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CDWP clears Rs123bn development projects

March 6, 2026 by Zuha shahzad

Pakistan’s Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Thursday approved 11 development projects with a combined estimated cost of more than Rs123 billion, covering sectors including education, health, infrastructure and agriculture. Read More: CDWP approves 8 mega development projects, 1 forwarded to ECNEC The meeting was chaired by Planning Minister and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission […]

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: Ahsan Iqbal, CDWP, development projects Pakistan, infrastructure development, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa irrigation project, Latest, lead3, Pakistan economy

CDWP clears Rs40bn health cover for AJK, GB, ICT

January 16, 2026 by Zuha shahzad

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Thursday approved a Rs40.188 billion Sehat Sahulat Programme to provide universal health coverage in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), and the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) for two years, ending June 30, 2027. Read More: CDWP approves nine projects worth around Rs 79bn The programme, part of […]

Filed Under: Pakistan Tagged With: AJK, CDWP, Gilgit-Baltistan, ICT, Sehat Sahulat Programme, universal health coverage

Big employment boost: 95,000 Jobs coming soon across Pakistan

November 15, 2025 by Attia Naveed

Pakistan is set to generate more than 95,000 jobs over the next five to seven years, the Ministry of Planning said. The employment surge will come from major development projects across multiple sectors. Officials said these initiatives aim to boost national growth and provide opportunities for citizens. The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) approved 12 […]

Filed Under: Pakistan Tagged With: CDWP, development projects, Employment Opportunities, job creation, Latest, Pakistan, PSDP

CDWP approves 12 projects worth Rs 35.4bn, recommends six to ECNEC

October 20, 2025 by Sajid Salamat

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives/ Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission Professor Ahsan Iqbal chaired a meeting of the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) that approved 18 development projects across critical sectors of national growth. “Development is not just about projects; it is about people, performance, and purpose. Every initiative we approve […]

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: CDWP, federal minister, planning, Special Initiatives

CDWP clears 15 projects of Rs 32.5 bn

August 7, 2019 by DailyTimes.pk

ISLAMABAD: Central Development Working Party (CDWP) meeting on Tuesday approved 12 projects worth Rs.14.5 billion and recommended 03 projects worth Rs.18 billion to ECNEC for consideration. The meeting was presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Dr. Muhammad Jahanzeb Khan and was attended by Secretary Planning Zafar Hasan, senior officials from federal and provincial governments. […]

Filed Under: Business Tagged With: CDWP, projects

CDWP okays 17 projects worth Rs 18.8 billion

May 7, 2019 by DailyTimes.pk

The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Monday accorded approval to 17 projects worth Rs 18.8 billion, besides recommending nine projects worth Rs 594.5 billion to the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) for consideration. The meeting of the CDWP was held under the chairmanship of Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Makhdum Khusro […]

Filed Under: Pakistan Tagged With: CDWP, ECNEC, Education, Headline, Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar, Ministry of National Food, Rs 594.5 billion, security, Zafar Hasan

CDWP clears Rs 46b project for Pak-Tajikistan energy transmission

April 16, 2019 by DailyTimes.pk

Central Development Working Party (CDWP), on Monday, accorded approval to a project worth Rs 552.708 million and recommended three projects worth Rs 209.5 billion to ECNEC for endorsement. CDWP had met in a meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Reform, Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar. Planning Secretary, Zafar Hasan, as well as senior officials […]

Filed Under: Islamabad Tagged With: Balakot hydropower project, BRT, CDWP, Department, ECNEC, Energy, evelopment, FBR, hydropower, Jhelum river, Kunhar river, Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar, Malir Halt depot, Numaish, Pak-Tajikistan, Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, power, reform, Tajikistan, Zafar Hasan

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