July 29, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The lack of implementation of directions contained in a landmark judgment on illegal construction and unregulated urban sprawl in the E-11 sector and Banigala is a major factor behind the disaster that struck Islamabad on Tuesday.
Due to massive rainfall and flash floods, the residents of the E-11 sector faced a nightmare, causing the loss of human lives and a huge financial cost as several homes were damaged and vehicles swept away by the raging waters.
The verdict handed down by a full bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah and comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani in 2018, was later upheld by the Supreme Court. Lawyer Kashif Malik had represented the Capital Development Authority (CDA) in the case.
Cloudburst triggers deluge in ICT
Two dead as several low-lying areas inundated
ISLAMABAD:
A devastating cloudburst in Islamabad claimed the lives of a woman and her son as the rainwater deluged different sectors of the federal capital on Wednesday.
The low-lying areas of Sectors D-12, E-11, Rawal Dam Chowk, Korang Nullah, Margalla Road near Saidpur, Seventh and Ninth Avenue were inundated due to overnight torrential rains.
The wife of Kashif Yaseen and his seven-year-old son Mustafa died after water accumulated in the basement of a house in Sector E-11/2.
Islamabad Commissioner Aamir Ali Ahmed had directed the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI), Capital Development Authority (CDA) and MPO department to start a rescue operation at the earliest when the disaster occurred.
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Afghan conflict: PM summons high level meeting to discuss security challenges
Published On 19 July,2021 05:50 am
According to sources, the meeting in likely to be held today (Monday) at PM s Bani Gala residence.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned a high level meeting to discuss national security challenges in the wake of Afghan conflict, Dunya News reported on Sunday.
According to sources, the meeting in likely to be held today (Monday) at the PM s Bani Gala residence for consultations on important national issues in the backdrop of recent developments in Afghanistan that may pose challenges to national security.
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