Press Releases

Makkah Accord Can Become Foundation for Strategic Security, Economic Cooperation and Development: Ahsan Iqbal

Lahore 3rd September 2026 : Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Prof. Ahsan Iqbal has said that the Makkah Accord between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye represents an important step towards collective deterrence and regional stability, while its long-term signific...

Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal Directs Fast-Track Implementation of 100MW Solar Project in GB

Islamabad 2nd September 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal chaired the second meeting of the Prime Minister’s Committee constituted to review the development concerns of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) and formulate actionable recommendations for acceleratin...

Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal’s 150th Birth Anniversaries, 500 Years of Mughal Empire: Ahsan Iqbal Calls for National Campaign to Promote Historical Awareness Among Youth

Islamabad, 31st August 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, while chairing a meeting on commemorative activities marking the 150th birth anniversaries of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Muhammad Iqbal, as well as the 500th anniversary of t...

CDWP Approves Five Development Projects Worth Rs. 60.259 Billion Under URAAN Pakistan: Ahsan Iqbal

Islamabad, August 30th, 2026: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) met today under the chairmanship of the Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Ahsan Iqbal. The meeting reviewed and considered a range of development ...

مفتی عبدالرحیم کی وفاقی وزیر منصوبہ بندی پروفیسر احسن اقبال سے ملاقات، تعلیمی اصلاحات اور قومی ترقی کے لیے دینی و عصری تعلیم کے امتزاج پر گفتگو

Pakistan’s time to Move from Stabilization to Transformation: Ahsan Iqbal

Islamabad 28 August 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, while addressing a visiting delegation of Harvard Business School MBA students, said that Pakistan’s central economic challenge is to convert macroeconomic stability into sustained growt...

Committee Reviews Multiple Financing Options for Rohri-Multan Section; Third-Party Feasibility Study Directed

ISLAMABAD, August 28, 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, while chairing a meeting of the committee constituted on the directions of the Prime Minister to explore financing options for the Rohri-Multan section of the ML-1 project, said that upgradati...

Ahsan Iqbal warns of water weaponization under Indus Waters Treaty, outlines multi-front push on minerals, AI and geoeconomics

ISLAMABAD 25th August 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said India has unilaterally held the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance, describing it as the first instance in modern history of water being weaponized and creating a serious new security cha...

Pakistan’s Fiscal Deficit Falls to 2.6%, Lowest in Two Decades: Ahsan Iqbal

Islamabad 22 August 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that Pakistan’s economy had entered a phase of greater stability, but stressed that stability was not the final destination and that the next priority was to translate macroeconomic stabil...

Teaching Is Not a Job, but a Mission and a Responsibility to Build Society,” Says Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD, August 21, 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said that education is the backbone of a nation’s development and prosperity, and that Pakistan’s path to progress fundamentally depends on quality education and the preparation of highly c...

Ahsan Iqbal Calls for Nationwide Food Quality Controls to Protect Public Health and Strengthen Pakistan’s Export Potential

ISLAMABAD, August 19, 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, chaired a meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) to review the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) report on non-conformance of Banaspati ghee, e...

PM Shehbaz Sharif to Launch One Million Youth Social Mobilizer Initiative on November 9, Says Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD, August 18, 2026 : Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal said Pakistan faced serious development challenges due to weak social indicators and that, despite various schemes and initiatives in the past, the country had yet to achieve a decisive breakt...