Hilton has announced that it will be making its return into the Pakistan market, with an agreement with Dhabi Hospitality that will see the launch of the DoubleTree by Hilton brand in Islamabad in 2025. Carlos Khneisser, VP of development for the Middle East and Africa at Hilton, said that the landmark agreement signals Hilton’s highly anticipated re-entry to the Pakistan market. “We are doing so as...
Minister for Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chaired a meeting of the Committee to decide about the modalities for operationalising the Metro-bus Corridor from Peshawar Morr (G-9) to New Islamabad International Airport. The Chairman CDA emphasized upon the need to operationalize the Metro-bus Corridor from Peshawar Morr (G-9) to New Islamabad International Airport immediately for providing a...
Prime Minister Imran Khan's journey to fulfill the promise of 50 lacs low cost houses to poor people. A commendable step by the Punjab government to build "New Pakistan Apartments" for the homeless people. LDA will build 35,000 apartments (Phase 1) on 800 kanals of land in three years at Mouza Halloke adjoining Ring Road at a cost of Rs. 10...
Low-income earners will become homeowners, in Naya Pakistan low cost Housing, by paying easy installments. Prime Minister Imran Khan's promise to provide shelter to the homeless began to be fulfilled. A practical step towards the establishment of a welfare state. The plan to provide houses to the working and wage earners of Islamabad has been completed. Eleven years later, the plan to...
Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has planned an aerotropolis in the city alonside Rawalpindi Ring Road and around Islamabad Airport, Chairman RDA Tariq Murtaza has confirmed. Chairman RDA said that the development work on the economic zones will be started as soon as possible. He said famous aerotropolis of special economic zones are mining, oil refinery, petroleum, engineering, IT Park, and...
The Federal cabinet has directed the interior and communication ministries to devise a plan to operationalise Islamabad Metro bus service on priority basis, Pakistan Today reported. Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken serious notice of the delay in the operationalisation of the project and directed to take measures to start the service to provide smooth bus ride to passengers, sources informed, adding,...
The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to take action against the illegal housing societies which are looting the citizens. In the first phase, showcase notices are being served on illegal housing societies and then they are being sealed in the next phase. CDA has issued the list of illegal housing societies at its website to guide the citizens. However the process of taking action...
Prime Minister Imran Khan has officially approved the Nullah Lai project and the formal work on this development initiative would start from today (Friday). The approval was granted during a meeting held on Thursday with PM Imran Khan in the chair, wherein a detailed briefing on the Nullah Lai expansion project was given. The Nullah Lai Expressway Project worth Rs 75 billion will be completed in two...
The National Highways Authority (NHA) Executive Board has reviewed its earlier decision and approved three mega road projects including Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway (M-6), a critical component of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode with an upfront government support in the form of Viability Gap Funding (VGF), Business Recorder informed. For this purpose,...
After a successful trial run of the entire track, the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) will reportedly commence operations from today. Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) inner-city train service, which was discontinued in 1999, restored its operation on November 19, 2020 Local mainstream media reported that the train traversed successfully from Karachi City Station to Orangi Station, prompting the...
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