FGEHF Housing Scheme remains in limbo
Multiple projects of FGEHF Housing Scheme stalled due to litigation, corruption inquiries and failure to acquire land. Not a single housing project inaugurated by Federal Government Employees Housing Foundation (FGEHF) in the last five years has seen the light of the day as allottees of these schemes await possession including the FGEHF Housing Scheme. The Foundation, in the meanwhile, is busy fighting its F-14 …
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Foreign investors carving out new landscape in Pakistan
“Thanks to Chinese infrastructure investment improving accessibility in the country, foreign investors are pouring money into Pakistani real estate” The Pakistani property market has seen growing interest by foreign investors in recent years, largely due to close international ties between China and Pakistan. In 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a $62bn project to develop …
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PHAF VS. CDA: Residential Plots conversion conflict
In the latest episode of an intense saga of converting amenity areas into residential plots. Pakistan Housing Authority Foundation (PHAF) and Capital Development Authority (CDA) have come face to face as CDA has decided to deny PHAF permission to convert its amenity plots to residential plots in PHA Officers Residencia Housing Scheme, Kuri Road, Islamabad. According to the letter, a copy …
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Residential construction to make room for economic boom
Currently residential construction industry simply looks smashing as alongside infrastructure development more and more residential construction projects are getting off the ground; however the cost of owning a roof is so high that only moneyed class can afford it. In the statistic census held in 1998 the housing stock in Pakistan was 19.21 million, while in the census of 2017, …
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Top Architectural Masterpieces in Karachi from the British Colonial Era
It is hard to believe that Karachi was once a sleepy fishing village. Today, the mega-metropolitan city is not only the largest, most developed and most populous city of the country, it is also the major seaport and financial center of Pakistan. In 1839, the British Empire transformed the village into a bustling urban area. Under their rule, Karachi flourished rapidly and became the main economic city. Even …
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The Shining Future of Gulberg Greens Islamabad
Gulberg Greens: The right choice for your dream home! Envisioned with the convergence of magnificence and luxury, Gulberg Greens Islamabad is a project of Intelligence Bureau Employees Cooperative Housing Society (IBECHS). In the recent past, many new housing schemes are introduced but this society is as serene and beautiful as the capital city ‘Islamabad’ is. Gulberg Greens was a beautiful dream that became a …
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The Need For More Modern Mosque Architecture
Few see mosques as anything other than places of worship. But they also have an identity as architectural structures. But, as a category of architectural structure, I wager there are more mosques in Pakistan than any other type of structure. Certainly in my city, Lahore, at no time is one outside the sight or sound of these ubiquitous places of God- …
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