Senate special Committee demands answers on CPEC
The Senate Special Committee on Projects of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor met under the chairmanship of Senator Sherry Rehman and expressed grave concerns regarding the slow pace of CPEC projects. The committee members said that they come across more information in the newspapers compared to what is imparted to them during the committee meetings. The committee […]
Aftermath of Reko Diq project discouraging foreign investors
The Reko Diq mine which is expected to contain the world’s biggest untapped copper and gold deposits is currently being fought over in international courts. According to media sources military has become the most important voice on the future of Reko Diq, which it sees as a strategic national asset. The military will not only […]
TAPI to be initiated in October
Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project is in its final stages as all formalities regarding its initiation are complete. Engineering design of the project has already been finalized and the bidding will take place in next two months and construction work on the project [TAPI] will begin in October 2019 and its first phase will be […]
Pakistan’s Blue East teams up with Zong 4G
Pakistan’s BlueEast, the largest Internet of Things (IoT) company which is a subsidiary of Orient Group of Companies has inked an MoU with Zong 4G for a Joint Venture in pursuit of development of IoT ecosystem in Pakistan. This partnership will contribute towards innovation and digitisation across the country through deployment of IoT solution. The […]
Punjab Govt. for revival of Cottage Industry
Punjab government has decided to revive the cottage industry of the province. Punjab Minister for Industries and Trade Mian Aslam Iqbal said that the cottage industry will be reinitiated across all 36 districts of the province. This task would be initiated as a pilot project in 10 big cities of the province before final launch. […]