Tag: Wb
WB approves $280mn grant for 10 air monitoring stations in Lahore
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Sunday said that the World Bank (WB) approved a grant of US...
WB to loan $100m for water supply, sanitation services
The World Bank (WB) is expected to consent a loan of $100 million for the improvement of access to safe water and sanitation services...
US, USAID and WB against Diamer-Bhasha Dam, claims WAPDA chairman
ISLAMABAD: Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Chairman Lieutenant General (r) Muzammil Hussain has revealed that the United States (US), United States Agency for International...
Pakistan, India to undertake ‘serious measures’ to stop ceasefire violations
DGMOs agree to resolve matter through utilisation of existing mechanisms and border flag meetings
RAWALPINDI: After a month of frequent ceasefire violations by the...
Sindh govt, WB agree to devolve property tax to DMCs
KARACHI: Sindh government in collaboration with World Bank (WB) has decided to devolve property tax collection to the local bodies and DMCs, for which...
COAS says Indian aggression will get most befitting response
SIALKOT: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that Indian aggression or any misadventure shall always get a most befitting...
Good public financial management system essential for implementation of policies: AGP
ISLAMABAD: Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) Javaid Jehangir has said that a good public financial management system is essential for the implementation of policies...
CM says public services is best weapon to tackle opposition’s ‘abuse’
CM expresses grief over loss of life due to Indian shelling at Sialkot Working Boundary
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said the Pakistan...
Pakistan DGMO protests with Indian counterpart over ceasefire violations
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan has protested the deliberate targeting of civilian population along the Line of Control (LoC) by the India army, in a special hotline...
Pakistan, India locked in worst ceasefire violations since 2003
45 Pakistanis lost lives in 11,540 ceasefire violations by India in 2017
ISLAMABAD: Ceasefire violations at the Line of Control (LoC) and Working Boundary...
Dar unlikely to attend IMF, WB annual meeting amid NAB cases
Special Assistant to PM on Economic Affairs Miftah Ismail or Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Sartaj Aziz may visit instead
This will be second...
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics to go for capacity building after census
LAHORE: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has requested the World Bank for restructuring Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building (TFSCB) since the census...
WB reconsiders Pakistan’s growth rate to 5.2% in FY17-18
The World Bank has revised Pakistan’s growth rate upwards to 5.2pc for fiscal year 2017-18 and 5.5pc for 2018-19.
It previously estimated growth in Pakistan’s...
WB downgrades Punjab agriculture productivity improvement programme progress
World Bank has downgraded the implementation progress rating of $423.5million Punjab Irrigated Agriculture Productivity Improvement Programme (Phase-I) following slow progress in installation of High Efficiency...
Innovation, technology can boost Pakistan’s exports: WB report
Pakistan and its South Asian neighbours could become the fastest growing exporting region of the world if authorities implement a set of policy actions...
ICST demands probe in cancellation, suspension of critical loans
Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders (ICST) said on Sunday that the cancellation and suspension of critical loans by international lenders should be probed.
The Asian Development...
World Bank raises 2016 oil price forecast
The World Bank is raising its 2016 forecast for crude oil prices to $43 per barrel from $41 per barrel due to supply outages...
