Senate passes National Logistics Corporation Bill, 2023 ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday passed a law which will provide the National Logistics Cell to act as a Corporation... Updated 05 Aug, 2023 08:46am
Pakistan Islamic Relief National Conference: Ahsan seeks 'priority support' for disaster-hit countries ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday urged the... Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am
Pakistan Education Research Commission unveiled ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday unveiled... Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am
Print Chinese Vice Premier arrives ISLAMABAD: Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng arrived in Pakistan on a three-day visit on Sunday and he would attend the... Updated 31 Jul, 2023 09:50am
Pakistan Political instability: minister highlights urgency of problem ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, Wednesday, while calling for responsible... Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am
Business & Finance Pakistan Governance Forum 2023: Ahsan underscores need for restructuring economy ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal have emphasized the importance of restructuring the... Published 26 Jul, 2023 06:17am
Pakistan Ahsan honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal was awarded the prestigious “Lifetime ... Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am
Business & Finance Agri, IT, minerals, energy sectors: Minister says opportunity exists to get $25bn investment from Gulf countries LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal on Saturday said that there is an opportunity to... Published 23 Jul, 2023 03:25am
Business & Finance ‘Pakistan will not bear Sinosure cost of C-5’: minister ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has claimed that Pakistan will not... Published 22 Jul, 2023 06:06am
Pakistan CDWP approves three uplift projects worth Rs9.41bn ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved three development projects at a cost of Rs9.41... Published 19 Jul, 2023 03:21am
Print KE interested in power off-take from ACWA’s RE projects ISLAMABAD: K-Electric (KE) has shown interest in development and offtake of power from renewable energy (RE)... Updated 18 Jul, 2023 09:39am
Business & Finance SEZs to facilitate Chinese investment: govt ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal has said that Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will facilitate Chinese... Updated 17 Jul, 2023 09:11am
Editorials Pakistan as an export hub EDITORIAL: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal’s claim that the government was striving to turn Pakistan into an export... Published 15 Jul, 2023 06:08am
Pakistan Pakistan Innovation Fund: Ministry awards grant to young innovators, entrepreneurs ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives formally awarded a grant ranging from ... Published 14 Jul, 2023 06:23am
Pakistan Digital economy essential for sustainable development, says Ahsan Iqbal Minister for Planning says the combination of industrialization and digital connectivity has opened up new avenues for innovation Published 10 Jul, 2023 05:39pm
Pakistan PTI condemns Ahsan for making ‘absurd’ statement regarding China ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Information Secretary Raoof Hasan lashed out at Ahsan Iqbal, over... Published 10 Jul, 2023 06:52am
Print ‘China advising against experiments’: Ahsan says his statement ‘taken out of context’ ISLAMABAD: Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Sunday said his recent statement in which he appeared to say that China... Updated 10 Jul, 2023 08:59am
Business & Finance China, CPEC: Qureshi terms Ahsan’s statement ‘unfortunate and irresponsible’ ISLAMABAD: Vice Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Shah Mehmood Qureshi has termed the statement of PML-N ... Published 10 Jul, 2023 06:52am
Print Third-party participation in CPEC: draft modalities finalised Minister for Planning, Ahsan Iqbal directs CPEC Secretariat to get approval before sharing input draft modalities with MoFA Updated 10 Jul, 2023 08:29pm
Markets Installation of 200kV solar PV system inaugurated ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal Friday inaugurated the... Published 08 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Pakistan Govt striving to turn country into global export hub: Ahsan ISLAMABAD: As the country’s exports fell by 12 percent during the first 10 months of FY 2023, Federal Minister for... Published 06 Jul, 2023 05:42am
Print PTI accused of seeking to scuttle IMF deal Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Ahsan Iqbal says party crossed all limits in its hatred against state Updated 03 Jul, 2023 09:03am
Print Infrastructure, water: Ecnec approves projects worth over Rs280.53bn ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved different... Updated 28 Jun, 2023 09:03am
Opinion ‘Plan B’: not an alternate to ‘Plan A’ ‘Plan B’ was announced amid much fanfare, backed by the civilian administration (federal and provincial) and... Published 26 Jun, 2023 06:38am
Markets Wapda asked to rationalise cost of Mohmand Dam HPP ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has directed Water and Power... Published 26 Jun, 2023 06:38am
Pakistan CDWP clears as many as 28 projects worth Rs309.14bn ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) cleared as many as 28 development projects at a cost of... Published 25 Jun, 2023 02:57am
Pakistan Miftah resigns as general secretary of PML-N Sindh Former finance minister says decision driven by upcoming reorganisation of the party structure Published 24 Jun, 2023 03:16pm
Pakistan ‘Fund worth Rs25bn established for out-of-school children’ ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that the government has established a... Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am
Pakistan UVAS Narowal Campus: Minister inaugurates academic block, clinics, hostels LAHORE: Federal Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Prof Ahsan Iqbal inaugurated... Published 23 Jun, 2023 06:00am
Print 10-year celebrations: Planning minister spells out CPEC achievements ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has stated that so far, 13... Updated 23 Jun, 2023 08:53am
Attachment of bank accounts of taxpayers: FBR orders sales tax/FED recovery only after approval by field committees