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Transformational changes in power system in offing

Engineering Post Report The federal government is working on plans to bring about transformational changes in the power system of the country ensuring affordability, sustainability, energy security , and universal  energy success. Accordingly, the government has prioritized utilizing indigenous, clean energy generation  resources and encouraging alternative and renewable technology. The  Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB)

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A look at overseas employment of Pakistani manpower

Engineering Post Report More than 12.4 million  Pakistanis have proceeded abroad  for employment  in over 50 countries around the globe  through official procedures  as of  December 2022. According to information now available,  more than 96  percent of Pakistani  registered workers for overseas employment are in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries especially Saudi Arabia and the

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A look at under-implementation Power Projects

Engineering Post Report Re-gasified  Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) based Punjab Thermal Power (Pvt) Limited is located near Trimmu Barrage in district Jhang. It is the largest RLNG-based  power generation facility  of 1363 MW which is being developed by the Punjab Government at the cost of US $ 708 million, arranged from its

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Dhabeji SEZ to create about 200,000 jobs 

Engineering Post Report Groundbreaking ceremony of Dhabeji Special Economic Zone under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework in Thatta, Sindh has recently been performed . Dhabeji SEZ is located at an ideal location of being close to the ports of Karachi and Port Qasim and likely  to create about two lakhs direct and indirect employment

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Pakistan's Exports down by 54 percent amid Covid 19

Policies and strategies for strengthening Exports

Engineering Post Report  The federal government  was in the process of planning  effective policy measures  in order to strengthen the external sector  of the economy and bolstering  exports, curbing unnecessary imports, enhancing home remittances by Overseas Pakistanis and inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Trade Policy Framework 2022-25 outlines the  vision, objectives, targets and

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Promoting and developing Information Technology under CPEC

Engineering Post Report Information Technology  is one of the fastest growing sectors of Pakistan’s economy. It has assumed a central enabling role in the emerging  dynamics of a knowledge society and knowledge economy. In order to enhance cooperation under  the banner of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the field of Information Technology, a Joint

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Planning Commission conducts field monitoring of 170 development projects

Engineering Post Report The Planning Commission of the Ministry of Planning, Development  and Special Initiatives has conducted  field monitoring of 170 projects listed in the Public  Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2022-23  of various   sectors against the annual target of 150 to review and track physical progress of the schemes on ground. According to the

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Federal Government’s priority for creation of employment opportunities

Work Force Statistics

Engineering Post Report Unemployment rate of the labour force in the country  in 2006-07 was 6.2 percent  per annum  which decreased to 5.5 percent  in 2009=10, showed little upward trend in  2014-15 when it increased to  5.9 percent and further went up a little to 6.3 percent in 2019-20, according to some interests facts

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Unveiling our Latest Product Line: Clean Rooms!

By Mushfiq Rahman, Director, Pakistan Insulation (Pvt) Ltd In this article, I want to introduce Pakistan Insulations (Private) Limited’s newest product line: clean rooms. For those who do not know, a clean room is an engineered space, specifically one that has a very low concentration of particles in the air, ranging from

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