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.
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...
Zulfi Bukhari inaugurates farm housing scheme for overseas Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Overseas Pakistanis & Human Resource Development Zulfikar Bukhari inaugurated the Overseas Pakistanis Foundation’s Flagship Farm Housing...
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...
Chinese enterprises undertake over 3,000 BR projects in regional countries
As of the end of 2017, China’s central SOEs had 10,791 overseas entities spread over 185 countries and regions, with total overseas assets exceeding 7 trillion yuan
Turkish Shylock twists Pak’s arm for $846m pound of flesh
Turkish Karkey demands immediate payment of $846 million arbitration award handed down by the ICSID in August 2017 to Pakistan.
Pakistan and China agree on upgrading ML-1 railway track
BEIJING: The Ministry of Railways and the National Railway Administration of China (NRAC) have undertaken initial work on Pakistan Railways’ Mainline 1...
Gwadar free zone being modelled after China’s Shekou Industrial Zone
BEIJING:Â Gwadar Port free zone would be modelled after the Shekou Industrial Zone in Shenzhen, China, comprising a port, an industrial park, and...
Pakistan gets 50 million broadband users in four years
KARACHI: Pakistan-based cellular mobile operators (CMOs) have added 50 million mobile broadband subscribers to their networks in four years since April 23,...
ADB, Pakistan sign $75m loan agreement to upgrade Mardan-Swabi Road
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Pakistan have signed a loan agreement for $75 million to widen and upgrade...
Sri Lanka signs $1bn loan with China to build highway
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka signed a $989 million loan with China’s Exim Bank on Friday to build a highway linking the centre of the...
CDWP approves eight development projects worth Rs11bn
ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP)
meeting, which was held on Thursday under the chairmanship of Planning
Commission Deputy Chairman/Planning, Development & Reform...
Progress on Diamer-Basha, Mohmand dams reviewed
'Procurement of consultancy services for Mohmand Dam is expected to be completed next month'
ISLAMABAD: The Implementation Committee on Diamer-Basha and Mohmand...
PM inaugurates nonstop, luxurious Jinnah Express trainÂ
The train will cover the distance between Lahore and Karachi in 15 hours
LAHORE:Â Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday inaugurated the non-stop...
Inauguration of Lahore-Abdul Hakeem Motorway on 31st
'The important segment of Karachi-Peshawar Motorway will link the districts of Sheikhpura, Nankana Sahib, Faisalabad, Toba Tek Singh and Khanewal to...