ISLAMABAD: In a big embarrassment to the government, the PML-N parliamentarians fully supported a demand of the PTI leader Asad Umar to formally submit a reference to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB)…
Finance minister chairs meeting to review progress on new secretariat The Kohsar Block, the New Pak Secretariat, would be ready for operations by the end of this month as the construction work…
The governance of public power sector entities is a major concern along with capacity issues, lack of financial support due to centralized control, which have resulted in such continued below…
Government has directed all ministries and their allied departments and the regulator bodies to put their policies, guidebooks, filing of applications, specimen documents, online tracking system and online complaint management system on…
Cities Development Initiative for Asia (CDIA) has recommended the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government to build resilient and inclusive cities for future socio-economic growth in Peshawar, Mardan and Abbottabad. The key recommendations were…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will soon re-open its border crossings with Afghanistan for trade after security enhancement under a new border management plan, Minister for Commerce Khurram Dastgir announced Tuesday, blaming the war-ravaged neighbour for…
The World Bank, in partnership with the Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB), has launched a series of new solar maps for Pakistan in support of the efforts to increase the deployment…
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Chief Statistician Asif Bajwa, in a press conference on Saturday, revealed the plans to conduct sixth population census that will officially kick off on March 3,…
The World Bank on Thursday reassured Pakistan that the Bank would help in using its offices to find solution to the issues regarding the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) existing between…
Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said that the groundbreaking ceremonies of two massive reservoir construction projects, the Diamer-Bhasha dam and the Mohmand dam, will be performed in 2017.…
Pakistan is seeking the support of international financial institutions (IFI) to set up a new institution to facilitate long-term investment for infrastructure projects, an official source said. The government plans to undertake…
In a major development, China has asked Pakistan to align its development policies as well as internal reform agenda with the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project to reduce delays resulting from bureaucratic…
The federal and provincial governments are considering offering an incentive package for the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) included in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEc). An informed source said that the federal and…
Pakistan has achieved financial close of first hydro independent power project (IPP) under the framework of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with $1.8 billion investment for the 870 MW Suki Kinari…
In a major decision, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Friday decided to grant exemption from taxes and duties on import of machinery and equipment for the Lahore Orange…
Jannat Ali, a professional Kathak dancer and a transgender activist, has been running a workshop called ‘Gender and Society’ at schools all over Denmark for three weeks . According to a statement…
After a passionate appeal by the Baloch traders, Commerce Minister Khurram Dastagir on Tuesday assured them for undertaking a detailed feasibility study immediately for setting up Export Processing Zone (EPZ) at Chaman.…
