Pakistan identifies $8.2b flood funding gap

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has identified a funding gap of $8.2 billion against the $16.3 billion total flood rehabilitation and reconstruction requirements -- setting the goal for the international donors conference next month. The...

Blueprint for a rising Pakistan

March 23 marks a defining moment in our nation’s history. It is a day that reminds us of the unwavering resolve of our forefathers, who envisioned an independent and sovereign Pakistan. The Lahore Resolution of 1940 was more t...

23-Mar-2025 Read More

Development hijacked by political expediency

If there were any hopes that the PML-N-led coalition government would break from tradition and adopt a more considered, strategic approach to development spending, they remain unfulfilled. As recently released data by the Planni...

22-Mar-2025 Read More

Govt pursuing ML-1 upgrade to improve rail infrastructure, NA told

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly was informed that the government is pursuing the ML-1 up-gradation project to improve rail infrastructure. Minister of State for Railways Bilal Azhar Kayani told the House during the question hou...

22-Mar-2025 Read More

Ahsan assures MQM-P of providing funds for uplift works in Karachi, Hyderabad

Federal Planning & Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday contacted the leadership of the Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan to assure the party that the federal government would soon fund development works in Karachi a...

21-Mar-2025 Read More

Rethinking public-private partnership regime

Public Private Partnership (PPP) regime in Pakistan, although still in its infancy, has made significant strides in the last eight years. Substantial progress has been made on the regulatory and legal side. The PPP Act, 2017,...

20-Mar-2025 Read More