Building Sustainable Energy Infrastructure Engineering Post Report
Economic growth was not possible without an efficient and modern infrastructure as it helps in reducing the transaction costs and time, fosters trade and investment, both local and foreign, and helps in achieving the economies of scale. Production not only can keep pace with the demand when inputs and resources become available on time but also at competitive […]
Communication Division launching 5 projects on BOT mode Engineering Post Report
Communication Division of the Federal Government is launching 5 projects on BOT (Build, Operate and Transfer) mode for improving and connecting transportation and communication facilities between the provinces and with the regions of the country. . Ground breaking ceremony Hyderabad-Sukkur Motorway (M-6) was performed in the second week of December 2022 by Prime Minister Shehbaz […]
A look at Public Private Partnership Authority (P3A) Engineering Post Report
Public Private Partnership Authority (P3A) has been established by the federal government in order to facilitate and assist the federal implementation agencies in developing , structuring and procuring their infrastructure projects on Public Private Partnership modalities and to regulate the federal PPP transactions. Official sources concerned on being contacted said that through P3A (Amendment) Act, 2021., the […]
PSDP drastically slashed for second consecutive year Engineering Post Report
Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2022-23 of the Federal Government has been drastically slashed by as much as 50 per cent consecutively for the second year which will quite obviously further slowdown implementation of the new and old development projects in all sectors of the national economy. PSDP 2022-23 was approved by the Planning Commission in line with […]
New oil refinery in Balochistan Engineering Post Report
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan are likely to join hands for setting up a new oil refinery in Balochistan at an estimated cost of $ 12 billion with an output of five to six lakh barrels per day. According to the information available from the quarters concerned, new oil refinery is likely to […]
Telecom sector suffered most by recent devastating floods Engineering Post Report
Telecom sector is a major contributor to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Pakistan and massive losses caused by recent devastating floods are going to be felt by the entire country including Telecom sector itself. According to initial reports, recent devastating floods in Sindh, Punjab. Kyber Pukhtoonkhwa and Balochistan besides washing away and destroying standing crops […]
Mobile Manufacturing Policy formulated Engineering Post Report
The incumbent federal government has formulated the Mobile Device Manufacturing Policy for encouraging local production as well as countering security threats. The policy will ensure localization and indigenization of parts of mobile phones. As many as 30 mobile manufacturers have been issued licenses for setting up local facilities and starting production of mobile devices in the country. Federal […]
A brief look at Textile Industry Engineering Post Report
Textile is the most important manufacturing sector of Pakistan and has the longest production chain, with inherent potential for value addition at each stage of processing from cotton to ginning, spinning , fabric, dyeing and finishing , made-ups and garments. This sector contributes nearly one-fourth of industrial value-added and provides employment to about 40 percent of the […]
14 out of 26 Early Harvest Projects under overall CPEC framework completed Engineering Post Report
As many as 14 Early Harvest Projects out of 26 under the overall framework of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) have been completed and remaining 12 are currently in different stages of implementation and completion in a quite satisfactory manner. Projects which have been completed included Karachi-Lahore Motorway, Multan-Sukkur section, Karakoram Highway (KKH) (Phase-11) Upgradation and Reconstruction from Raikot to Islamabad […]
IEEE organized seminar on “Condition Monitoring of Generators & Motors”
The 6th Technical Seminar of year 2022 organized by Power Engineering Society PES, IEEE, Karachi R10 was held at sunset club on 15th December 2022. The seminar was chaired by Ishtiaq-ul-Haq, Chairman PES, IEEE, Karachi R10. The presenter was Mr. Ghulam Murtaza and the topic of the seminar was “Condition Monitoring of Generators & Motors” […]
ASHRAE Pakistan’s annual Dinner to honour President Mr. Farooq Mehboob
On Dec 5th, 2022 the ASHRAE Central Pakistan Chapter hosted a Presidential Dinner in the honor of ASHRAE President Mr. Farooq Mehboob at Flattie’s Hotel during their visit to Lahore. This event was multifold, consisting of DL Program, the Installation ceremony of the ASHRAE CPC elected officers FY 2022-23, and the honoring ceremony of Mr. […]
40th Annual General Meeting (AGM) IEEEP Pakistan
The 40th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Institution of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Pakistan (IEEEP) was held at Lahore in first week of December at a local hotel. Engr. Tauseef H. Farooqi, Chairman NEPRA attended the event as Chief Guest while Engr. Saleem Arif former General Manager NTDC/WAPDA graced the event as a Guest […]