Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif has approved a decision to clear flood zones across the province within three months. The approval was granted during a special meeting on post-flood management chaired by the chief minister, where relevant departments presented a detailed briefing. The chief minister directed authorities to strictly enforce the ban on construction […]
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Punjab CM orders waste-to-energy plan, vows penalties for littering
Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif chaired a special meeting to review progress and future reforms under ‘Suthra’ Punjab programme. She approved a comprehensive plan to modernize provincial sanitation system in the province under ‘Suthra’ Punjab programme. Key initiatives of this first-ever programme in the history of Punjab include introduction of electric vehicles for sanitation, […]
‘Greater Karachi Plan 2047 set to transform city’s governance’
Karachi is gearing up for a transformative leap into the future, as the Government of Sindh advances the “Greater Karachi Regional Plan 2047”, a comprehensive strategic framework being developed to set out short-term, medium-term and long-term interventions to address Karachi’s most pressing challenges and future needs, said Spokesperson for Government of Sindh, Sukhdev Hemnani. In […]
China’s 15th Five-Year Plan
China has entered from one phase to another phase with flying colours. A journey that marks the conclusion of the 14th five-year plan (2021-2025) and the commencement of the 15th five-year plan (2026-2030) instils deep satisfaction amid challenges. In the manner China demonstrated quality resilience and robust strength to get over internal, regional and global […]
Pakistan to launch first ever National Climate Change Gender Action Plan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is going to launch its first-ever National Climate Change Gender Action Plan (ccGAP) here on Wednesday with the aim to build capacities of the Ministry of Climate Change in institutional mechanism and mainstreaming gender in GCF (Green Climate Fund) funded projects. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in collaboration with the […]
Lockheed Martin says F-35 cost cuts a year ahead of plan
Lockheed Martin is a year ahead of schedule with its plan to cut the cost of its F-35 A fighter jet variant to $80 million by 2020, the US company said on Thursday. “We have beaten the goal by a full year,” Lockheed Martin campaign manager Mark Pranke told a news conference in Helsinki, where […]
Bilawal lashes out at PTI’s economic plan
Terming the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government incompetent, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday said the common person is drowning in the tsunami of inflation while the government lacks any plan, mission or vision to tackle the situation. “This government has no plan, no mission and no vision,” the PPP chief […]
Trump immigration plan may increase visas for highly skilled workers
A merit-based immigration proposal being put together by White House senior adviser Jared Kushner could lead to an increase in U.S. visas for highly skilled workers, sources familiar with the effort said on Wednesday. Kushner is expected to present the comprehensive plan next week to President Donald Trump, who will decide whether to adopt it […]
Chinese people love peace, Xi says as major naval parade kicks off
The Chinese people love peace and countries should not threaten each other with the use of force, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday as he kicked off a large-scale naval parade marking 70 years since the founding of China’s navy. Xi is overseeing a sweeping plan to refurbish the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) by developing […]
PM directs comprehensive plan for urban water schemes
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minster Imran Khan has directed Ministry of Water Resources and Planning Division to formulate a comprehensive plan for undertaking urban water schemes in all major cities on priority basis. The PM while a chairing a briefing on Ministry of Water Resources in said that a plan must be formulated in coordination with provincial […]