Nai Gaj Dam among other water conservation projects approved by ECNEC
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has approved the ‘Nai Gaj Dam Project (2nd revised PC-I) for Dadu, Sindh’ at a cost of Rs46.98 billion. The project is being developed for the conservation of the available flood flows with a gross storage capacity of 0.30MAF and power generation of 4.2MW. The project […]
Frequencies being evaluated for 5G
Pakistan is gearing up to roll out 5G mobile phone services in the country by fiscal year 2022-2023 with an auction of unused telecom spectrum according to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). In this connection, the following bands are being evaluated for adoption of 5G services as low bands, mid bands and high bands: (i) […]
ECNEC approves Sambrial-Kharian Motorway
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved the construction of 69 km long (04-lane) Sambrial-Kharian Motorway. The ECNEC meeting was chaired by Finance and Revenue Minister Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh. According to the summary presented before the committee, it will be a high-speed toll road facility starting from Sambrial city and […]
EV manufacturing plant to be set up in Pakistan
Pakistan is set to join the league of Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturing countries in the world. According to sources the Board of Investment (BOI) has decided to facilitate the entry of China’s largest automobile manufacturer in Pakistan for setting up a state of the art EV manufacturing facility in the country. According to the details […]