Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has reaffirmed her commitment to making Punjab an environmentally friendly province, announcing another landmark development with the introduction of Pakistan’s first Environment Protection Agency (EPA)-certified “Liquid Tree”. According to the Chief Minister, this is the first technology to receive certification from the Punjab EPA since 1987. Designed as an […]
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Climate Ministry allocated Rs 2.48bn for afforestation, urban resilience projects
The Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC) has been allocated Rs2.478 billion under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for 2026-27 to support afforestation, urban resilience and climate adaptation initiatives aimed at strengthening Pakistan’s capacity to cope with growing environmental challenges. Official documents show that four key projects will receive funding from July […]
Pakistan, UN-Habitat launch process for first national urban strategy
The government of Pakistan, in collaboration with UN-Habitat Pakistan, has launched a consultative process for the country’s first-ever National Urban Strategy aimed at developing climate-resilient cities and addressing growing urban vulnerabilities linked to climate change. The process was initiated during a high-level national workshop jointly organized by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination […]
CM Maryam directs uniform urban beautification, road upgrades
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Thursday chaired a second consecutive meeting to review ongoing development projects across the province, during which divisional commissioners presented progress reports through video link. The chief minister directed authorities to install polyester-strip safety nets beneath manhole covers across Punjab to enhance public safety. Under the initiative, safety nets […]
A new benchmark in urban living: Woodlands DHA City Karachi launched
The official launch ceremony of Woodlands, DHA City Karachi was held on Saturday, 18th April, at the DHA Facilitation Center, followed by a groundbreaking ceremony at the project’s site-marking a significant milestone in the advancement of modern, master-planned communities in Pakistan. The event featured a keynote address by Mr Shahbaz Taseer, who outlined the project’s […]
PSCA: a first-of-its-kind urban security model
The Punjab Safe Cities Authority (PSCA) has emerged as one of the fastest-growing public sector institutions in the province, setting itself apart from other government departments through its scale of expansion, technological advancements, and evolving role in modern policing. In just two years, the Authority has orchestrated a massive transformation, rapidly expanding from a limited […]
Urban planning incomplete even after two decades of quake in AJK
Twenty years have passed since the devastating October 8, 2005 earthquake in Azad Jammu and Kashmir, yet progress in construction standards and urban planning remains incomplete even after two decades. At 8:52 a.m. on this day twenty years ago, the ground shook across several districts including the capital Muzaffarabad. The 7.6 magnitude quake turned entire […]
Higher education for rural areas
Dawn had yet to break that Monday morning. Asif, a student of F.Sc, was briskly walking to the Daud Khel Railway Station in Mianwali district, to board a train in order to get to his college in the neighbouring district. He is a brilliant student who topped his class, and despite all odds, his poverty-stricken family decided […]