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A board of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday discussed the the Parliamentarian Enclave Housing Scheme scandal in the city for payment to the affectees by former senator Ayaz Khan Mandokhail.

The board meeting was headed by NAB Chairman Adm (r) Fasih Bokhari.

A press release stated that earlier a refund of Rs 55 million to the affectees has already been made to the afectees.

* 953 cases of land dispute registered in lower courts in last four months

By Ali Hassan

ISLAMABAD: The land mafia is operating scot-free in the twin cities, resulting in an increase in the number of cases of land disputes.

As many as 953 such cases have been registered in lower courts in the last four months (October 2011-January 2012).

Capital Development Authority (CDA) will auction commercial plots in busiest commercial centres of the federal capital to attract business community and international business firms for generating economic activity.

CDA Chairman Engineer Farkhand Iqbal at the inaugural ceremony of a local restaurant here at F-8 Markaz said that the authority would take all possible measure to help boost economic activities in the capital city to make it a hub of commercial activities.

Capital Development Authority (CDA) on Wednesday kicked of development work in Sector I-11 after getting the land in sector vacated.

A meeting to this effect was held at CDA headquarters on Wednesday, which was presided by the CDA Chairman Engineer Farkhand Iqbal. The affectees of the area and senior officers of the authority participated in meeting.

ISLAMABAD: The Senate’s Functional Committee on Government Assurance on Wednesday expressed concern and dismay over the absence of Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman in its meeting and summoned him in its ext meeting scheduled for December 30.

The committee met in the Parliament House here under the chairpersonship of. Kalsoom Parveen. Its members Almas Parveen, Suriya Amiruddin, Sabina Rauf, Abdur Rashid and Rehana Yahya Baloch attended the meeting.

By Khalid Iqbal (The News report)
Rawalpindi

The government during the last two years imposed taxes up to 23 per cent on brick kilns, which resulted in the prices of bricks going up by a whopping 200 per cent eventually making it almost impossible for a middle class family to construct its home.

According to data available with ‘The News’ two years ago 1,000 fine bricks were being sold at Rs2,300 to Rs2,500, but after imposition of taxes, the same quantity and quality of bricks are sold at Rs7,000 to Rs7,500.

Capital Development Authority (CDA) has allotted 32 commercial and 1408 residential plots during the last three years through open auction, Senate told here on Saturday.

In a written reply to Dr Muhammad Ismail Buledi Minister In Charge of Cabinet Division said the plots have been allotted as per Land Disposal Regulation (LDR) 2005.

Giving breakup he said four plots have been allotted in Markaz D-12, while seven plots were allotted in Markaz F sector. One plot was allotted in Blue Area. And 13 plots were allotted in G sector and in seven plots were allotted in I sector.

Associated Press of Pakistan
Sub-Divisional Magistrate (Saddar) Quratul Ain banned any kind of construction within the limits of sub-sectors G-14/1, 2, 3 and G-15/3 Islamabad for a period of two months, said spokesman of district administration here on Monday.

A division bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC), on Monday, directed the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) director general to submit a representation till January 2 about allotments of plots to LHC judges in 1993, when Nawaz Sharif was the country’s prime minister. The bench issued the direction during hearing of a 17-year-old case seeking cancellation of residential plots allotted to 28 LHC judges during Nawaz Sharif’s tenure.

Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) would request District Administration to deploy Rangers in Sector G-14 for effective implementation of Award.

The decision was taken in a meeting held here under the chairmanship of Secretary, Housing and Works to review acquisition process in Sector G-14/1, 2 & 3 and initiation of development work in the Sector.

The meeting decided to launch development work of the much delayed Sector from January 2012, as this has been the pressing demand of the allottees.

Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that besides extension of the project of Aashiana Housing scheme at Saroba Attari, the foundation stone of Aashiana-II at Burki will be laid soon.

He was presiding over a meeting to review the progress on Aashiana Housing project. The meeting reviewed in detail Aashiyana Housing Schemes in Lahore and other districts of the province.

Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Imtiaz Inayat Elahi has said that the civic body’s Park Enclave project is progressing smoothly and it will be completed in 18 months in accordance with its schedule.

The launch of the first-ever housing project by the CDA in Zone-IV of the federal capital was formally announced by Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on July 5, 2011, at a function to inaugurate the Zero Point Interchange.

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The Kashmir Expressway, a major development project which also has a Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) share in it, being executed by the Capital Development Authority (CDA), is labouring hard on its way up the completion scale.

Various development works have been completed on ‘Hawks Bay scheme-42’, the biggest residential scheme in Asia built near coastal belt in the western part of the port city, said Director General (DG) Lyari Development Authority (LDA) Agha Maqsood Abbas on Sunday.

Talking to a delegation of allottees, he said that due to excellent plan and concerted efforts, various development works of scheme have been completed.

Multi Professionals Cooperative Housing Society Islamabad starts giving possession of Multi-Gardens block A & C.

Associated Press of Pakistan
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to establish a new residential sector near ‘Park Enclave’ to reduce residential problems of low-income groups, said the CDA Chairman Imtiaz Inayat Elahi on Tuesday.

In order to reduce common men problems, the authority has decided to initiate housing projects in the capital city. He said that the sector plot size would be consited of one canal and 10 marla and it would be given on affordable rates.

The Senate’s Functional Committee has called for early completion of the developmental work in sector I-16 of the federal capital to enable the allotees to start construction of houses.

Senator Kalsoom Perveen presided over the meeting of the committee at the Parliament House to review the implementation status of various assurances given on the floor of the house from time to time.

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry while hearing the bail application of Bahria Town land scam case accused on Tuesday inquired about the arrest of Bahria Town Chief Executive (CE) Malik Riaz and his son Ali Riaz.

A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by CJP disposed of bail application of accused Tanvir Ahmad, who is allegedly involved in Bahria Town 1400 Kanals land scam case. During the hearing, the counsel for applicant Raza Pasha stated that his client was not the beneficiary of this scam; therefore his bail should be granted.

The Governing Body of Lahore Development Authority decided on Monday to launch a new housing scheme in the city which would be located at Link Khyaban-e-Jinnah Road and Defence Road on 4,361 kanals chunk of land. A 150 feet wide Structure Plan Road was already under construction in this area.

Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) Imtiaz Inayat Elahi said the development of the Park Enclave will be completed in a record period, developing environment friendly housing scheme as a model project.

He expressed these views while reviewing the development of the park enclave here. All board members were also present on the occasion.