Tag: Development

Cut in public sector development

In the backdrop of worsening economic health, dwindling forex reserves, widening fiscal and current account deficits, deteriorating security situation, and falling investment-to-GDP ratio, government...

Development in modern political thinking

Despite a sustained level of significant economic growth for the last thirty years Pakistan continues to be, in many fundamental respects, an underdeveloped country,...

‘Caritas supports development projects in Pakistan’

Caritas Austria supports different projects in Pakistan to address issues such as emergency assistance, rehabilitation in flood-hit areas, health, poverty alleviation and development while...

FATA development project official killed in Hayatabad

An official of the FATA Rural Development Project was shot dead on Wednesday morning by unidentified militants in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar. Javed...

Joint secretary occupies college’s parking space

An influential joint secretary of the Capital Administrative and Development Division (CAAD) has illegally occupied a part of the parking lot of a government...

Skill development and enhancing opportunities

Punjab Skill Development fund has a unique business to finance training sessions organised by relevant organisation and training hubs to train unskilled, vulnerable and...

‘Govt committed to development of Gilgit Baltistan’

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani on Friday stated that socio-economic development of Gilgit-Baltistan was a priority of the government and an amount of...

Development before departure

It is no hidden fact that a number of reasons need to be taken into account while analysing the growing problems in Pakistan. The...

$350m required for development projects: chairman senate

As per initial estimates, Pakistan is in dire need of more than 350 million dollars immediately to carry out much needed mitigation, recovery and...

Able leadership necessary for development

Strong private leadership is must in a developing society as economic activities in private sectors ensure the stability and success of a government. Greater...

Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development Board patronising VIP culture

It seems as if the Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development Board (PLDDB) is going to inaugurate a nuclear weapon factory in Khizarabad on October...

‘MDA’s development schemes to cost over Rs 8 billion’

The implementation on new and ongoing development schemes of the Malir Development Authority (MDA) would cost Rs 8.123 billion, Karachi District Coordination Officer (DCO)...

Development abhors corruption

A few years ago it would be no great insight to proclaim that countries with liberal democracy are wealthier than non-democracies. However, recent events...

LPG prices likely to increase due to Petroleum Development Levy

Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) price is likely to increase by Rs13 per kilogram as Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has directed all LPG...

PSF, HCCI discuss R&D collaboration for industrial development

Haripur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (HCCI)’s acting president offered the Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF) full support and all required facilities for Science and...

Senators seek performance details of sector development companies’ officers

Raising objections to the hefty salaries of the chief executive officers of sector development companies working under the Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation, the senators...

Basic Development Hockey Coaching Course begins

The Basic Development Hockey Coaching Course began here at National Hockey Stadium on Thursday. The large numbers of the coaches from different divisions were...