Minerals Sector of Pakistan

An insight into Mineral Sector

Engineering Post Report Pakistan is endowed with   huge reserves of minerals  covering an  area of 600000 square kilometer due to its unique geological condition. Fortunately, Pakistan have been  blessed with all type of  rock  from pre-Cambrian  to recent with exceptional  geological and geomorphologic features. There are as many as 92 known minerals out of which […]

Regional Connectivity under CPEC

Engineering Post Report Under the umbrella of great game changer China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),  Gwadar Port in the Southwest of Pakistan would connect  to China’s  North-Western region of Xinjiang  via network of highways and railways, covering  the entire country  from North to South through  three different alignments: Eastern, Western and Central. Road infrastructure  on the […]

Progress and Plans for Naya Pakistan Housing Programme

Engineering Post Report                Naya Pakistan Housing Programme is a targeted  response by the incumbent federal government  to address the deficit  of affordable  housing for the citizens across the country. Under the Naya Pakistan Housing Programme , a well-crafted  housing  policy has since been  adopted  to  not only  provide affordable  housing  facility  to the homeless […]

NHA receiving more than Rs 22191 million foreign assistance for 13 projects

Engineering Post Report National Highway Authority (NHA)  is in the process of receiving  foreign assistance of Rs22191.528 million for its 13 ongoing development projects during current  financial year 2021-22. NHA was estimated to be receiving Rs 14100.000 from its international development partners during financial  year 2020-21. However, according to the revised estimates NHA had received […]

NHA launching six projects on BOT/ PPP mode across Pakistan

Engineering Post Report                                                               National Highway Authority (NHA)   is in the process of launching  six new projects on  Built -Operate-Transfer (BOT) and Public-Private Partnership (PPP) mode across Pakistan at a total estimate cost of Rs 611292.550 million involving no foreign aid. For these projects an allocation of Rs 41666.667 million has been made  under the […]

Policy for development of Alternate and Renewable Energy being extended to GB and AJK

Engineering Post Report The Federal Government has already approved the Policy for the development of Alternate and Renewable Energy (ARE2019) which states  the guiding principles  and incentives  for increasing the share of ARE in power generation . As per the important decision of the incumbent  federal government, the ARE policy is being extended to Gilgit-Baltistan […]

Modernizing infrastructure for growth acceleration

Engineering Post Report  Adequate provision of infrastructure is necessary for the productivity and growth. Modern infrastructure helps in accelerating  the growth  and improving  redistribution of income while    efficient infrastructure  augments  economic growth  by reducing  transaction costs, increasing  durability of  capital goods , fostering trade, investment, diversification and achieving  economies  of scale and scope, according to […]

Industrial Park to be developed at PSM land in Karachi

Engineering Post Report Industries & Production Division of the Federal Government plans to develop  Karachi Industrial Park  on 1500 acres of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) land at Karachi at an estimated cost of Rs 6915 million . Feasibility for the Industrial Park is to be undertaken  during current financial year for which an allocation of […]

Plans to take Karachi Chapter to New Heights

Engr. Zeeshan Ahmed Siddiqui Chairman Pakistan HVACR Society, Karachi Chapter Pakistan HVACR society has been serving the nation for more than two decades now. Since its inception in 1994 the Pakistan HVACR society has been the most reliable and up to date source of information for everything related to HVACR in our country. In addition […]

PVEL recognizes the superior performance of Trina Solar’s high-power modules

PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), the world’s leading PV module reliability and performance testing laboratory, has the Product Qualification Program (PQP) dedicated on PV module extended reliability assessment. At the summit, Tristan Erion Lorico, head of PVEL’s PV module business, said that the 210 ultra-high power modules demonstrated excellent reliability in PVEL’s PQP, resulting in zero […]

Pakistan’s Solar Industry is badly hit by tax on Solar Items

Pakistan Solar Association and Karachi Dealers Association conducted a press conference against taxes in Mini-Budget by the Government. Mr. Naveed Karar (Chairman Pakistan Solar Association) and Mr. Saleem Mamon (VP of Karachi Dealers Association) were present at the spot to speak out about the issues being faced by Solar Industry as the government has implemented […]

Operational aspects of Heat Pumps by Engr. Dr. Muhammad Nawaz Iqbal

The proficiency of a heat pumps is communicated as a coefficient of performance (, or occasional coefficient of performance. The higher the number, the more proficient a heat pumps is and the less energy it burns-through. When utilized for space warming these gadgets are regularly considerably more energy proficient than straightforward electrical obstruction radiators. Air […]