Tag: Development

Holland to cut development operations in Pakistan

Dutch Ambassador to Pakistan Gajus Scheltema on Thursday said Netherlands was cutting short its development operations in Pakistan due to the continuous hostility, uncertainty...

Talks on summit communique take a break

Talks on a communique to be issued at the UN summit on sustainable development here were suspended for five hours Tuesday after Brazil failed...

Number of steps being taken to overcome energy crisis: Kaira

Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that the government is committed to overcome the energy crisis and a number of steps are being...

Kayani inaugurates Cadet College in SW

Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani Monday reviewed security situation and ongoing developmental work in South Wazirstan Agency. According to reliable sources,...

KMC administrator departs for Istanbul

KMC Administrator Muhammad Hussain Syed on Saturday departed for Istanbul Turkey to attend an international symposium on Life Long Learning Culture & Vocational Educational...

ICCI calls for boosting LSM growth for economic revival

Significant growth of Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) is essential for economic development. Therefore, Government should devise an economic revival plan for boosting growth of...

Skilled labor to industries could trigger the industrial growth: ICCI

The supply of perfectly skilled labor to industries could trigger the industrial growth rate without doing heavy capital investment. Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry...

Balochistan govt increases ADP by 14 percent

Balochistan government has made a 14% increase in its annual development program for the next fiscal year by allocating Rs 35.8 billion as compared...

PM to attend UN conference in Brazil on 21st June

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani will attend a UN Conference on “Sustainable Development” being held at Rio de Janeiro on 21st of...

PGJDC international gems exhibition achieves targets

Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company’s four-day grand event of Pakistan International Gems and Jewellery Exhibition (PIGJE-2012) successfully ended here on Sunday. The four-day extravaganza...

ADB to solve the world’s gaseous troubles

A new Climate Technology Network would be established to generate investments to cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than 12 million tons of carbon...

Administrator inspects development works in Landhi and Korangi

Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Administrator Muhammad Hussain Syed while paying a detailed visit to ongoing development works in district East Karachi, directed the concerned...

US provides grants for research on economic development

As many as 22 Pakistani scholars have been awarded a total of $490,000 worth of grants by the United States government for research on...

ADB wants countries to show a clean pair of heels

The Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Asia Clean Energy Forum (ACEF) Wednesday said that Asia and the Pacific has a huge and growing demand for...

US provides grants for research on economic development

Twenty-two Pakistani scholars have been awarded a total of $490,000 worth of grants by the United States Government today for research on various fields...

C2D commemorates World Environment Day

Center for Culture and Development (C2D) commemorated the World Environment Day on Tuesday in which many academics and activists participated to strengthen the links...

SBBYDP to improve socio-economic conditions: Benazir Bhutti

District Coordinator of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Youth Development Programme (SBBYDP) Sukkur Benazir Bhutti has said SBBYDP aims to provide opportunities for short-term employment and...