Tag: Projects

Full or partial privatisation of PSDP projects sought

After an analytic study of the under implementation Rs 4 billion Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), the Planning Commission has sought either their privatization...

Stalled CDA projects remain a pipe dream

Such is the financial position of the cash-strapped Capital Development Authority (CDA) that it has stalled a number of important projects or slowed down...

PM initiates Rs7.51b optic fiber projects in Balochistan

Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that the launch of USF Optic Fiber Cable Projects in Balochistan is an important initiative of...

Shahbaz inspects TDCP projects in Murree

Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, during his visit to Murree on June 25 and 26 inspected many development projects and reviewed progress of...

Afghans eye rail to ease $3 trillion in projects

Afghanistan is building a vast rail network linking its borders to help attract investors to $3 trillion worth of mining projects, including oil deals,...

Welfare projects to be completed on priority basis: PM

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Tuesday that the primary focus of the government was the development of underdeveloped areas and bringing them...

Pakistan raises queries on construction of three power projects in Kashmir

Pakistan has raised some queries on the construction of the three power projects on the tributary of river Chenab in Kishtwar district of Jammu. Talking...

Rs 750m projects near completion in Gujranwala

The city district government has so far been able to spend 80 per cent of the development budget of the current fiscal year while...

Government approves Rs 2.135 billion for CDA projects

The government has approved Rs 2.135 billion for the Capital Development Authority’s (CDA) Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) projects in the budget for financial...

ECNEC approves 53 projects worth Rs478 billion

Deciding to conduct independent audits of all ongoing large-scale development projects, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved on Thursday 53...

Timely completion of projects priority of Punjab govt: Tehmina

The timely completion of development projects is the top priority of the PML-N government, said Tehmina Daultana MNA while presiding over a meeting in...

‘27 new hydel power projects approved’

The federal government has approved 27 hydropower projects to overcome the ongoing power shortage in the country, said Federal Labour, Manpower and Religious Affairs...

‘Five wind power projects to provide 250MW to country soon’

Around five wind power projects - each having a generation capacity of 50MW – will be set up soon and this way the country...

FFBL looks to invest in wind power projects

Fauji Fertiliser Bin Qasim (FFBL) is planning to invest in two wind power projects with capacities of 50MW each. The project is being undertaken...

171 projects worth Rs 216b face axe

An apt example of poor bureaucratic planning surfaced during the meeting of National Assembly Standing Committee on Finance the other day when it was...

Commissioner irked by development projects’ slow progress

Taking action against slow progress of development schemes, Lahore Commissioner Nadeem Hassan Asif on Tuesday gave a deadline of June 30 to complete all...

11 projects kick off in Gujranwala

At least 11 projects have been started in current fiscal year under the ‘Large City Package’ with an estimated cost of Rs 550 million...