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Ahsan-Address Collective efforts needed to end intolerance, hatred for peaceful co-existence in society: Ahsan

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Friday stressed the need for ending the tendencies of intolerance, hatred, biasedness from the society so that an environment of unity, harmony and peaceful co-existence could be created. “Confrontation always enc...

سی ڈی ڈبلیو پی کا 227 ارب روپے مالیت کے چھ منصوبوں کی منظوری

وفاقی وزیر منصوبہ بندی کا انسانی وسائل کی ترقی/ مہارت میں اضافے کے لئے ٹاسک فورس قائم کر دی

وفاقی وزیر منصوبہ بندی احسن اقبال نے انسانی وسائل کی ترقی اور مہارت میں اضافے کے لئے ٹاسک فورس قائم کر دی۔ ٹاسک فورس کا مقصد ملک میں انسانی وسائل کی فراہمی، ان میں مو...

وفاقی وزیر منصوبہ بندی و ترقی پروفیسر احسن اقبال کی زیر صدارت زراعت میں انوویشن اور پیداواریت میں اضافے سے متعلق اجلاس

Review of CPEC Projects Planning Minister directs ministries to finalize proposals for up-coming JCC

Federal Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Prof Ahsan Iqal on Thursday directed all ministries and divisions to finalize proposals of development projects for an up-coming Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) to be held in July 2023. The Minister gave these directions while cha...

وفاقی وزیر منصوبہ بندی نے بہترین کارکردگی کا مظاہرہ کرنے پر وزارت کے افسران کو تعریفی اسناد سے نوازا

Planning Minister sets up Steering Committee for digital transformation IT sector is the key driver to increase digital exports: Ahsan Iqbal

Federal Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday set up a Steering Committee comprising experts from IT and private sector for the implementation of digital transformation and to increase digital exports in the country. The Minister made this announcement whil...

Planning Minister rejects negative perception against Belt & Road Initiative Term stories are made to create global propaganda in geopolitics of competition

Federal Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has rejected the perception that China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a ‘debt trap’. He stated that stories were made to create propaganda in global geopolitics of competition. "I don’t think it’s a ‘debt ...

Secretary Planning reviews Post_flood situation

Secretary Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Syed Zafar Ali Shah chaired a meeting with nutrition stakeholders to discuss the post-flood nutrition and food security concerns in Pakistan today. The meeting aimed to assess the current situation, progress made, and future pla...

Planning Ministry releases Rs 129 billion for development projects under PSDP for 4th Quarter

Despite financial constraints and disruptions caused by super floods last year, the Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives has released Rs 129 billion for development projects under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the fourth quarter of (2022-23). The Water Resource Di...

National Task Force constituted on AI application for country’s development

Federal Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has formed a 15-member National Task Force (NTF) on Artificial Intelligence (IA) for country’s National Development. The key objective of the (NTF) is to develop a 10-year roadmap for accelerated adoption of AI in the bus...

Planning Minister reviews ongoing exercise of Digital Census

Federal Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday directed to constitute Committee consisting of Secretary Planning, Syed Zafar Ali Shah, Provincial Chief Secretaries and Chief Census Commissioner, Dr Naeem uz Zafar to devise a mechanism and to look into the ma...