After constructing the road from G.T. Road to D-12, CDA will link it with existing Khayaban-i-Iqbal. File photo
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has called bids for the construction of the over 10 km portion of Margalla Road, which remained stalled for years.
A few days ago, the CDA invited bids from the construction firms for Khayaban-i-Margalla from G.T. Road to D-12 balance work under Package I.
In 2012, the civic agency had awarded contract worth Rs 588 million for the construction of a 8.5 km portion of the road but the project could not be completed as after completing earthwork the contractor left the site and went to litigation against the CDA.
ISLAMABAD: Two educational institutions in the capital were sealed after detection of 10 Covid-19 cases while three people died in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi where 200 infections were reported on Friday.
District Health Officer Islamabad Dr Zaeem Zia said seven cases were traced at F-7/3 Islamabad Model College for Boys (IMCB) and three at the IMCB, I-10/1. The colleges were sealed till further order for disinfection, he said.
Teams from the of district health office are tracing the contacts of the positive cases, he said.
Meanwhile, two more patients died in the capital while 157 new cases were reported on Friday.
Islamabad: A young man in his twenties identified as Sardar Alian, has been gunned down at village Dakki, adjacent to Bari Imam, on a minor issue, police said Thursday.The Secretariat police have.
Positivity rate in Islamabad was recorded at 4.4pc.
Three people died in Islamabad, including two male patients, aged between 60-79. They were residents of Lohi Bher and I-11, the district administration officials said, adding that the address of one deceased was not known.
Farhat Arif, 73, resident of Scheme-I Saidpur Road, was brought to Rawalpindi Institute of Urology (RIU) on Feb 23 where she passed away.
Officials of the capital administration said 174 cases was the highest number reported in a single day in the city after Jan 1.
During the last 24 hours, 3,934 tests were conducted in the capital out of which 95 males and 79 females got their results positive. District Health Officer Dr Zaeem Zia said 174 positives cases against 3,934 tests was the highest number in the last three months.