Monday, May 30th, 2022
Construction resumes on Baluchistan’s biggest hydropower project
ISLAMABAD, May. 30 (DNA): Construction of Baluchistan’s biggest hydropower project, the Naulong Dam, has restarted, Gwadar Pro reported on Monday. The dam will irrigate 47,000 acres of barren land and will provide 4.4MW of electricity. Issues related to the Naulong Dam have been sorted out and under the direction of the Standing Committee on Water Resources, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) released Rs 1,916 million for the construction of the Naulong Dam to the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). The 186-feet high dam has a total storage capacityRead More
First “electric cable company” in Gwadar Free Zone in the offing
ISLAMABAD, May 30 /DNA/ – Gwadar Free Zone (Phase II) is likely to see the first entry of the “electric cable manufacturing company of Pakistan” in the wake of warm interactions between stakeholders ushering in an era of a flurry of business activities in Gwadar, a regional business hub of Pakistan. According to Gwadar Pro, out of many companies, registered, operational, or in process of being established in Gwadar Free Zone Phase I and Gwadar Free Zone Phase II, Pakistan’s electric cable maker “Coppergate” will be the first enterprise toRead More
Govt forms committee to ‘deliberate policy’ on enforced disappearances
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday constituted a seven-member committee for the “deliberation of a policy” related to enforced disappearances in the country after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) instructed the heads of the government to explain how disappearances ‘became state policy’. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Interior, the committee will be headed by Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar and comprise Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah, Minister for Power Alleviation and Social Safety Shazia Marri, Minister for Communications Asad Mahmood, Minister for DefenceRead More
PIDE’s 2nd RASTA Conference on June 1-2
ISLAMABAD, MAY 30 /DNA/ – RASTA is organizing its two days ‘Second PIDE-RASTA Conference’ on June 1-2, 2022. Twelve research papers completed under the second round of the RASTA CGP and five DDR projects will be presented at the Conference.According to the Press Release issued from the Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE), many relevant stakeholders such as representatives of Ministries, Departments, and sector specialists from international and national organizations will attend the event, which would provide an opportunity to discuss and deliberate on the current and emerging policy-related issues,Read More