Rs269 billion disbursed for uplift schemes under PSDP
- 10-Oct-2020
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has disbursed Rs269 billion funds for new and ongoing uplift schemes under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2020-21. According to data showing details of public funds released until the first week of October during the current fiscal year, a total of Rs180.87 billion funds were released to federal ministries, Rs29.37 […]
CM Murad sets deadlines for Karachi Package-II schemes
- 09-Apr-2018
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday directed the local government department to expedite the work on under-construction development schemes, launched under Karachi Package-II, and set deadline for them — most of the schemes are set for completion by May 15. This he said while presiding over a meeting regarding Karachi Package […]
Sindh CM reviews some lingering Karachi Package schemes
- 27-Nov-2017
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday presided over a meeting to review some schemes of Karachi Package which were delayed for one or the other reasons. The meeting was attended by Chairman P&D Mohammad Waseem, Principal Secretary to CM Sohail Rajput, Secretary Finance Hassan Naqvi, Project Director Karachi Package Niaz Soomro […]
CM Sindh reviews works dept, ADB road sector schemes
- 11-Oct-2017
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday said that his government has launched Rs26 billion road sector projects under which 239-kilometer road is being constructed all over the province. The chief minister was presiding over a meeting to review the progress of road sector projects by Works and Services department and also […]
CM Sindh directs to complete 41 schemes by year end
- 13-Apr-2017
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Thursday decided to arrange extra funds to complete forty-one important schemes by December 31, and priortise constructions, completion and face uplift projects in the next budget. The chief minister presided over a meeting on next budget to evolve strategy for completion of most important schemes, attended by […]
Govt decides to launch 13 irrigation, water supply schemes in Fata
- 23-Jan-2017
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to launch 13 irrigation and water supply schemes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata). Fata secretariat sources told that these schemes to be launched in Bajaur, Kurram, North and South Waziristan agencies, Frontier Region (FR), Bannu and Tank will be completed at a cost of Rs750 million in […]
National Saving Schemes and the misconception
- 05-Jun-2014
KARACHI: In the last 5-6 years and unprecedented growth in savings portfolio of National Saving Schemes (NSS) and particularly its double digit ratio versus GDP attracted the attention of all financial lizards inside and outside Pakistan particularly in the neighboring countries which also irritated multilateral and bilateral agencies. It not only reduced the dependency of […]