Press Releases

Ahsan Iqbal Calls for Provincial Task Forces to Combat Anemia and Child Stunting

ISLAMABAD, October 13, 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal has called for the establishment of dedicated task forces in a...

Ahsan Iqbal Calls for Effective Monitoring of Wholesale-Retail Price Gaps

ISLAMABAD, October 8, 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal chaired a meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) here ...

*اسلام آباد، 7 اکتوبر 2026:* وفاقی وزیر برائے منصوبہ بندی، ترقی اور خصوصی اقدامات احسن اقبال کی زیر صدا...

Ahsan Iqbal Calls for Vertical Development as Pakistan’s Cities Witness Rapid Urban Expansion

Islamabad, October 7, 2026 : Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal chaired a meeting of the eighth National Economic Mission under the “U...

Minister calls for treating education, health, nutrition, clean water and population as a “na...

Islamabad, October 7, 2026 : Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal chaired a meeting on the Human Capital and Skills Mission, the seventh o...

Ahsan Iqbal Calls for Strong National Branding to Drive Pakistan’s Export Growth

Islamabad, October 6, 2026 : The National Center for Brand Development (NCBD), a flagship initiative of the Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, organized a h...

Ahsan Iqbal Proposes Regional Knowledge Hub to Strengthen CAREC Cooperation

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, September 30, 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has called for growing the CAREC Institute into a trusted ...

ML-1 Set as Flagship: Ahsan Iqbal Seeks Fast-Track, ADB President Assures Full Support

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, September 30, 2026 : Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has called on the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to establi...

Pakistan is Ready to Take Over CAREC Chairmanship and Host 26th Ministerial Conference in 2027:...

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, September 29, 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has called for transforming CAREC transport routes into ne...

Ahsan Iqbal Calls for Bankable Projects and Stronger Pakistan-Uzbekistan Connectivity

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, September 28, 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, who is in Mongolia to attend the Central Asia Regional Ec...

Ahsan Iqbal Calls for Complete Modernization of ML-1 to Strengthen Pakistan’s Trade and Regio...

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, September 28, 2026 : Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, currently on a three-day official visit to Mongolia to a...

Ahsan Iqbal Visits Government College Women University Faisalabad, Inaugurates Two New Hostels ...

FAISALABAD, September 24, 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal visited the New Campus of Government College Women University Faisala...