According to the sources, voting for the entire lot of 1,148 flats would be done collectively in order to reduce the possibility of discrimination among the members. 

The FGEHA official further explained, “As soon as civil work on the remaining apartments completes and the units get into physical shape, the FGEHA would hold the balloting ceremony.” 

He added that all the members had agreed to the project’s terms and conditions, as stated in the Provisional Offer Letter (POL) that, “in case of any delay in handing over possession of apartment due to unavoidable circumstances, the allottee shall not be entitled to claim compensation from the construction company.” 

Responding to a question about the project’s delay, the FGEHA official stated that the entire cost of the project unusually increased as a result of the rise in the pricing of construction supplies and vowed that the project would be completed soon. 

It is to be mentioned that Lifestyle Residency Islamabad is a high-rise luxury residential apartment project being developed in sectors G-13/1 and G-13/4 by FGHEHA, the Ministry of Housing and Works, and EHFPRO. 

Recently, the Federal Secretary, Iftikhar Ali Shallwani, also gave FGEHA the go-ahead to resume and accelerate the pace of development work at the Lifestyle Residency Apartments of Lahore. 

 Moreover, FGEHA and the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government agreed to launch a housing project for the locals in Rawalakot, news sources reported. 

In this regard, an agreement has been signed between the two parties to bridge the housing gap for the people of the valley. The agreement says that the FGEHA would offer technical and managerial assistance regarding planning and designing cost estimates, engineering, development work’s execution, and supervision. 

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The CDA board meeting was held under the chairmanship of Chairman Mohammad Usman and discussed several agenda items. The meeting approved the revision of the layout plan of the E-11 Northern Strip, permitting 103 commercial and apartment plots in place of the site earlier reserved for high-rise apartment projects. 

The board also announced that the bylaws of the Markaz of Islamabad should be applied to the said plots. 

In this regard, CDA officials stated that E-11 was a fast-developing sector and the said plots in total had the ability to produce over Rs40 billion. They added it was expected that in the forthcoming auction, the authority would put the first batch of the said plots for auction. 

Moreover, the meeting also approved the revised layout plan of C-14, increasing the number of plots of size 50×90, from 542 to 601. The board also sanctioned an auction of plots for the construction of a five-star hotel adjacent to the Marriott Hotel in F-5. 

Recently, the officials of CDA decided in favor of the civic body and recommended going for auction after getting approval from the federal government. Consequently, the matter was placed before the board to get its consent for sending the summary to the federal government. 

The CDA officials went on to say that after receiving approval from the government, the civic body would auction off this plot because the capital’s growing population necessitated the urgent need for new hotels. 

Similarly, the meeting also approved policy changes for dealing with cases involving those affected by land acquisition. According to sources, the board also agreed to reduce the bus fare (shuttle service from Bhara Kahu bazaar to terminal of green bus service) from Rs20 to Rs15.

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According to the sources, the operation was jointly participated by Capital Development Authority (CDA), the Islamabad Capital Territory Administration (ICTA), the National Highways Authority (NHA), the Directorate of Municipal Administration, and the Federal Capital Police. 

While AC Secretariat provided the magisterial cover. 

Meanwhile, in response to public complaints, the ICTA food department inspected eateries and restaurants in sectors I-10 and I-11/3 to assess food quality and hygiene conditions. 

Restaurants were fined for noncompliance with food laws, hygiene standards, the use of expired items, and poor sanitation. 

Muhammad Afzal, the Deputy Director of Food, issued warnings to some food handlers and directed them to improve the restaurant’s food quality. 

Earlier, the interior minister gave a rare endorsement was received to the top civic body and district administration for their current operation against illegal marquees and other construction in the city as it demolished 25 structures. 
 
State Minister for Interior Shehryar Khan Afridi paid two visits to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) Administration’s anti-encroachment operations. 

 
The minister directed the authorities to carry on their indiscriminate operation against illegal structures in the federal capital according to CDA’s rules and regulations. 
The junior interior minister also directed the CDA, the ICT Administration, and the Islamabad Police to work together to eliminate encroachment from the city. 

 
In addition, the CDA also launched a massive operation against encroached state property and confiscated illegal marquees along the Kashmir Highway. 

 
Numerous establishments established on the right-of-way (RoW) of the Kashmir Highway, the majority of them were marquees, were demolished using heavy machinery, a senior CDA official told the media. 

“We also razed those housing units which were built illegally in the RoW of Kashmir Highway in Sector D-12,” a CDA Planning Directorate official stated. 

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While visiting the sites, CDA Chairman Capt. (ret.) Muhammad Usman Younis observed the u-turns and ordered the relevant officials to gather statistics on the number of vehicles utilizing these u-turns. 

The chairman instructed the department to devise a plan for the construction of elevated u-turns that will connect traffic from Islamabad to the motorway network and Islamabad International Airport. 

According to the sources, this development comes soon after a report that pointed out Srinagar Highway as being a hotspot for fatal car accidents. 

In this regard, a report from the department of sociology of Quaid-e-Azam University highlighted that Islamabad has observed a major increase in road accidents. These accidents mainly occurred due to the use of mobile phones, old and unmaintained cars, reckless driving, bad road conditions, and other reasons. 

As per the official data, the study underlined that out of the total accidents on Srinagar Highway in 2021, 43% were non-fatal, while 57% of accidents were fatal. In 2022, the percentage turned to 43% fatal and 57% non-fatal accidents, though, the severity of injuries was higher. 

Moreover, the report said that the ratio of fatal accidents is expected to increase by the end of 2022. Out of 118 high-speed crashes, 60% were fatal and 40% were non-fatal, the report further highlighted. Similarly, out of all car crashes from reckless driving, 43% were fatal whereas 57% were non-fatal. 

The report also counted speeding and reckless driving to be the main reasons for accidents. However, it noted that the reason behind overspeeding and reckless driving is the carelessness and negligence of the authorities. 

Despite the fact that the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) have been on their toes to make sure the implementation of the rules, road mishaps are increasing on daily basis. 

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However, some CDA officials requesting anonymity questioned the move. According to them, how could a firm start construction work on the project without getting “assurances” and “favors” from the civic agency. 

CDA Director Road Tahir Mahmood explained that the work was started at Nadra Chowk through “internal” arrangements. He said that the “proper work would be started after the tendering process”. 

The CDA will install ‘see-through’ entry gates at three locations – Nadra Chowk, D-Chowk, near Serena Hotel – ahead of the expected protest by the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in the Red Zone later this month. The gates will be open on normal days, but the authorities would close them in case of protests. 

The CDA officials further said that the initiative was not only intended at countering the PTI marchers but would also help deal with similar protests in the future. 

In addition, CDA sources further informed that the design work of the gates has been done and the gate near Serena Hotel would be 100 feet wide, the gate near D-Chowk would be 90 feet wide, and the one at Nadra Chowk would be 105 feet wide. 

Responding regarding the cost of the project, he stated that the final estimation was being finalized, however, another officer was of the opinion that the project would roughly cost over Rs30 million depending on the scope of work. 

In a related development, the CDA’s engineering wing has started the initial work on the construction of a road in the extended area of the Diplomatic Enclave without the tendering process. However, the director road stated that the initial work of removing bushes and clearing alignment has been started through “internal arrangements”. 

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The latest update from the media revealed that the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has informed the PM that the massive floods had stalled the Rawal Dam Interchange construction work, resulting in a delay. 

In addition, the authority had to change the project’s original contractor because of an operational disagreement, which also deferred the project. Recently, PM Shehbaz Sharif personally took notice of the delayed construction work and ordered a swift completion of the project. 

While visiting the site, the premier expressed his displeasure with the pace of progress and ordered the relevant authorities to speed up construction. 

Rawal Dam Interchange has multiple slip roads, an overhead bridge, an underpass, and a Margalla Town underpass. The development work near the intersection of Club Road, Murree Road, and Park Road has concluded. 

An official told the media that the CDA has been working day and night to expedite current development projects including IJP Road rehabilitation, Islamabad Expressway expansion, 7th Avenue flyover, Rawal Dam flyover, 9th Avenue flyover, 10th Avenue flyover, and Bhara Kahu Interchange. 

Explaining the cause of the delay, Chief Commissioner and Chairman CDA, Capt (r) Muhammad Usman Younis, said that they scheduled to complete the underpass by the 10th of this month, but rains constantly interfered with their original schedule. 

In August this year, the CDA opened the flyover of the Rawal Dam interchange project for traffic. The Rs1.1 billion project was inaugurated in July 2020, but construction work on it formally began after two years. This project also faced a huge delay as contractors (a joint venture of two companies) after completing 50 percent work stopped it halfway and due to the skyrocketing prices of construction materials 

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The forest was inaugurated by the CDA Chairman, Captain (retired) Muhammad Usman Yunus, and the Managing Director (MD) of Mari Petroleum, Faheem Haider. The inauguration was done by planting saplings in the H-12 Sector of Islamabad. Other concerned CDA officials were also present at the occasion. 

According to the sources, the forest has an area of 17 acres (740,520 square feet). At first, the 20,000 large-sized saplings of different species have already been planted, however the plantation will continue, making the forest larger gradually. A special protective fence has also been installed to protect the plantation. 

During the ceremony, the CDA chief expressed his gratification toward Mari Petroleum for participating in the project. He said that 20,000 new plants will add to Islamabad being a green city and that CDA is looking forward to launch more plantation campaigns in cooperation with other departments as well. 

He added that this being the largest Miyawaki forest, special arrangements were made to guarantee its safety by the CDA administration. Last year in 2021, ex-PrimeMinister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan inaugurated the then-largest urban Miyawaki forest, covering an area of 12.5 acres in Lahore. 

The CDA chairman further stated that considering the environmental pollution, though the amount of saplings to be planted are few, however the CDA administration is trying to plant more saplings. 

It is to be mentioned that Akira Miyawaki is a Japanese botanist and expert in plant ecology who pioneered the Miyawaki Forest technique of tree plantation. 

Following the technique, trees are planted in close proximity to each other and during the initial stages, the plants compete for space, light, and water, resulting in rapid development. The plants under this method develop 10 times faster than normal plantation. 

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As per the officials in CDA, the expected cost for the installation of a camera network in the park is approximately Rs.50 million. A tender in this regard has already been floated by the authority. 

The officials further informed that the project envisaged installing more than 100 cameras in the park. 

Security cameras will be connected at all four gates and also around the 8 km-long boundary wall of the park. In addition, the cameras will also be mounted at parking lots, walking tracks, and other important areas within the park, the officials added. 

For this purpose, the cable will be laid down for the installation of cameras around the boundary wall and within the park, the sources explained, adding that new poles will also be installed for the cameras. 

Moreover, a control room will be set up under the project for monitoring the park, while the data of people and automobiles entering and leaving the park will be kept, the CDA officials further said. 

The officials also revealed that to ensure further security, guards will be deployed at all entry gates and all the cameras will be linked to Islamabad Safe City for monitoring. 

Emphasizing the protection of the visitors, the authority representative told the media that people’s safety was our topmost priority and for this purpose, the decision for the installation of security cameras has been taken, as incidents of murder, rape, and snatching have taken place in the park in the past. 

During the last few months, a few cases of crimes and murders occurred in the park, which raises questions about the security situation in the park. F-9 Park is popularly known as Fatima Jinnah Park and is the largest park in Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. 

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According to the sources, the five-kilometer-long Trail 7 was inaugurated by the civic authority today at 6 AM. The trail runs from C-12 to Kainthia, Alexander Well. 

The inauguration ceremony was attended by CDA Chairman, Captain Usman, and DC Islamabad, Irfan Nawaz Memon. 

In addition, the authority also resurrected ‘Trail 1’ and ‘Trail 2’ in the Margalla Hills for backpackers and visitors earlier this month after the completion of necessary restoration work including the installation of maps, milestones, and benches along the route. 

CDA chief, Amir Ali Ahmed, earlier this month, also inaugurated a new park named Hill Park on Third Road in Sector G-10/4, Islamabad. 

In a similar development, the Margalla Hills National Park’s Leopard Preserve Zone guided tours by the Islamabad Wildlife Management Board (IWB) have resumed. 

Announcing the news on Twitter, the IWMB Chairperson Rina Saeed Khan Satti wrote the zone is found on Trail-6 in the village of Kalinjar. Willing persons (minimum of two) can register for the tour by calling Park Ranger Ahmar Riaz at 0333-9038132. 

The management of the IMWB will greet the registered tourists at the visitor center behind the Faisal Mosque before the guided tour. 

According to the details given by IMWB, the tour involves walking or climbing around two kilometers into the area. The tour guide will brief the tourists of the leopards’ habits, range, and biodiversity. Besides, a documentary about the zone will also be viewed by them. The IMWB further said that this journey is only for those who are interested to learn about leopards and seeing their natural habitats. 

To prevent any disturbance during the tour, the board further said that it will not host frequent hikers or trekkers. 

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The CDA’s Development Working Party (DWP) meeting, which was held under the chairmanship of  CDA Chairman Amer Ali Ahmed, gave a go-ahead to the revised PC-I of the scheme, growing its cost from Rs15 billion to Rs31 billion.

As per the earlier PC-I, 3,960 proposed flats were proposed, out of whom 400 were for the people of slums, 2,000 for Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority, and 1,560 for the CDA to sell in the open market.

Under the revised PC-I, it has been suggested that the scheme will contain 4,276 apartments and the CDA 1,876, which will be constructed as luxury apartments for sale in the market.

Moreover, the CDA is also looking forward to submitting a summary to the federal cabinet seeking an end to the civic agency’s deal with Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority, because it has still not deposited the initial amount with the CDA.

According to the CDA representative, if the cabinet allowed the civic body to end its deal with the Naya Pakistan Housing and Development Authority, it will then build 3,876 apartments to sell in the open market.

He added that the project was started last year and now the complete project would be completed by August 2024.

Likewise, the CDA-DWP also gave approval to the Islamabad bus service project for the entire city. The estimated cost of the project is Rs7,240.62 million.

Under the PC-I scheme, the project will help meet future travel demands in Islamabad after the approval of eight different routes.

Meanwhile, the board also gave its accord to the PC-I of the Margalla Hill Sanctuary Park after addressing issues of the Planning Commission.

The meeting also sanctioned PC-II for hiring consultants to establish Capital Medical College in the Capital Hospital.

Road rehabilitation and widening project from Pinstech Gate No. 1 to Gate No 3 on Lehtrar Road was also approved by the DWP.

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