Construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) & Special economic zones is a catalyst for Pakistan’s industrialization. Besides, economic growth, people would also see millions of jobs opportunities through industrialization of these Industrial Special Economic Zones. At a meeting of 7th Board of Approvals (BoA) of the Board of Investment (BoI) chaired by the Prime Minister Imran Khan,...
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Construction work at Shaukat khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre Karachi is underway at full pace and this will be the third and largest Shaukat Khanum hospital of Pakistan. The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust (SKMT) has established a number of hospitals, laboratories, and research centres across Pakistan. The Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre in Lahore was the...
The construction work of Dadocha Dam (close to DHA Valley) has begun formally, informed district government spokesman on Friday. A ceremony was also held in this regard, he said. He added Assistant Commissioner (AC) Saddar Mehar Ghulam Abbas Haral, SDO of Small Dams Organization and other officers attended the ceremony, reported by The Nation. Following the orders of City Police Officer (CPO)...
The Supreme Court directed the relevant authorities to end illegal occupation of state property across Sindh including Karachi. It further issued orders for the restoration of green belts, removal of encroachments from parks and playgrounds and ending the illegal occupation of land owned by the forest and irrigation departments across the province. The directive from a three-member bench headed by...
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday approved filing of a reference against Ejaz Haroon, former chairman of the Pakistan International Airlines, Abdul Ghani Majeed of Omni Group and others in an accountability court for their alleged involvement in illegal allotment of plots in Overseas Cooperative Housing Society, Kidney Hills, Karachi. The decision was taken at a meeting of the...
Rawalpindi Ring Road project will be inaugurated by the PM Imran Khan soon, disclosed by Chairman Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Raja Tariq Murtaza. Ring Road project will not only improve economic connectivity and road transport efficiency between the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi but also usher in a new era of development and prosperity in the region, according to him. Till now,...
Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired the weekly meeting of National Coordinating Committee for Housing, Construction and Development. The Chairman CDA briefed the meeting regarding the construction work in Sector E-11, Islamabad. The meeting was informed that separate rules have been framed for the projects in this sector and the pending projects will be completed soon. It was informed that in all new...
The cabinet has approved establishment of Special Technology Zone on 120 acres of land in Islamabad. Briefing media about the decisions taken by the federal cabinet, which met in Islamabad with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Syed Shibli Faraz said the cabinet also approved the said plan. Sources in the CDA said the NIH had been allotted 600 acres...
Interior Minister, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said that the Islamabad's new sector F-13 will be inaugurated on 23 March and that it will have flats for the people from the labor class. Sheikh Rasheed visited the apex civic authority and gave a number of directives to the city managers regarding the launch of the F-13 sector, the construction of the 7th Avenue interchange, the reconstruction of IJP road, and...
Federal government considered the much awaited infrastructure projects of the city of lights worth Rs739 billion titled Karachi Transformation Plan to be financed through public-private partnership (PPP). The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) granted its go ahead for undertaking the Karachi Transformation Plan (KTP) at an estimated cost of Rs739 billion that would be financed through the Public...