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A complete aerial view of the last nine km package of 28 km Islamabad Expressway starting from Koring bridge Gulberg Green underpass to T Chowk.
In this aerial view besides a railway line besides Kak and Bhandar After seeing the ongoing work on Bridge, Japan Road underpass, T Chowk Interchange, you will be able to guess for yourself how long the work on this 9 km package will be completed.
After the completion of this package, the signal free 28 km expressway.
The Expressway will be completed, after which the journey of hours will be completed in minutes.

 

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Novacare Hospitals (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited (MLCF), will construct a $110 million state-of-the-art hospital in Islamabad.

Pakistan’s most advanced and first internationally affiliated hospital is under construction in Islamabad, in DHA Phase V, Islamabad.

The 250-bedded facility in Phase I (expandable to and master planned for 450 beds) is built on a 225,000 sq. ft. (5.2 acres, or 50 kanal) plot, situated on the corner of two main roads, and will have a total built-up area of ~560,000 sq. ft. The total investment in the project will be USD 110 million

 

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First batch of 30 electric buses from China headed for Islamabad​

April 1, 2024




The first batch of 30 electric buses out of 150 destined for Islamabad is set to arrive in Karachi from China in three weeks, with subsequent batches to follow. The buses will be temporarily operated by the Capital Development Authority (CDA) through its contractor NRTC, starting from the Convention Centre, until a proper depot is established at Zero Point.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to inaugurate the service, which will operate on 13 new routes, connecting various areas of Islamabad.

This initiative aims to address the city’s lack of public transport since the discontinuation of GTS buses in the early 90s.

The first batch of 30 of the total 150 electric buses to be operated in Islamabad is set to be dispatched from China which will arrive in Karachi after three weeks.

Sources said after customs clearance, the buses will reach in the capital in May. A source in China said the buses had been loaded into a vessel which was about to leave on Sunday but due to a storm its departure was delayed for a day.

After arrival of the buses, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) through its contractor National Radio and Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC), on a temporary basis, will start operation of the buses from Convention Centre as it has the charging facility for the buses. In the meanwhile, a proper depot will be set up at Zero Point.

Meanwhile, sources said the second batch of 70 buses was likely to be dispatched after two weeks and the final batch of 50 buses was due to be sent from China on May 5. All the 150 buses will be operated on 13 new routes.

The sources said the first 30 buses will be operated on two routes to be decided in a few days by CDA Chairman Anwarul Haq.

Mr Haq has been pushing the contractor and CDA’s team for ensuring that the buses arrived in Islamabad on time.

The sources said it was expected that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will inaugurate the bus service. The buses had been procured by NRTC.

As per the agreement between CDA and NRTC, the CDA will pay the NRTC about Rs306 to Rs331 per kilometre to operate the buses.

The 13 routes include Police Foundation/Orange Line Station to Red Line Faiz Ahmed Faiz Station in I-8; Allama Iqbal Station to Red Line Potohar Station; Pims to Secretariat; D-12 to G-10; F-11 to Red Line F-8 Station; G-11 to Pims; Aabpara to Tramri Chowk; Nilor to Khanna Pul; Pirwadhai Chowk to Faizabad; B-17 to 26 Number Chungi and I-16 to 26 Number.

Earlier, the CDA had intended to procure the buses from its own funding; however, in February last year the civic agency decided to hire the services of a contractor and NRTC won the contract.

During its previous tenure, Shehbaz Sharif had directed the CDA to launch new bus services on 13 routes. During his previous tenure, he had constantly pushed the CDA to start the services; therefore, officials said the prime minister will be requested for inauguration of the bus service next month.

Mr Sharif had also inaugurated three metro bus services: Orange Line, Green Line and Blue Line. The buses plying on the three routes belonged to the CDA and are providing great relief to thousands of passengers daily.

CDA officials said when the buses will be launched on the 13 new routes, there will be an adequate travelling facility available for the residents of Islamabad as almost all areas and sectors of the city will be connected with each other.

It may be noted that Islamabad had no public transport facility until the launch of the metro bus service. In the past, there were GTS buses but they stopped operation in the early 90s.

 

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New Blue Area Islamabad. Many mid-rise buildings are under Construction.

 

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Under Construction Gold Crest Views Islamabad by Giga Group.

 

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Bird Eye View Of Islamabad Airport And Rama Dam

 

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Under-construction Gold Crest Views, DHA Islamabad |..

 

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Presiding over a meeting on the water issue, CDA Chairman Mohammad Ali Randhawa directed the wing concerned for “immediate work on Shahdara, Tarbela, Chiniot and Khanpur dams so that the water problem can be solved on a permanent basis”.

The #Chiniot dam will be constructed in catchment area of Simly Dam while Shahdara dam will be set up on Shahdara stream

 

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Electric buses have reached Pakistan to run on different sectors and routes in Islamabad

Initially 30 buses will be operated on two routes
A route nest will be from Orange Line Depot, G-11 to Pims Hospital

The second route will be from PIMS to Bari Imam.

 

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Islamabad’s e-buses to get rolling this week​

Thirty buses to ply on Pims to Bari Imam, Pims to Nust routes; inauguration ceremony likely on Friday; 70 more electric buses to arrive soon.