Tag: Development

MINGORA - Almost two years after Pakistan's army swept through the Swat Valley to drive out a terrifying Taliban regime, the valley's residents fear that slow economic recovery in the area could undo military gains and allow a militant return.
The idyllic tourist haven 133 km northwest of Islamabad is considered a success story in Pakistan's fight against a home-grown insurgency, so any roll-back in the gains because of poor development would be a major setback to Pakistan's weak

HAFIZABAD - Hafizabad District Development Committee has approved 16 new development schemes costing Rs 120.5 million to provide different amenities of life to the people. It was decided in a meeting held at the district complex under the chair of Muhammad Asif. The meeting also reviewed the pace of work on various ongoing schemes under the district development programme. The participants of the meeting were told that more than 200 development schemes were being completed at a cost of

LAHORE - Punjab's Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif reached Bhutta Chowk early Sunday morning to see the ongoing development work.
The Chief Minister inspected under construction projects of Ring Road Package-1 and directed officials to complete the work within one month.
He said that these projects would ease the traffic flow in the area.
He directed officials to ensure best construction quality and early completion of the projects to facilitate citizens.
Commissioner

LAHORE - The Punjab government is utilising all available resources for the socio-economic development of the province and provision of basic amenities to the masses and a special programme is being implemented for poverty alleviation and uplift of education, health and other sectors, Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif said on Monday.
He was chairing a meeting to review the implementation of ongoing development projects with the cooperation of the UK Department for International

HAFIZABAD - Punjab government has released Rs 93.932 million for up gradation of schools, construction of roads and others development schemes under Punjab Development Programme. Hafizabad District Development Committee Chairman Muhammad Asif said this while talking to journalists. He added all these schemes were being launched with the consultation and recommendation of members of provincial and national assemblies according to the priorities of the people of their constituencies.

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani Saturday said the development of Balochistan was on the top of the government's priorities.
Talking to Minister for Science and Technology Changez Jamali, who called on him at the PM's House, Gilani said the introduction of Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e-Balochistan was a manifestation of the stern resolve of the government.
The prime minister observed that the government was keen to develop the damaged irrigation infrastructure of the

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has said that the development of Balochistan is the priority of the Government.
The Prime Minister expressed these views while talking to Mr Changez Jamali, Minister for Science & Technology who called on him at PM's House on Saturday.
The introduction of Aghaz-e-Haqooe-e-Balochistan, he added, is the manifestation of the stern resolve of the Government.
The representation of Balochistan in the Federal Cabinet shows that

KARACHI - The use of biotechnology approach is vital for rapid agricultural development and healthcare in the country, said University of Karachi's International Centre for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS) Director Dr M Iqbal Choudhary on Friday.
"The potential of biotech crops for the future is enormous," he said while delivering a lecture at the ICCBS. He further said that droughts and floods are predicted to become more prevalent and severe as country faces new

KARACHI - Roads play a vital role in the development and prosperity of any country, and the present government is paying full attention to the construction, repair and renovation of Sindh's essential roads, said Chief Minister (CM) Qaim Ali Shah at the CM House on Tuesday.
Presiding over the fifth meeting of the Public-Private Partnership Policy Board as the board's chairman, Shah said that by initiating various projects under public-private partnership, the provincial government

ISLAMABAD - Former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Sunday that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani had made a good decision by accepting the invitation of his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh.
"PM Gilani should visit India as this meeting between him and Manmohan would improve Indo-Pak relations. Though Indo-Pak composite dialogue comprising the 8-point agenda has been restored, it is crystal clear no serious issue would be discussed," said Qureshi.

KARACHI - In a meeting of the Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP), 11 development schemes worth Rs 13.226 billion were approved on Thursday. The meeting was presided over by the Planning Secretary of the Planning and Development Department and attended by the administrative heads of various departments.
The department heads briefed the participants of the meeting about their respective schemes - including construction of a Trauma Centre at the Ojha Institute and