CDA asks private schools to get building safety certificates
By Ali Imran

ISLAMABAD—The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has advised the sponsors of all private schools operating in the Islamabad region to get their buildings inspected for any earthquake damage.
The inspection will be done by any of the consultants and structural engineers who are on the approved list of the Pakistan Engineering Council, a CDA official said. “A building or structure can be by the school sponsors only after furnishing a safety certificate to the CDA," he said.
The CDA has prepared a list of 33 consultants and engineers in consultation with the Pakistan Engineering Council, he said, adding that the two teams set up earlier by the Authority could not inspect all the buildings where cracks appeared after the October 8 earthquake. He said the CDA has so far received 400 complaints of cracks in all types of buildings.
The official said 166 structures had been inspected and most of these were cleared while repair work was suggested for the rest.
The names, addresses and contact numbers of all the approved engineers and consultants have been advertized in newspapers. The consultants and engineers are : National Engineers Services Pakistan, Asif Ali & Associates, Reality Check (Pvt) Ltd, Al-Musauver Consulting Engineers, Vardag & Associates, Techniques Consulting Engineers, Designmen Consulting Engineers, Engr, Zahur Ali Qureshi, Engr. Qamar Aijaz Alvi, Bashir Ahmad, PGI Design Group (Engr. Abdul Rehman Parvez), Associates Consulting Centre (PVT) Ltd, Engr. Khalid Mahmood, Saleem Associates, Engr. Muhammad Iqbal Haq & Associates, SEM Engineers, Repac Engineering (PVT) Ltd, INFRA-D Consultants, National Project Manager, Halcrow Park (PVT) Ltd, Graffitec Design & Consultancy Officer, Syed Jameel Hussain Bukhari, Irfan Ahmad Qureshi, Javed Ahmad, Engr. Nazeer H.
Malik, Telecom Engg & Consultancy House, Pacific Consultants I&T, Muhammad Tariq, Power Consulting Engineers, Civic Engg Services, Aask Corporation and Zeeruk International (PVT) Ltd.