Cost increases by 129% Procurement of 820 railways bogies wagons and 230 passenger coaches
Report by Engineering Post Cost of Pakistan Railways ongoing project namely procurement/manufacturing of 820 railway bogie wagons and 230 passenger coaches has increased by as much as 129 percent. The project was reported to have been discussed by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) and approved for its continued implementation at the […]
NEPRA high-ups highly beefed up salaries and fringe benefits
Report by Engineering Post The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) is an autonomous body for streamlining the power generation and distribution throughout the country mainly for ensuring electricity consumers of all categories face no difficulties or problems in the use of electricity in their homes, workplaces and industries. But the National Electric Power Regulatory […]
Tarbela 5th Extension Hydro Power Project: World Bank to grant $ 390 million in project funding
Report by Engineering Post The World Bank has quite appreciably reaffirmed its support for Pakistan’s green energy ambitions with a commitment to $ 390 million in financial assistance for Tarbela 5th Extension Hydropower Project which was under construction by WAPDA. On its completion of the 5th Extension, Tarbela Dam’s installed capacity will be raised to […]
Railway’s Carriage Factory likely to roll out first batch of high speed passenger coaches by June 2025
Report by Engineering Post Pakistan Railways Carriage Factory Islamabad is likely to roll out the first batch of 12 high-speed passenger coaches by June 2025. This was the first time ever that high-speed passenger coaches were being manufactured in Pakistan which obviously signifies a milestone. However , when these high-speed passenger coaches were rolled out […]
Power generation up 5% in March: As much as 62 % produced from local coal in March 2025
Report by Engineering Post Pakistan’s power generation increased a little by 5 % in March 2025 as compared to the corresponding period last year. This has been attributed to a sharp rise in electricity produced from local coal resources. According to the figures available from official quarters concerned, total generation in the country had reached […]
Growth of the Large-Scale Manufacturing Sector
Report by Engineering Post Pakistan’s Large -Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector has faced several challenges and initiatives during the past few months. This had occurred amidst domestic reforms and international uncertainties. Political stability and necessary macroeconomic policy -making by the federal government was obviously crucial for stabilization of this sector. However, potential supply chain disruptions from […]
NHA projects maintaining frequency of suffering from cost and time escalation
Report by Engineering Post National Highway Authority (NHA) development projects were somehow maintaining the frequency of suffering from cost and time escalation and suffering from completion within the stipulated period. The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) in its recent meeting in Islamabad considered and approved a couple of NHA projects which suffered […]
Unemployment and migration of registered Engineers
Report by Engineering Post This is a bitter fact that a large number of registered engineers of all categories are unemployed and quite a significant number of them are also migrating to foreign countries in search of jobs on attractive terms and conditions. However, there are conflicting reports about their numbers. The Pakistan Engineering Council […]
Automobile Manufacturing: Car sales grow by 46 % on YoY basis in first 9 months of FY2025
Report by Engineering Post Pakistan’s automobile industry has been on an appreciable and impressive upward trajectory during the first three quarters of FY 2025 with car sales hitting 100868 mark showing a remarkable 46 percent increase as compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. According to the information available from the industry sources, […]
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Pakistan’s IT exports hit record figure of $342 million in March 2025
Report by Engineering Post Technology sector of Pakistan continues building an appreciable momentum as the country posted the highest-ever monthly IT export proceeds to US $ 342 million during March 2025. This duly indicated a 12 percent year-on-year as well as month-on-month increase underlying both the rising demand internationally and duly supportive domestic policy measures. […]