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title: "RDA moves towards zero-paper policy, mandates EFOAS compliance"
description: "Most outlets reported the Rawalpindi Development Authority's decision to adopt a zero-paper policy and enforce compliance with the Electronic File and Office Automation System. Associated Press of Pakistan highlighted the directive for strict compliance with EFOAS, while Dawn focused on the commissioner's role in initiating the move."
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# RDA moves towards zero-paper policy, mandates EFOAS compliance

pakistan · updated 9 Oct 2026, 1:22 PM PKT · 8–9 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported the Rawalpindi Development Authority's decision to adopt a zero-paper policy and enforce compliance with the Electronic File and Office Automation System. Associated Press of Pakistan highlighted the directive for strict compliance with EFOAS, while Dawn focused on the commissioner's role in initiating the move.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **ProPakistani** — [RDA Moves Toward Zero-Paper Policy](https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/09/rda-moves-toward-zero-paper-policy/) · 9 Oct 2026, 1:22 PM PKT
  > Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) will shift its official correspondence and file processing to a digital system as Commissioner Rawalpindi Division… Read More
- **Dawn** — [Rawalpindi Development Authority to go paperless](https://www.dawn.com/news/2035857/rawalpindi-development-authority-to-go-paperless) · 9 Oct 2026, 8:59 AM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing
  > RAWALPINDI: Commissioner Salman Ghani had directed Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) to move towards a zero-paper policy. Following the directions of the Commissioner Rawalpindi Division and Director General, Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA), Salman Ghani, a meeting was held to review the implementation of a zero-paper policy across the Authority and ensure effective use of the Elect...
- **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [RDA moves towards zero-paper policy, directs strict compliance with EFOAS](https://www.app.com.pk/punjab/rda-moves-towards-zero-paper-policy-directs-strict-compliance-with-efoas/) · 8 Oct 2026, 11:15 PM PKT · 85% identical wording to the newest filing
  > The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has decided to move towards a zero-paper policy and directed all its directorates and officers to ensure strict compliance with the Electronic File and Office Automation System (EFOAS).

## Part of a bigger story

Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology).

- [Rawalpindi Commissioner Directs Crackdown on Illegal Housing Schemes](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11530-rawalpindi-commissioner-orders-crackdown-on-illegal-housing) · 30 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 71% related
- [RDA launches digital system for private housing schemes](https://harzaviya.com/stories/6077-rda-launches-digital-system-for-private-housing-schemes) · 2 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 70% related

3 articles from 3 outlets, 8–9 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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