CDA directs owners to repair cracks of quake-affected buildings.

ISLAMABAD -- The Building Control Agency of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) directed the owners of affected buildings to repair the cracks of earthquake-impacted immediately to ensure public safety.

"In case of non-repair the affected building immediately should be vacated and asked for a new building and structural sustainability certificate from the relevant authority," an official in the CDA said.

The official said the certificates should be obtained from the CDA and Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) registered firms, which would also need to be verified by a third-party consultant.

He said the authority had conducted a survey of 90 high-rise buildings in the federal capital by the Building Control Agency under the direction of Chairman CDA, Noor ul Amin Mengal.

'No cracks are found in the pillars of any building and ten out of 90 buildings are found slightly affected by the recent earthquake in the country,' he added.

The official said, "Minor cracks are found in the...