LAHORE: Speakers at a seminar on Saturday argued that a large section of the population in urban centres had been excluded from decision-making in the city. Addressing “The Right to the City –…
Minister says govt to include the third party in China-backed economic corridor ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Khusro Bakhtiar on Monday said that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was not given proper…
WASHINGTON: The US military’s top officer said Wednesday that planning is underway after President Donald Trump ordered a military parade, an unconventional demand that has drawn comparisons to sabre rattling more commonly…
PESHAWAR: National Commission on Higher Development (NCHD) Chairperson Razina Alam Khan called on the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) governor here at the Governor House on Wednesday. She remained with the governor for some…
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Prof Ahsan Iqbal has said that all institutions of the country should work hard for making Pakistan one of the top 25 economies of the…
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal announced this week that the upper age limit would be increased to 30 years instead of 28, for taking the Central Superior Services…
Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that the government was doing long-term planning to overcome gas shortage. Talking to a news channel on Wednesday, the minister said…
The country’s top intelligence agencies have reported that terrorists are planning to carry out suicide attacks on protest rallies in Islamabad, Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan said on Saturday. “For the past…
Militant Islamists with fighting experience in Syria may be planning an attack in Norway in the coming days, police said on Thursday, as they deployed armed units at borders, airports and railway…
Mufti Abdur Razzaque of Tanzeem-ul-Ehsaan has supported the use of birth planning and spacing as it ensures not only maternal and newborn health, but also allows a mother to fully cater to…
The Planning Commission of Pakistan has so far released Rs 101.1 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), despite having been allocated Rs 233 billion for the on going financial year,…
The Planning Commission of Pakistan has so far released Rs101.1 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) against the total allocations of Rs233 billion for the on going financial year 2012-13.…
The Planning Commission of Pakistan on Saturday announced that it has released Rs 88.8 billion under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) against the total allocations of Rs.233 billion for the fiscal…
“This is just a trailer of the horror that awaits us,” says noted demographer Farid Midhet, referring to Pakistan’s bulging population and the possibly corresponding link to rising crime, including murders, robberies,…
The Punjab government has released funds worth Rs 49.592 billion to executing agencies for various development sectors against the net development program of Rs 210 billion during the first quarter of the…
Catastrophes like Japan’s 2011 tsunami cost the world more than $3.5 trillion over the last 30 years, a conference heard Wednesday, as the World Bank called for better disaster planning. Policymakers meeting…
Proper construction work on the Sixth Road flyover cannot be started yet, despite a lapse of the date given by the Punjab Highways Department. The highways department gave a date of September…
