ISLAMABAD  - The romanticism of Margalla Hills has seemed to overpower a large number of birds where about 460 different species of birds are reported to be settled.Lush green and mighty Margalla hills, adjacent to the capital city of Islamabad, add to the magnificence of the capital known for ...

ISLAMABAD  - Large-scale extraction of truck loads of sand, gravel and stones from the Margalla hills have destroyed the natural breeding grounds of famous sports fish ‘Tor Putitora’.This fish has been a great natural asset of the Potohar Plateau over the ages.The Margalla Hills of ...

ISLAMABAD - The mega project of Margalla Avenue road construction has been delayed due to lack of interest of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) administration.According to sources, the eight-kilometre road connecting Sectors B-17 and D-12 with estimated cost of Rs588 million needed special ...

ISLAMABAD - Margalla Greens Golf Club won the Inaugural Ladies Wandering Golf Cup played between Margalla Greens Golf Club (MGGC) and Islamabad Golf Club (IGC) here at picturesque Margalla Greens Golf Club. Vice Admiral Syed Khawar Ali was the chief guest at the occasion and welcomed the initiative ...

ISLAMABAD – Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP) inhabits a wide variety of birds and animals, and hardly anywhere in the country one can see such a large diversity in such a limited area.Main reason for high diversity of birds in MHNP is that this region combines many ecological components ...

ISLAMABAD - The allottees who possess plots in Sector D-12 of the Capital could not hide their excitement when on Thursday while visiting the under-construction Margalla Avenue - a nine-kilometre long road that will connect Sector D-12 with Grand Trunk Road near Sangjani - was directed to be ...

A big fire broke out in the forests of Margalla hills in the federal capital on Tuesday. The fire that started in the afternoon has engulfed large area near F/5 sector.  Fire erupted in the afternoon on Margalla Hills near to Bari Imam shrine at various spots here on Tuesday, which was ...

ISLAMABAD - The city managers are expecting best possible returns, at least equivalent to a hefty amount the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has paid to the families of victims of ill-fated Margalla Towers, from the sale of ex-Margalla Towers plot along with the leftover structure.As many as 23 ...

ISLAMABAD - In continuation of its moneymaking ventures to get the cash-starved civic body out of financial crises, the Capital Development Authority is going to lunch Margalla Enclave, a small housing colony, in Sector E-11. It seems good days are awaiting the authority, as it is expecting to ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA),Imtiaz Inayat Elahi said that the chairlifts will be installed on the Margala Hills soon by avoiding the environment effects. He informed the National Assembly Standing Committee on Cabinet in a meeting held on Friday. CDA is working ...

ISLAMABAD Pakistan Environment Protection Agency (PAK-EPA), an attached department of the Ministry of Environment, has served notices on owners of 11 stone crushing machines installed at Margalla Hills in the jurisdiction of the Capital for causing serious environmental degradation, it is ...

ISLAMABAD Rawal Town, Margalla, Ghouri, CRA, Islamabad Gymkhana and Kings Gymkhana club posted victories in the ongoing NBP-ICA Invitational League Cricket Championship at different venues of Islamabad. At Diamond cricket ground, hard-hitting Mazhar Abbasi blasted a ton (124) to pave a way for a ...

ISLAMABAD - Emergency Relief Cell (ERC) of the Cabinet Division on Wednesday refused to provide helicopter service to CDA for extinguishing fire on Margalla Hills, which broke out near Kalinjar village, Sinyari Block on Wednesday morning. The source said the officials of environment directorate of ...

ISLAMABAD (APP) - Federal Minister for Railways, Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour would formally inaugurate the train service and Margalla Railway Station here on Wednesday (May 13). Official sources told APP that the service is to enliven the Margalla Railway Station after years long segregation. The ...

ISLAMABAD - The dilapidated condition of roads in Margalla Town (Phase II) is contradicting tall claims of Capital Development Authority (CDA) of providing modern urban amenities to the residents of the federal capital. The roads, which have been shattered by the monsoon rains demonstrate the ...

ISLAMABAD  - The Environment Wing of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) is fully equipped to cope with the incidents of fires on Margalla Hills, said CDA Director General (Environment) Dr Sheikh Suleman. April 15 to July 15 is the most crucial period, during which the dry grass and ...