Tag: Development

WCLA employees to become permanent after CM’s nod

--Buzdar says there would be no compromise on development projects in south Punjab LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Friday accorded approval to make the...

Jirga to recommend development projects in tribal areas, says KP governor

PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Governor Shah Farman on Thursday said that a 10-member Jirga Pakistan Committee would soon be set up to recommend and...

Govt allocates additional Rs26bn for FATA at eleventh hour

--Total federal development budget allocation increases to Rs701bn ISLAMABAD: The Finance Ministry on Monday evening allocated additional Rs26 billion for the development of erstwhile Federally...

PTI policies will curb differences between developed, undeveloped Punjab areas: CM

LAHORE:  Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman said that-now started-voyage of public service now will never stop. We are establishing such Pakistan which was the...

Govt strongly believes in transparency, says Qureshi

MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday said that the incumbent government strongly believes in transparency and merit. He said this while chairing a...

Imran assures South Waziristan residents of speedy development

--PM vows to bring looted wealth back to country, never offer NRO to corrupt leaders   WANA: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday assured the people of...

Pakistan ready to march on path of development: president

ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan is ready to march on the path of development after successfully passing through testing times. Addressing the...

South Punjab given preference in development: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) government was taking every step for the welfare of people of south...

Buzdar vows to develop agri sector

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that the agriculture sector is the backbone of the national economy. The development of the agriculture sector...

Govt not to limit resources to specific cities: Buzdar

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Wednesday said that every nook and corner of “Naya Pakistan” would witness development and progress contrary to...

CPEC, Gwadar’s development to create opportunities for Balochistan: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the process of development in Gwadar would create...

Govt takes up uplift of city’s ‘neglected’ entry, exit points

--LDA, TEPA prepare initial designs for points' development, landscaping --Plans to be executed after final approval from chief minister LAHORE: With the neglected entry and exit points...

Role of Karachi in economic stability, development vital: PM Khan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that being the economic hub of the country, Karachi has a vital role in economic stability and...

GB CM discusses development schemes with finance minister

ISLAMABAD: Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Chief Minister Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman called on Finance Minister Asad Umar on Thursday to discuss development schemes in the region. The GB...

Positive criticism by media vital for composite development: CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar on Tuesday said that constructive criticism by media provides necessary guidance to the government, and broadcasters’ role in...

Buzdar links nations’ progress with provision of best education to youth

LAHORE: A delegation of youth on Monday called on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at the CM house to apprise him about issues being...

Railways key to economic development, says minister

RAWALPINDI: Federal Minister of Railway Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad on Monday linked the economic prosperity of the country with the development of its railway department. While...