Day: February 5, 2022

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Corridor Development (ECD) strategy, developed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), could help revitalize Pakistan’s economic growth by facilitating industrial clusters driven by an efficient transport network built with robust infrastructure and supported by a business-enabling policy framework. By enhancing domestic connectivity and linking lagging regions (including secondary cities) with urban growth […]

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police on Friday arrested six accused for their alleged involvement in two separate incidents at Bhara Kahu, a rural area of the federal capital. At least five people were killed in armed clashes among groups of people in two separate incidents related to land disputes in the rural area of the capital on […]

ISLAMABAD: The government has issued about 880,000 Kissan Card for the farmers of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces in order to enable them benefiting from various programs to develop local agriculture sector and enhance per-acre output of all major and minor crops in the country. In Punjab about 780,000 Kissan cards have been distributed among […]

ISLAMABAD: The State Bank of Pakistan said Friday that it received $1.053 billion from the International Monetary Fund after the successful completion of 6th review of Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme for Pakistan. “Following the successful completion of the 6th review of the IMF program, #SBP has received the next tranche of $1.053 billion,” the […]

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar said currently two Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminals were operating in the country to meet the ever-growing energy needs of consumers, hoping that the third facility would be functional by next year. In an interview with Bloomberg, the minister said Qatar, one of the top suppliers of LNG in […]