ECC approves Rs17bn more for SDGs achievement

Islamabad: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved a technical supplementary grant of Rs17 billion for the controversial Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) achievement programme, to be executed th...

Steps set for foreign-funded projects

ISLAMABAD: The government has outlined several key steps to ensure the success of foreign-funded projects while aiming to reduce foreign loans. Sources told The Express Tribune that the country's economic managers have direct...

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SSDO organizes capacity building workshop on migration governance, combating transnational organized crime

ISLAMABAD: Sustainable Social Development Organization (SSDO), with support from the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), successfully conducted a two-day intensive workshop focused on strengthening migra...

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Diamer Bhasha dam cost up from Rs479bn to Rs1,400bn

ISLAMABAD: The cost and time overrun in the much-awaited Diamer Bhasha dam has witnessed an unprecedented hike, as the cost for construction of water storage peaked at Rs1,400 billion from an initial estimate of Rs479 billion. ...

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Senate body asks MoC to provide detailed information on all ongoing, completed projects from 2002 to June 2024

ISLAMABAD: Senate Standing Committee on Economic Affairs on Thursday recommended that Ministry of Communications (MoC) should provide detailed information on all ongoing and completed projects from 2002 to June 2024. The Comm...

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Zardari tells CM to expedite pace of uplift projects in Sindh

President Asif Ali Zardari has directed Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to expedite the pace of under-construction development projects in the province. During a meeting at the Presidency in Islamabad on Thursday, th...

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