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Pakistan Airports Authority’s high-rise headquarters approved for Islamabad

BR Web Desk Published March 29, 2025
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The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) is set to build a Ground + 25-storey headquarters in Blue Area, Islamabad.

In a Design Vetting Committee (DVC) meeting held today at the CDA Secretariat, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) approved the architectural design presented by M/s NESPAK.

The meeting, chaired by Member Planning & Design CDA, Dr. Muhammad Khalid Hafiz, was attended by senior PAA officials, including the Director Planning & Development, Additional Director ADP (M&E), and Deputy Director Architecture.

Covering 1,240,990 sq ft, the high-rise will feature six basements for parking and a central atrium extending from the ground floor to the rooftop.

Its curved architectural design, double-glazed curtain wall, and green courtyards reflect sustainability and innovation, setting a new benchmark for corporate infrastructure.

PAA Pakistan Airports Authority PAA Headquarters

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paxtan Mar 29, 2025 07:10pm
wasting taxpayers money on fantasies.
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Amir Mar 29, 2025 07:41pm
Obviously the PAA has got it's priorities all wrong. They should spend money to double the size of the Karachi and Lahore airports before making a cushy building and offices for themselves!
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Az_Iz Mar 29, 2025 09:06pm
Nice building. Cities need to go more and more vertical. Going horizontal is inefficient and eats away fertile land.
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Tariq Mar 29, 2025 10:54pm
This project looks to be rather expensive, too grand, and a bit of a white elephant.
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Tariq Mar 29, 2025 11:12pm
I hope the CDA now requires a helicopter landing pad on the roof of all new high rise buildings as a safety measure to evacuate people who may be trapped in case of fire.
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Tahir Mar 30, 2025 06:00am
If you have access to decision makers, tell them to work hard to improve airline service. No need of high rise, they can work in tents if commission and other personal benefits are not involved.
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Amir Mar 30, 2025 01:28pm
While lot of poor people are crying, they have booked apartments in buildings which now fall in CDA and construction stopped by our ruthless courts, that high rise in against CDA rule, poor people.
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Zee Choudhry Mar 30, 2025 05:54pm
It is heartening to note such a lovely development.
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Maroof Shah Mar 30, 2025 07:04pm
Why is such a building needed? There would probably be ample opportunity for corruption and nepotism by civil servants(masters)
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Tariq Minhas Mar 30, 2025 07:27pm
Why not in Karachi as the largest commercial airport is in Karachi, why we need everyone to sit in islamabad. Why the business and operational issues are not the only priority ????
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Ashraf Chughtai Mar 31, 2025 03:09am
Before starting such a big project in Pakistan, power plants should be installed to eliminate the electricity shortage and get rid of load shedding.
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Aam Aadmi Mar 31, 2025 07:06am
Keep rewarding inefficient, corrupt, and loss-making government departments with such luxurious projects from the public money as well as the IMF loans. Keep it up and wait for the consequences.
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Malik Mar 31, 2025 11:18am
How is this construction project being funded? Private investment or tax-payers funds? Why does the PAA need a tower? What's wrong with the existing HQ? How many PAA staff will actually occupy tower?
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Malik Mar 31, 2025 11:20am
Why doesn't the PAA use the funds / investment to address the corruption & poor level of service at the airports?
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Yousaf Mar 31, 2025 03:47pm
I hope a futuristic design is put to construction as the upcoming buildings lacks beauty to add up to Islamabad skyline Most glaring weakness is our architects who fail to design modern buildings
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Farook Janjua Apr 01, 2025 07:50am
The government should check their existing facilities of PAA, their cargo complexes are in shambles. The prime minister’s team should scrutinize their facilities.
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Rizwan Apr 02, 2025 05:32pm
@Tariq let me guess your next point would be they should spend that money on reducing poverty instead.. so cliché.
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RAT Apr 17, 2025 02:13pm
@paxtan, CAA / PAA was not running on Goverment Budget or any tax payer amount.
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