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By Kamran RajaCDWP gives go-ahead to Twenty Projects worth of Rs 155.74bn projects.At a CDWP meeting presided over by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan, cleared fifteen development projects with a cumulative cost of Rs. 38.24bn & recommended five projects worth Rs. 117.50bn to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for further consideration.Senior officials from Planning Commission and Federal Ministries/Divisions also participated in the meeting while representatives from Provincial Governments participated through video conferences.Projects related to Transport & Communications, Education, Energy, Environment, Governance, Health, Information Technology, Higher Education, Water Resources and Physical Plann...

By kamran RajaMr. Omar Ayub Khan, Minister for Economic Affairs held a consultative meeting with Mr. Najy Benhassine, Country Director, World Bank in the Ministry of Economic Affairs, today. The meeting was aimed to discuss ongoing projects and development priorities of Government of Pakistan for the next years.The Minister for Economic Affairs highlighted that lack of economic opportunities and limited connectivity of rural area with urban centers have caused the income gap between urban and rural residents. Rural development is vital to sustainable socioeconomic development and environmental viability of a country.In order to improve the rural economy, it was discussed to improve agriculture productivity through provision of improved seeds and efficient water management system. It wa...

By kamran RajaMr. Omar Ayub Khan, Minister for Economic Affairs emphasizes on timely completion of foreign-funded projects.The meeting was attended by Mr. Mohammad Yaqoob Sheikh Parliamentary Secretary, Secretary EAD and senior officials of Ministry of Communications, National Highway Authority (NHA), Finance Division, Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Naya Pakistan Housing & Development Authority (NAPHDA) and provincial governments.In this follow-up meeting, the NCC-FFP reviewed the compliance status of forum’s decisions made in light of previous meetings held on each sector. The Committee discussed 15 ongoing projects of Road & Transport Sector amounting to US$ 6.1 billion and 5 ongoing projects of Finance & Revenue Sector amountin...