Information and Communication Technology — Digital Transformation
Report by Engineering Post Presently, Pakistan boasts an impressive internet user base of 111.000 million, reflecting a penetration rate of 45.7 percent. Social media engagement is also noteworthy, with approximately 71.70 million Pakistanis, constituting 29.5 percent of the population, actively participating in online platforms. Furthermore, the country also sustains a robust mobile telecommunications network with […]
National Freelancing Facilitation Policy formulated
Report by Engineering Post The federal ministry of Information Technology & Telecommunication (IT&T has been working on the vision of Digital Pakistan through multiple cross-sectoral digital transformation initiatives such as Laws, Policies and Rules for the enablement of the digital landscape some of these initiatives have been reproduced here. The Federal Ministry of Information Technology […]
Manufacturing and Mining Sectors of Pakistan
Report by Engineering Post The Manufacturing and Mining Sectors, with their significant contribution of 13..6 percent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in FY 2024, have the potential for further growth. According to the National Account Statistics, these sectors registered a growth of 2.4 percent and 4.9 percent respectively, compared to a decline of 5.3 […]
Pakistan seeking assistance of AIIB for Sukkur-Hyderabad section of M-6
Report by Engineering Post Pakistan is seeking assistance from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) for the Sukkur-Hyderabad section of the Karachi-Peshawar Motorway (M-6) for completion of the motorway network from Karachi to Peshawar. National Highway Authority (NHA) was engaged in the construction of 306 KM 6 Lane divided, fenced motorway on build, Operate, Transfer […]
Required land yet to be transferred for construction of Diamir Bhasha Dam
Report Engineering Post Land is yet to be transferred to WAPDA for construction of Diamer Bhasha Dam, a key project on the Indus River, even after many years. The dam on completion of construction work will store water for irrigation, help manage floods and also generate 4500 MW of electricity. About 10 thousand acres of […]
Textile sector exports increased by 10% in four months
Report by Engineering Post Exports of Pakistan’s textile sector have increased by 10 percent during the first four months of the current financial year July to October 2024 reaching $ 6.146 billion compared to $ 5.565 billionduring the corresponding period of the last year. On the whole, according to the data available from the Pakistan […]
Losses due to Closure of Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Plant, reduced generation from Guddu Power Plant and System
Engineering Post Report The closure of 969 MW Neelum Jhelum hydropower plant for another time, reduced power generation from Guddu Power Plant plus the persisting system constraints and inefficiencies in the system have caused a pretty high accumulated loss of Rs 43 billion during the first three months of current financial year 2024-25. Avoiding details […]
New Electric Vehicle Policy being drafted
Report by Engineering Post Engineering Board Development of the Federal Government is reported to be in the process of drafting the new Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy and it may be finalized and see the light of the day by the time this was printed.According to the reports this will be the second EV Policy after […]
Railways procuring 1050 high capacity wagons and passenger coaches from China
Engineering Post Report Pakistan Railways was in the process of procuring/ manufacturing 1050 high capacity wagons and passenger coaches from the Chinese firms for the last about seven years. Against 820 high capacity wagons and 230 passenger coaches Railways have so far received 392 freight wagons and 78 passenger coaches under contract with the Chinese […]