The provincial government has appointed Ali Mustafa Dar as Adviser to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Artificial Intelligence and Special Initiatives, effectively creating a new department mandated to drive innovation-led policy, technology adoption, and AI-based initiatives across the province. Advisers enjoy the status and powers of a provincial cabinet minister and have the ability […]
Special Initiatives
Pakistan back on track of stability, development: Ahsan Iqbal
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Prof. Ahsan Iqbal has said that Pakistan has once again been put on the path of progress and stability, and called for collective efforts to make the country a model of development and prosperity. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of a steel warehouse at Misri Shah, here on […]
CDWP approves 12 projects worth Rs 35.4bn, recommends six to ECNEC
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 […]


