News

Market updates and announcements from Milkiyat.

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  Daducha Dam Reaches 92 Percent Completion as Rawalpindi Sets a December Deadline

  Daducha Dam has reached 92% physical completion, with authorities targeting December 31, 2026, for the remaining work. Beyond improving Rawalpindi’s water security, the project could support housing growth in developing areas where reliable water supply has remained a major infrastructure constraint.

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  PM Orders Compensation for Flood Damaged Homes as Pakistan Begins Monsoon Loss Assessment

  PM Shehbaz Sharif has ordered financial assistance for households with flood-damaged homes as Pakistan begins formal damage assessments and rehabilitation planning.

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  Pakistan Inflation Jumps: What It Means for Property Buyers

  Pakistan’s August inflation is projected near 11%, raising fresh concerns over construction costs, household purchasing power, borrowing rates and property demand.

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  Lahore Is Getting Its Largest Ever Wastewater Treatment Plant. Here Is Why That Matters for Property

  Lahore’s planned Rs56 billion wastewater treatment plant could strengthen sewerage and drainage capacity, reduce environmental pressures and support the city’s long-term property resilience.

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  Punjab Monsoon 2026: What Heavy Rain Means for Property Owners

  Punjab’s seventh monsoon spell is putting drainage systems, low-lying neighbourhoods and active construction sites under renewed pressure. For property owners, buyers and builders, the latest rainfall offers an important test of how specific plots, streets and housing society blocks actually perform during heavy rain.

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  Businessman Calls for Dedicated Construction Financing System in Pakistan

  Mian Zahid Hussain has urged Pakistan to introduce a dedicated construction financing system, digital approvals and targeted incentives to support housing, investment and sector growth.

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  Sindh and Chinese Firm CMPak Agree to Build AI Ready Data Centre in Karachi

  Sindh and CMPak have agreed to collaborate on an AI-ready Tier III data centre in Karachi, potentially strengthening digital infrastructure and industrial investment.

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  Why Rawalpindi's Recurring Flooding Is a Governance Failure, Not Just Heavy Rain

  Recurring flooding in Rawalpindi is exposing deeper drainage and governance weaknesses. Despite Leh Nullah remaining within its banks, failed drains and sewerage channels flooded several low-lying areas, raising fresh concerns for residents and property owners.

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  CDA Orders Galaxy Enclave and Yaar Muhammad Scheme to Stop Plot Sales and Development

  CDA has issued show cause notices to Galaxy Enclave and Yaar Muhammad Scheme in Zone 4, Islamabad, ordering both projects to stop development, marketing, plot sales, allotments and transfers.

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  Pakistan Court Sets New Rule for Enhanced Compensation in Land Acquisition Cases

  Pakistan’s Federal Constitutional Court has clarified when landowners can claim enhanced compensation in compulsory land acquisition cases under Section 18.

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  KPT Awards Karachi Port Dredging Contract: What It Means for Industrial and Logistics Property

  Karachi Port Trust has awarded a dredging contract to National Dredging and Marine Services to deepen major channels and improve access for larger vessels, a move that could strengthen freight efficiency and support logistics and industrial activity around Karachi Port.

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  CDA Tightens Islamabad Housing Society Plot Sales with Mandatory Allotment Vetting

  CDA is tightening enforcement of Islamabad housing society rules by requiring plot allotments to be vetted against approved layout plans before sales proceed, while 66 approved schemes have also been ordered to publicly display their sanctioned plans.