Tag: World Bank

Urge to empower local govts Mayor says all well-wishers of the city will be welcomed KARACHI: A delegation of the World Bank (WB) headed...

Karachi neighbourhood, urban management and mobility, agricultural development projects included on priority list among others KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and...

 NEW YORK: Federal Minister for Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood has stressed the need of upsurge in funds for education at international level...

Foreign Minister (FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday took up the issue of the construction of water reservoirs by India in violation of Indus...

ISLAMABAD: World Bank (WB) Country Director (CD) Patchamuthu Illangovan said that Pakistan needs to take further steps to curb terror financing and stop money laundering...

--NDMA chairman says WB aid will assist various disaster management projects   ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt Gen Omar Mahmood Hayat on Thursday...

ISLAMABAD: A $200 million financing is likely to be approved by the World Bank for Higher Education Commission (HEC) to develop tertiary education in...

--Hyderabad tops list of vulnerable hotspot districts among Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Sukkur --Karachi prone to substantial risk of flood-related damage over the next century LAHORE: Sindh...

ISLAMABAD: A request had been submitted to the World Bank by the Sindh government for a loan of $200 million in order to enhance...

ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has asked Pakistan to accept India's offer of appointing a “neutral expert” in Kishanganga dam dispute, instead of pursuing its...

WB tables three options to resolve Kishanganga Dam controversy ISLAMABAD: In a major breakthrough, the World Bank has responded to Pakistan’s plea to act as...

AMMAN: The UN agency for children said Monday it has distributed cash to nearly 1.5 million families in war-battered Yemen to help avert the...

ISLAMABAD: As many as 80 per cent Pakistanis are affected due to the food inflation because the daily income of more than 80 per cent...

--Spokesman says inauguration of Kishanganga dam by India without resolving dispute is violation of Indus Water Treaty --Says Pakistan expects India to reciprocate friendly gestures it...

WASHINGTON: Pakistan Ambassador to the United States Aizaz Chaudhry remarked that Pakistan intends to consult with the World Bank on the Kishanganga Dam issue. He...

LAHORE: The World Bank (WB) will be providing a Rs300 billion loan to the Punjab government for development of the agriculture sector. According to the Punjab...

TAXILA: The World Bank will provide the Punjab government with $500 million to promote religious and cultural tourism and improve infrastructure at nine religious...