Poor governance causing energy crises: NEPRA
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…
Govt plans e-readiness from July 1
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…
Residents want improvement in KP cities
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…
Pak-Afghan border to soon be re-opened for trade, says commerce minister
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…
World Bank launches improved ‘Solar Maps’ for Pakistan
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…
Govt unveils plans for Census 2017
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,…
World Bank reassures mediation over Indus Waters Treaty
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…
Work on Bhasha and Mohmand dams to commence in 2017: minister
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 seeks help to set up institution for financing development
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…
China wants Pakistan to align its policies with CPEC
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…
Incentive package for CPEC economic zones under consideration
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…
$1.8b financial close of 870 MW Suki Kinari Hydropower Project achieved
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…
ECC exempts machinery imports for OLMT from taxes and duties
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…
Pakistani dancer introduces Kathak to Danish students
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…
Govt urged to set up EPZ at Chaman
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.…
High edible oil imports: Food Ministry works under influence of importers, manufacturers
The Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) has failed to make a policy to lower the edible oil imports that have increased to $2.7 billion per annum out of the…
Pakistan and China sign $1.5b Matiari-Lahore Transmission Line Project
Pakistan and China have signed an agreement for the construction of $1.5 billion Matiari (Thar) and Lahore HVDC transmission line that will establish the much-needed north south link for the transfer…