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NEWS : LDA approves construction of 4,000 apartments

LAHORE: The governing body of Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Thursday approved the construction of 4,000 residential units at a cost of about Rs10 billion in the first phase of LDA City Naya Pakistan Apartments project. “All citizens who will be provided mortgage financing facility by Naya Pakistan Housing Authority and commercial banks will now be eligible to purchase these apartments,” a statement issued by the authority read. The 7th meeting of the LDA governing body was presided over by Vice Chairman SM Imran. The meeting was informed that LDA has planned to construct these apartments on 563 kanals of land in Mouza Halloki within a year’s time. As many as 125 blocks of ground-plus-three-storey apartments, each comprising 32 residential units, will be built in the first phase. Mosques and other amenities will also be provided in the area. The meeting decided to construct infrastructure including roads, water supply and sewerage system, sidewalks, water treatment ...

NEWS | BAHRIA TOWN | KARACHI

‘Modern form of colonisation’: APC terms Bahria Town Karachi illegal, demands the land be returned to original position An All Parties Conference (APC) on Sunday declared Bahria Town Karachi (BTK) "illegal and unconstitutional" and "a modern form of colonisation", calling for the land to be returned to its original status. Held at the outskirts of Karachi's Gadap Town in Hadi Bux Gabol Goth on the call of the Indigenous Rights Alliance and attended by the PML-N and nationalist parties from Sindh and Balochistan, the APC resolution said: "BTK had illegally occupied lands and it’s construction work should be stopped." “We consider it as a form of colonialism in the 21st century which is worse than the colonialism of the 18th century,” it added. “We believe that BTK is part of [the] invasion of global capitalism." During the meeting, the participants termed both the ruling PTI government in the Centre and the PPP government in Sindh as BTK's ...

NEWS: Ravi riverfront project to avert looming water crisis for Lahorites

Ravi riverfront project to avert looming water crisis for Lahorites LAHORE, Mar 21 (APP): Like the mythological phoenix, the dying river Ravi is set to rise from its remains and give birth to a new Lahore on the largest 46 kilometers long riverfront to compete with any modern city in the world. An ambitious urban development project by the Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government to build a new Pakistan, Ravi River Front Urban Development (RRFUD) project will uplift the dying river Ravi, almost reduced to a drain due to waste water pouring into it. The construction of a 46-kilometer long lake from Ravi Siphon to Hudiara, laying of complex network of roads and construction of 12 new high-tech cities would be the hallmark of this project, the one being started under the vision of the Prime Minister for building ‘Naya Pakistan.’ Lahore city once known for its beautiful gardens, historic buildings and a culture loved by everyone, had suffered the unchecked populace migration, pollution...

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