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Annual development programme up by 50% higher at Rs332b

Rs9.42bn earmarked for resettlement of Gujjar, Mehmoodabad and Orangi Nullahs’ affectees.

For decades, the people of Karachi have suffered due to administrative mismanagement by successive governments and various state institutions. This mismanagement and suffering has become a new...

The Sindh Solid Waste Management Board has invited international tenders for Korangi and Central districts on Thursday. The board is already functional in other districts of Karachi.According to a...

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 ...

The dollar was traded at Rs158.81 on Friday in the inter-bank market.

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...