Besides constructing main works of Mohmand Dam Project, WAPDA has also been implementing a number of schemes, identified by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in consultation with the local representatives for socio-economic development of the people residing in the Project area, as Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). A sum of […]
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PM’s aide says ‘Debt for Nature’ swap scheme in pipeline
ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Sunday said that an ingeniously-designed ‘Debt for Nature’ swap scheme was recently put in the pipeline, targeting one billion dollar funding. In a statement, he said that there were strong indications of a growing global appetite for supporting this […]
Nuclear powers and poverty in South Asia
India tested its first nuclear device on May 24, 1974, at Pokharan in its Rajasthan desert. Raja Ramanna, the leader of the team, is said to have informed then prime minister Indira Gandhi that “Buddha Smiles”. India continued to vigorously pursue its nuclear programme. On May 11, 1998, it conducted three more nuclear tests at […]
CPEC can help Pakistan overcome extremism
Pakistan has long suffered on account of extremism. Sectarianism, radicalization and extremist violence have plunged the country into obscurantism and wreaked havoc on the masses. It is obvious that poverty, unemployment and illiteracy are sustaining the extremism. The China Pakistan Economic Corridor is a boon from heaven. It can rescue a people from the clutches […]
AWP highlights prevailing socio-economic crises
The Awami Workers Party (AWP) on Sunday organised its 3rd District Congress vowing to build on the Party’s existing work to spread the ideals and ideology of socialism as the only solution to socio-economic crises in Pakistan as well as in the world. The AWP said that only a complete transformation of Pakistan’s establishment-centric political […]