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CDWP approves nine different development projects
The Central Development Working Party has approved nine different development projects. CDWP at a meeting held in Islamabad, ...
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CDWP approves 9 uplift projects
The Central Development Working Party (CDWP), in a meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives and Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission Ahsan Iqbal, ...
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Mohmand, Bhasha dams to be completed on emergency footing: Ahsan
Federal Minister for Planning, Ahsan Iqbal, has said that as India has weaponized water and on the face New Delhi's bad intentions, the government of Pakistan has decided to complete Di-amer-Bhasha ...
Daily Times on MSN1d
Opposition protest breaks national assembly microphones worth Rs. 350 million
During the budget session for the financial year 2025-26, the opposition protested loudly in the National Assembly. They shouted slogans, tore budget papers, and threw them around the house.
Daily Times on MSN2d
Centre proposes climate-based criteria for next NFC award
The federal government has proposed changing the formula for distributing funds among provinces. Instead of population-based sharing, the Centre wants to use climate adaptation and performance ...
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Iqbal highlights development priorities
Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday acknowledged that tight fiscal space, driven by structural constraints, has reduced its ability to fund development projects under the Public Sector ...
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Pakistan's first open data portal launched
In a pivotal moment for Pakistan's digital transformation, the federal minister for planning on Thursday officially launched the National Open Data Portal, which would serve as a central platform for ...
The Express Tribune on MSN2d
GDP figure based on old data
Pakistan's Chief Statistician Dr Naeemuz Zafar said Thursday that the 2.7% economic growth estimate for this fiscal year is based on a 15-year-old livestock survey and assumes full utilisation of the ...
The Express Tribune on MSN2d
PTI brands planning minister 'Goebbels'
Reacting to the planning minister's statement, a PTI spokesperson accused him of trying to become the 'Goebbels' of what he called a 'mandate theft' government.The spokesperson said the economic ...
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Ahsan Iqbal urges unity amid economic recovery, slams PTI rhetoric
Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal has asserted that Pakistan is undergoing a national turnaround and progressing swiftly on the ...
Daily Times on MSN2d
Pakistan launches 'National Big Data Portal' to power digital transformation
In a major leap toward a data-driven future, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor ...
Daily Times on MSN2d
Ahsan highlights development priorities, says Balochistan put on accelerated path
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, while highlighting development ...