Tag: Development

Banks to report maturity gaps of contractual assets, liabilities

The central bank yesterday asked the banks and Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) to report the maturity gaps of all their assets and liabilities based...

Government doing all for development, says Zardari

President Asif Ali Zardari said the government was ensuring all-out efforts for carrying out developmental projects. Talking to eminent figures of the Jamshoro district,...

Afghan refugees to be sent back to camps

The Capital Development Authority (CDA), in collaboration with the city administration, has selected two new sites for relocating slum dwellers of Sector I-11. ...

Tenders for uplift work in NA-48 cancelled again

Tenders for development work worth Rs 900 million in Rawalpindi’s NA-48 was cancelled on Thursday once again. According to sources in the district administration, the...

48 roads to get permanent commercial status

Lahore Development Authority (LDA) on Wednesday announced that it will stop annual and temporary commercialization on 48 roads and grant only permanent commercial activity...

PPP believes in resolving issues through dialogue, says Gondal

The Federal Minister for Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) Nazar Muhammad Gondal has said that the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) will continue politics...

Planning Commission released Rs 101 billion in 2012

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...

WAPDA plans to generate 20,000 megawatt till 2022: chairman

The Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Syed Raghib Abbas Shah has said on Saturday that the authority will complete mega projects for...

‘We’ve carved out a beauty!’

Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) in joint venture with Government holding Pvt Ltd (GHPL) has discovered gas reservoirs bearing zone from its...

‘Centre making hollow promises on Balochistan development’

Castigating the federal government for not implementing development schemes, members of the Balochistan Assembly on Friday said Islamabad was making lip service regarding the...

PM to visit Haripur

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf will visit Haripur tomorrow (Wednesday), where he will announce certain development projects. Sources said these projects include establishment of...

PM seeks another Rs 10b for development budget

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has sought additional funds of Rs 10 billion for his annual discretionary development budget to spend in selected constituencies. The...

NCHD plans ‘Malala Schools’ Programme for disaster-hit areas: Nafisa

The National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) has planned the “Malala Schools” programme for children in disaster hit areas across the country. NCHD Chairwoman Dr...

PM seeks another Rs.10 billion for development budget

Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has sought additional funds amounting to Rs.10 billion for his annual discretionary development budget to spend in selected...

PPP has carried out record development work: PM

Prime Minister (PM) Raja Pervaiz Ashraf while addressing notables from Gujjar Khan at the Prime Minister House on Saturday said that no government in...

Construction on Khanpur Dam delayed once again

The third phase of building Khanpur Dam, at the cost of Rs 700 million, has been halted once again due to mismanagement and scarcity...

Ombudsman after 2 years, but not a regular one

After two long years, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Saturday assigned additional responsibilities of federal ombudsman to Salman Farooqui, secretary general to the...