{"id":16945,"date":"2023-06-01T18:19:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=16945"},"modified":"2023-06-01T18:19:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T13:19:28","slug":"capital-development-authority-takes-steps-to-relocate-g-10-ladies-bazaar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/capital-development-authority-takes-steps-to-relocate-g-10-ladies-bazaar\/","title":{"rendered":"Capital Development Authority Takes Steps to Relocate G-10 Ladies Bazaar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers were informed on Wednesday that the G-10 Ladies Bazaar in Islamabad was established without proper planning and on the right of way of 11th Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>The construction of the bazaar took place without a feasibility study or planning, disregarding the expenditure of over Rs. 70 million.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its completion, the bazaar has remained non-functional. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is now prepared to commence the construction of 11th Avenue.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/ceo-rcb-orders-zero-tolerance-policy-against-handcart-bazars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u41bef7282e3e6633ef151a6b6f3fcff5\"><style> .u41bef7282e3e6633ef151a6b6f3fcff5 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u41bef7282e3e6633ef151a6b6f3fcff5:active, .u41bef7282e3e6633ef151a6b6f3fcff5:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u41bef7282e3e6633ef151a6b6f3fcff5 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u41bef7282e3e6633ef151a6b6f3fcff5 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u41bef7282e3e6633ef151a6b6f3fcff5 .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u41bef7282e3e6633ef151a6b6f3fcff5:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">CEO RCB Orders 'Zero Tolerance' Policy Against Handcart Bazars<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) initiated the establishment of the Ladies Bazaar in sector G-10 a few years ago, allocating Rs. 70 million for the project.<\/p>\n<p>The construction was announced in September 2021 by then-Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed.<\/p>\n<p>However, instead of the concerned directorate, MCI&#8217;s sports directorate carried out the construction, which was completed in February 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Sources suggest that MCI bypassed the tendering process for most of the work and opted for quotations, even for projects worth billions of rupees.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of the non-functioning bazaar was raised in the National Assembly by MNA Shagufta Jumani.<\/p>\n<p>In response to her query, the Ministry of Interior provided a written reply, stating that the bazaar had not been made operational due to technical issues.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the expenditure, the ministry stated that Rs. 70.8 million had been spent on establishing the bazaar, which features 98 stalls, two tuck shops, a kid&#8217;s play area, and seven washrooms.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of State for Law and Justice Shahadat Awan, speaking on behalf of the interior ministry, acknowledged that the previous government initiated the project without proper study and planning.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that the bazaar was constructed without input from the CDA&#8217;s planning wing and on the right of way of 11th Avenue.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/cda-chairman-promises-faster-commute-through-barakahu-bazar-in-just-three-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u364a67e3d65fe97431bbe221ffd96891\"><style> .u364a67e3d65fe97431bbe221ffd96891 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u364a67e3d65fe97431bbe221ffd96891:active, .u364a67e3d65fe97431bbe221ffd96891:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u364a67e3d65fe97431bbe221ffd96891 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u364a67e3d65fe97431bbe221ffd96891 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u364a67e3d65fe97431bbe221ffd96891 .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u364a67e3d65fe97431bbe221ffd96891:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">CDA Chairman Promises Faster Commute Through Barakahu Bazar in Just Three Minutes<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>However, he assured that a new site would be identified after conducting a study and proper planning.<\/p>\n<p>He affirmed that funds had been allocated for the project and the bazaar would be made operational shortly.<\/p>\n<p>The minister also assured that action would be taken against those responsible for the misuse of funds.<\/p>\n<p>MNA Rohale Asghar also expressed concerns over the prolonged delay in the project and urged the current government to resolve the issue.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: DAWN<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Lawmakers were informed on Wednesday that the G-10 Ladies Bazaar in Islamabad was established without proper planning and on the right of way of 11th Avenue. The construction of the bazaar took place without a feasibility study or planning, disregarding the expenditure of over Rs. 70 million. Despite its completion, the bazaar has remained non-functional. The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is now prepared to commence the construction of 11th\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":16946,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16945","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Copy-of-ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-1.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Copy-of-ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-1.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Copy-of-ProProperty-Design-Template-1000x560-1.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Firas Qureshi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"Capital Development Authority Takes Steps to Relocate G-10 Ladies Bazaar","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=16945","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16945","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16945"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16945\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16945"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16945"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16945"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}