Federal govt approved a Rs29b road project against its own decision while also relaxing a statutory requirement for conducting feasibility study for another project.
The federal and Punjab governments will jointly provide funds for establishment of the University of Applied Engineering and Emerging Technologies in Sialkot. Creative commons/File
GUJRAT: The federal and Punjab governments will jointly provide funds for establishment of the University of Applied Engineering and Emerging Technologies (UAEET) in Sialkot.
The Punjab government has provided a free-of-cost 500 acres piece of land near Sambrial for the project whose total estimated cost is Rs16.8bn. The federal and Punjab governments will provide half of the amount each for the project scheduled to be completed by 2027.
The university is being established in collaboration with Austrian and Chinese technology universities and Dr Attaur Rehman, vice chairman of PM’ taskforce on knowledge economy, is already working on it on behalf of the federal government.
Daily Times
July 2, 2021
Commissioner Gujranwala Division Zulfiqar Ahmed Ghuman said on the Thursday that under the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and the direction of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Bazdar, the Regional Economic Growth Strategy Gujranwala Division will be a game changer and the development projects worth billions of rupees will prove a milestone in the country’s economic and industrial revival.
The government has approved establishment of an expo center at Gujranwala, new industrial estate in Gujrat as well as hundreds of new projects for the infrastructural development besides establishment of new universities and other public welfare projects.
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Improvement in economy is expected to come from a steady performance of agriculture and recovery in services sector. PHO-TO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
Sialkot’s success in the export sector has always been newsworthy. The city specialises in producing a vast variety of export goods including leather products, surgical instruments and sports goods.
Sialkot also held the chance to be one of the leading exporters of Brazuca footballs used in the FIFA World Cup in 2014, an unequalled moment of pride for the city. Some 10% of annual industrial exports from Pakistan are contributed by Sialkot.