Constitution. Registrar Supreme Court in his reply to the Chairman Public Accounts Committee with the consent of full-court bench said that the panel could not carry out the audit of the apex judiciary. […]
Jul 4 2012 | Posted in
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Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered to arrest Director General Planning of Capital Development Authority (CDA) Ghulam Sarwar Sindhu over contempt of court charges. Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the IHC issued these orders while hearing the case against former chairman of the prime minister’s task force on CDA Faisal Sakhi Butt. During the course […]
Jul 2 2012 | Posted in
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Everyone talks about energy crisis in the country but rarely someone gives solution of the problem. Pakistan will have had to do some clear thinking in terms of power generation even if the situation had been otherwise. The world, which is increasingly resources-scarce and polluted, is forcing to make use of greener and more sustainable […]
Tent-Pegging comes to Islamabad The latest Tent-pegging competition held under the auspices of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is now in full swing in the F-9 Park Islamabad. The event has been organized after a lapse of almost eight years when it was first organized in 2004. The show is part of the larger […]
Mar 17 2012 | Posted in
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Massive corruption and nepotism threatening Lives of poor elephants at Islamabad Zoo After the suspension Mahaut (Elephant caretaker) who has been working for the last 20 years broke the headlines a month ago, the authorities at the Marghazar Zoo in Islamabad have refused to reinstate the suspended employ Muhammad Bilal, apparently the only […]
Jan 11 2012 | Posted in
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CDA to kickoff development work in sector I-11 Islamabad: (Friday, January 06, 2012) Considering it was high time the federal agency had provided long awaiting dwellers of sector I-11 with basic amenities, Capital Development Authority (CDA) has announced to start development work in the area. The ground breaking ceremony to the work was organized yesterday […]
Jan 6 2012 | Posted in
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Despite a ban imposed by the Cabinet Division on building new fuel stations along the Kashmir Highway, the city management has allowed the construction of fuel stations in the federal capital. The decision was passed by the city management before the newly-appointed CDA Chairman, Farkhanda Iqbal, assumed the charge of her designation. The Cabinet Division […]
Dec 26 2011 | Posted in
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Sewage dump in the once pristine Rawal Lake threatens the ecology of the region and human life According to the recent study conducted by the devolved Ministry of Environment and the environmental protection wing of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) Islamabad, the sewage contamination in the largest fresh water reservoir of the twin […]
Dec 2 2011 | Posted in
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CDA continues to ignore the deteriorating condition of the multipurpose sports complex in F6 Pakistan is known as having one of the most corrupt governments in the world, yet when it launches certain projects, like the development of the multipurpose sports complex in F6, one cannot help but appreciate the effort and think maybe, just […]
Oct 18 2011 | Posted in
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