ISLAMABAD: Additional Commissioner, Coordination , Rawalpindi Jahangir Ahmed, who was part of a three-member fact-finding committee on the proposed Rawalpindi ring road affair, has, in his.
Daily Times
May 8, 2021
The coronavirus claimed 140 more lives across Pakistan on Friday, as the country put in place extra restrictions to contain the spread of virus during Eid holidays.
A total of 4,298 new infections were detected on Friday, taking the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 850,131. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 44,846 samples were tested, out of which 4,298 turned out to be positive. The positivity rate of Covid-19 cases was recorded at 9.58 per cent.
On Thursday, National Command Operation Centre (NCOC) had given an additional task to the law enforcement authorities (LEAs) to manage entry and exit points at tourist spots during Eid holidays. In special directives issued to the National Highway Authority (NHA) and Frontier Works Organization (FWO), the NCOC said that they should highlight banners at the toll plaza regarding the government’s decision to ban visits to tourist places during Eid holidays. The NCOC sa
Government focusing on equitable distribution of resources, says the premier
APP
May 06, 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan addressing a ceremony held to distribute houses among the labourers, in Islamabad on March 18, 2021. SCREENGRAB
RAIWIND:
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the notion of elite and the prevailing mindset that Pakistan only belonged to a particular class was regrettable.
The premier s remarks came during a launch ceremony of the Punjab peri-urban housing project for low-income groups in Raiwind. The government is focusing on equitable distribution of resources by ensuring basic amenities of life for all, PM Imran said. No nation could prosper with an island of rich and a big sea of poor.
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EIA underway for Margalla Highway project
Islamabad
April 25, 2021
Islamabad : The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of multi-billion Margalla Highway project is underway and now it is likely to be launched soon in two phases in line with the old Islamabad Master Plan.
According to the Project-Concept (PC-I), CDA and Frontier Works Organization (FWO) would construct 35-km long Margalla Highway that would link M-I with GT Road through Murree Road
“It will also link Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Khyber-Pakhtunkhawa (KP) and Murree, providing millions of people an easy access to approach these areas,” it said.
In first phase of the project, a 24-foot wide carriageway would be built from Sangjani toll plaza to sector E-10 that would have 10-foot hard shoulder and 20-foot green belt.