KARACHI: There has been an announcement from the World Bank that a $2 billion fund will be set up to assist millions of flood victims throughout Pakistan with the reconstruction of infrastructure and rehabilitation of their homes. A World Bank official told the Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon on Sunday that the bank would provide Rs110 billion for the construction of...
Islamabad: The Chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), Captain (r) Mohammad Usman Younis, has directed the Land and Planning Directorate to issue a letter proposing a land swap immediately on Saturday, following the land swap controversy circulating on social media. Education institutions such as Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) play an important role in imparting knowledge to our future...
LAHORE: Amir Jan, Commissioner Lahore, has asked the LDA to accelerate the development of its projects at various locations in the City in order to maximize convenience for citizens without compromising on quality. This was said by Commissioner Lahore during a visit to the office of LDA Johar Town on Thursday. His visit included a briefing on LDA's ongoing development projects by the DG, Aamir Ahmad...
LAHORE: Prof Dr Niaz Ahmed, Vice Chancellor of Punjab University (PU), believes that any nation's development depends on technology and knowledge; therefore, Pakistan cannot develop without advancement in both. This was said at a graduation ceremony for the students who were awarded degrees by Punjab University's Department of History and Pakistan Studies. The event was attended by the Chairman of the...
BAHAWALPUR: Zahid Pervez Waraich, Deputy Commissioner of Bahawalpur, visited the site of the city's Additional Ring Road construction on Monday. According to DC Zahid Pervez Waraich, all construction projects should be completed on time, and quality control officials should frequent the site. Malik Mehboob Elahi Khar, Deputy Director of Development, and Executive Engineer Highways Farrukh Mumtaz gave...
LAHORE: Muridke's development projects worth Rs2.10 billion were inaugurated by Mian Mehmood-ur-Rashid, Punjab's minister for local government & community development (LGCD). Source: news report Muridke is the 53rd largest city of Pakistan by population. In his address, Mian Mehmood-ur-Rashid announced that Rs2.10 billion had been invested into development initiatives in the Tehsil Municipal...
LAHORE : Government College University (GCU) Lahore's syndicate approved the establishment of two departments, International Relations and Electronics, as well as four new BS and MPhil programs. In addition to approving the university's budget of almost Rs2.5 billion for 2022-23, vice chancellor Prof Dr Asghar Zaidi also presided over the 66th meeting of the syndicate. The four BS programs approved...
Rawalpindi: Asif Mehmood, chairman of Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) Rawalpindi, chaired a meeting here on Tuesday and directed the officers to make Rawalpindi city as green and beautiful as possible. In order to reduce air pollution and make Rawalpindi greener, the Rawalpindi Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) has been working on a number of initiatives. Present at the event were the...
Islamabad: As part of Monday's reshuffle of over 100 officers, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) rearranged various cadres from BPS-16 to BPS-18. A total of 109 officers, including 17 officers from BPS-18, 15 account officials and two deputy directors, were transferred under the instructions of the Chairman Captain Muhammad Usman through three separate notifications issued by the Human Resource...