Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to engage the Survey of Pakistan (SOP) for the demarcation of Margalla Hills National Park (MHNP) and Zone III, news sources reported on December 26. As per the news reports, the SOP will demarcate the boundaries of Zone III and suggest zoning regulations. This will be completed in addition to the zoning regulations commission formed by CDA...
Lahore: The Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) Board has authorized the release of PKR 8 billion for the smart electric meter installation project in the city, news sources reported on December 26. The project will be fully funded by the LESCO and will generate PKR 4.99 billion in the next five years as part of the project’s feasibility and return. As per the sources, the meters that are planned...
Islamabad: Pakistan and Indonesia on Thursday (December 22) signed a grant agreement worth USD 1 million to provide humanitarian assistance to flood-affected people in the country, according to news reports. In a ceremony held in Islamabad, the chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Indonesian Ambassador Adam Mulawarman Tugio signed the agreement. The grant, provided by...
Islamabad: The Oil and Gas Development Limited (OGDCL) and its Joint Venture partners, Orient Petroleum and GHPL, have announced the successful discovery of oil and gas hydrocarbons from an exploratory well in the Singhoro Block, Sindh, news sources reported on December 23. As per the filing of the OGDCL, the well ‘Kot Nawab-1’, was spudded in on June 3, 2022, with OGDCL’s in-house expertise....
ISLAMABAD: On Thursday, The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has approved seven development projects totaling Rs.115.80 billion during the forum's meeting. (Reported by news source) The National Programmer Post-Flood Reconstruction: Climate Resilience Enhancement Project in Balochistan & Other Provinces, which is estimated to cost Rs 88,000 million, has been approved by the CDWP, according...
LAHORE: Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi presided over the meeting that saw the adoption of the Lahore Master Plan 2050 and a focus on the need of protecting agricultural land in the future. (Reported by news source) During the meeting, it was decided to raise Lahore's percentage of green space from seven to twenty percent. It was also authorised to begin divisional, district, and municipal preparations for the...
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has awarded an execution contract to the National Highway Authority (NHA) for the development of the Neelum Valley Road project, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, which is being funded by Saudi Arabia. (Reported by news source) The Saudi Government has decided to use the Saudi Development Fund to provide Rs.7.895 billion towards the project's construction (SDF). NHA will...
ISLAMABAD: According to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the federal government will invest at least Rs5 billion to build homes for the province's flood victims. (Reported by news source) The prime minister said that Rs4.80 billion had been contributed to the prime minister's account for flood survivors during his visit to rain-damaged districts in Khairpur on Wednesday. He also noted that additional...
LAHORE: It's likely that you will have to make a significant detour if you drive through Kalma Chowk in Lahore today. The busiest intersection in Lahore, Kalma Chowk, which is at the intersection of Ferozepur Road, Main Boulevard Garden Town, and Main Boulevard Gulberg, is undergoing a significant reconstruction. (Reported by news source) The Punjab Government's CBD project is a significant effort that...
ISLAMABAD: As part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Pakistan has asked China for a $1.6 billion soft loan to realign the Karakorum Highway from Thakot to Raikot (CPEC). (Reported by news source) The Central Development Working Party (CWDP) has now approved a concept clearance for the realignment of the Karakorum Highway from Thakot to Raikot project, which will allow the governments of Pakistan...