Tag: Infrastructure

NESPAK to design infrastructure development for LDA City

LAHORE: NESPAK has been awarded detailed design/review and construction supervision of establishment of Infrastructure in LDA City (Phase-I) by the Lahore Development Authority (LDA), it...

Rashid Minhas road in poor condition

RAWALPINDI: Rashid Minhas road is in a dilapidated condition; the road needed the authorities' attention for early repair. The road is full of ditches and...

ADB to give $300m for revamping of civic facilities in four...

LAHORE: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide $300 million to upgrade infrastructure and present civic facilities in four cities of Punjab. The provincial...

PM’s top aide says to develop disaster resilient infrastructure

NDMA chairman says Pakistan has more engaging approach of disaster risk reduction, preemptive mitigation ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to prime minister on Political Affairs Naeemul Haq...

Sindh govt to establish ‘Serology and DNA Forensic’ labs at Karachi...

KARACHI: Sindh Provincial Minister for Health and Population Welfare Azra Fazal Pechuho on Saturday announced that the government will set up a Sindh Serology...

Work on Rs18bn airport metro project moving at snail’s pace

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad International Airport, the latest addition to the capital’s expanding infrastructure, lacks a public transport system even after months of the inauguration and operationalisation,...

LHC commends govt’s efforts to compensate tree felling

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Green Bench on Thursday expressed its satisfaction over Punjab’s Parks and Horticulture Authority’s (PHA) report in which it submitted...

Pakistan to benefit from infrastructure being constructed under CPEC: Ahsan Iqbal

-- Chaudhry Nisar’s future in PML-N will be decided by the party, says Ahsan ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal says Pakistan and...

Tanker mafia selling Rs 800 million water daily to Gwadar city

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Reforms was informed here on Friday that the water mafia in Gwadar city was very active...

Germany to invest 6.4 billion AFs in Afghanistan: reports

KABUL: The Afghan government and the German KfW Development Bank signed a financial agreement on Thursday in which Germany will provide 6.44 billion AFs...

PM invites Sri Lankan businessmen to explore Pakistan’s energy, infrastructure sectors

  Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan's corporate friendly environment makes it an attractive destination for investment and invited the Sri Lankan...

ADB to provide $1.2 to $1.5 billion dollars in 2016 for...

  Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Werner Leipach and Pakistan's Executive Director in the ADB Sami Saeed separately called on Finance Minister Senator Mohammad...

Chinese led development bank to lend up to $15 billion every...

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), an international development bank led by China, plans to lend $10 billion to $15 billion a year for...

Infrastructure, education, health get lion’s share

Over Rs 400b allocated to development, Rs 290b to education, Rs 800b to non-development expenditure, Rs 31b to power sector, Rs 119b to the...

Like every year, more infrastructure development coming your way!

The Punjab government has allocated Rs 400 billion for the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in the financial year 2015-2016. The current allocation is Rs...

PM vows to complete major infrastructure projects within tenure

Sharif says large-scale infrastructure development projects play pivotal role in boosting economy Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif affirmed on Saturday that major infrastructure projects, including motorways...

Govt to spend $34b on infrastructure in 4 years: Dar

Federal Minister for Finance Senator Ishaq Dar Tuesday said that the government would spend $34 billion in the next four years in various sectors...