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Did the World Bank fund Karachi’s nullah evictions? $100m SWEEP project in hot water SAMAA | Sohail Rab Khan - Posted: May 6, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 weeks ago Editing & Writing | Mahim Maher SAMAA | Sohail Rab Khan Posted: May 6, 2021 | Last Updated: 3 weeks ago Buildings along a nullah in Liaquatabad being demolished to widen the waterway ahead of the monsoons in Karachi, March 18, 2021. Photo: Online/Sabir Mazhar There are two little stories about international ...

editors@thepatriot.co.bw Ahead of the 2019 General Elections one of the trump card for political parties was the supply of potable water to all communities in Botswana as well provision of waste water management. Two years after the elections, most major villages in Botswana are still struggling to have sustainable water supply and many believe hydro politics will play a pivotal role in the 2024 elections. In 2013 Botswana came up with Emergency Water Security and Efficiency Project ((WSRP) whi...

ECNEC approves nine schemes worth Rs251b Clears Pak-China optical fibre cable project for fast communication between two nations ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday approved nine mega-development schemes worth Rs251 billion, including an umbrella project worth Rs70 billion to improve its response to the coronavirus pandemic and other calamities. Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh chaired the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec), which also approved ...

  ISLAMABAD, Jan. 22 (Gwadar Pro) - Pakistan’s key decision-making body, the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), Thursday evening approved Rs 37.9 billion worth Pak-China Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) Project Phase II.   Phase-II of the “Pak-China Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) Project for Establishment of Cross-Border OFC Network (Khunjerab-Karachi) Along China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Routes” was approved at the total cost of Rs 37.9 billion.    The project...

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, chaired a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC)

Story highlights Pakistan received $500 million from the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank each in June this year to prop up its struggling economy The World Bank has approved a USD 300 million loan to help the cash-strapped Pakistan address issues of climate change, health emergency and manage solid waste to reduce flooding chances in the countrys financial capital Karachi, a media report said on Thursday. The Washington-based lender approved USD 200 million for the Sindh Resilience pr...

World Bank approves $300mln loan for projects in Sindh Business December 10, 2020 ISLAMABAD: The World Bank on Wednesday approved $300 million in financing for two projects in Pakistan including the Sindh Resilience Project and the Solid Waste Emergency and Efficiency Project (SWEEP). “These investments would bolster Pakistan’s efforts to build resilience to natural hazards such as floods and droughts in Sindh, and strengthen solid waste management in Karachi to tackle recurrent urban flo...

WB gives nod to $300m for projects in Sindh Top Story December 10, 2020 ISLAMABAD: The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Wednesday approved $300 million in financing for two projects in Pakistan — the Sindh Resilience Project and the Solid Waste Emergency and Efficiency Project. These investments will bolster Pakistan’s efforts to build resilience to natural hazards such as floods and droughts in Sindh province, and will strengthen solid waste management in Karachi to tackle ...

Funds will help Pakistan address issues of climate change, health emergency