SHC orders construction of new bridge over Indus River

NHA officials given two months to prepare feasibility report for the new bridge

Chinese debt burden: Facts and Fiction

According to the breakdown of Chinese investments in Pakistan, 22 early harvest projects under CPEC have been completed or are under construction, with a total investment of $18.9 billion.

Germany announces economic assistance worth €163 m for Pakistan

German Parliamentary Minister for Economic Affairs Niels Annen during a meeting with Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in Germany on...

Govt forms authority to expedite CPEC projects

NDC approves constitution of National Coastal Development Authority for development of tourist resorts along Balochistan's coast Council decides immediate completion of...

Pakistan’s air traffic growth far below IATA’s projection

KARACHI: Far from near double-digit growth projection by International Air Transport Association (IATA), Pakistan’s domestic air traffic increased by 3 per cent...

Govt to lay foundation stone of Lai Expressway soon: minister

RAWALPINDI: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said on Monday that the government would lay the foundation stone of Lai Expressway soon, as...

Zameen.com’s parent company now has $100 million more to invest

DUBAI: Emerging Markets Property Group (EMPG) has raised $100 million in a Series D funding led by KCK Group and eight other...

PM approves upgradation of Karachi-Quetta-Chaman road

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa has said the prime minister has approved in-principle the upgradation...

AIIB keen to invest $1bn in Pakistan

'Bank plans to finance $100m on Karachi Bus Rapid Transit Project, $400m on Rawalpindi Ring Road' BEIJING: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)...

Govt imposes RD on brass/copper scrap exports

APWCA welcomes the move terming it as an industry-friendly decision

COAS promises support for businessmen of rain-struck Karachi

KARACHI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has assured help for the entrepreneurs in Karachi, as trade and commerce...

PM inaugurates nonstop, luxurious Jinnah Express train 

The train will cover the distance between Lahore and Karachi in 15 hours LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday inaugurated the non-stop...

Western media’s CPEC report based on ‘distorted facts’: ministry

Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform has clarified a news article carried by some sections of international media titled ‘IMF won't stop China from...

Minister calls for devising a robust strategy for infrastructural development

ISLAMABAD: Planning, Development and Reform Minister Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar has emphasised the need for devising a holistic strategy to develop the country’s infrastructure...

President promulgates Naya Pakistan Housing, Development Authority Ordinance

The authority shall prepare feasibility studies for the development of schemes and determine the mode of development accordingly.