Author name: Land Gala

ISLAMABAD: The National Highway Authority (NHA) Executive Board recommended the PC-I for the approval of Central Development Working Party (CDWP)/ Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) for construction of Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway at the revised PC-I cost of Rs 169.323 billion. The initial PC-I cost of Rs 108.41 billion increased by around 57 percent. The […]

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif has given the green light for the much-anticipated IT City project in Lahore, ushering in a new era of progress and development in the province of Punjab. The project will be overseen by the Punjab Central Business District Development Authority (CBD Punjab). During a recent meeting chaired by

KARACHI: At the inauguration of the third annual cattle show in Karachi, Major General Shahid Nazir, Director General of Strategic Projects of the Pakistan Army, emphasized the potential for Pakistan to save $10 billion annually through import substitution in the agriculture sector and by exporting commodities to Gulf states and China. The Dairy Agriculture, Livestock,

Islamabad: The number of pending applications for new gas connections has exceeded 3.25 million, leading to a moratorium on indigenous gas connections. However, the caretaker government has permitted the provision of 15,000 new LNG-based connections to housing societies. Currently, both Sui gas companies, Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited and Sui Southern Gas Company Limited, are

In a significant milestone for the National Transmission and Despatch Company (NTDC), the Motorway M-2 crossing work near Sheikhupura Interchange has been successfully completed. This work, located between the 36th and 37th km, is part of the construction of a new 220kV Transmission Line originating from the 500kV Grid Station Lahore North. The NTDC worked

After a hiatus of two and a half years, work on the Afghanistan portion of the Central Asia-South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA-1000) is poised to restart. The project had been put on hold in August 2021 due to the political turmoil in Afghanistan following the Taliban’s return to power. CASA-1000 is a

In a recent notification, SNGPL has announced the resumption of regasified liquefied natural gas (RLNG) based gas connections in privately developed housing schemes. The policy includes the provision of RLNG connections in housing societies where the network has been laid on RLNG basis after recovering 100% of the cost from the developer. This policy will

The Capital Development Authority (CDA) in Islamabad is taking steps to enhance biodiversity and green cover in Margalla Hills by initiating a project worth over Rs2 billion. The project aims to plant 10 million trees in the national park. The CDA has prepared a PC-1 for the project, titled ‘Enhancing Biodiversity and Green Cover in

China has approved the rollover of a $2 billion loan to Pakistan, confirmed by caretaker finance minister Shamshad Akhtar on Thursday. The loan, which was initially due in March, has now been extended for one year. Beijing communicated this decision to Islamabad, according to sources. Pakistan’s economy, facing financial challenges, recently obtained a $3 billion