Press Releases

15th Meeting of Census Monitoring Committee held on 7th June, 2023

• Census Monitoring Committee (CMC) advised PBS to conduct Post Enumeration Survey as per approval of CCI to validate the provisional data of first ever digital Census. • CMC also advised Finance Division for immediate release the remaining census funds required to be paid to various stakehold...

Planning Ministry launches 5Es Framework to Turnaround Pakistan

National Economic Council (NEC) approved Ministry of Planning and Development’s 5Es Framework, a multi pronged strategy aimed at Turning Around Pakistan to put it on a sustained growth trajectory. The minister for Planning Ahsan Iqbal while talking to the media said that following the successful ...

The Central Development Working Party Meeting Clears 10 Development Projects Worth Rs.114.5 Billion

The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) under the esteemed chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Prof Ahsan Iqbal was convened on Thursday to review and approve vital development projects. During the meeting, the CDWP cleared a total of 10 projects wi...

Champions of Reforms: Empowering Experts for Inclusive Governance Unprecedented Network Harnesses Expertise for Lasting Policy Reforms

In a groundbreaking move towards inclusive governance, the Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives has established the Champions of Reforms (CoR) network. This innovative initiative brings together hundreds of professionals from diverse backgrounds to contribute their expertise toward...

Lahore Qalandars defeats PCB XI by ten wickets in the Takbeer Day Exhibition T_10 Cricket Match at Narowal Sport City

Lahore Qalandars defeated PCB XI by ten wickets in the Takbeer Day Exhibition T_10 Cricket Match played here at the newly-built state-of-the-art Narowal Sports Complex on Sunday. The exhibition cricket match has been arranged to mark the occasion of Youm-e-Takbeer on 28th May. This was also be ...

Lahore Qalandars defeats PCB XI by ten wickets in the Takbeer Day Exhibition T_10 Cricket Match at Narowal Sport City

Lahore Qalandars defeated PCB XI by ten wickets in the Takbeer Day Exhibition T_10 Cricket Match played here at the newly-built state-of-the-art Narowal Sports Complex on Sunday. The exhibition cricket match has been arranged to mark the occasion of Youm-e-Takbeer on 28th May. This was also be ...

Planning Minister vows No Leniency for May 9 arsonists, pays tribute to martyrs

Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal expressed his strong condemnation of the May 9 attacks on state buildings and military installations in several cities of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh. Speaking at the "Takreem-e-Shuhada Convention" held at the con...

CDWP clears 15 development projects worth 249.21b

The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has cleared 15 development projects worth Rs 249.21 billion during its meeting held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal. ...

Planning Ministry recently approved Rs 400m for this institute

Islamabad will soon have a state-of-the-art film academy, the National Film Production Institute (NFPI), which was recently approved by the Ministry of Planning Development. The project, which aims to provide professional training in various fields of filmmaking, acting, production, camera and ci...

Planning Ministry authorizes Rs72b in 4th quarter of 2022-23 under PDSP

The Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives has authorized Rs 72 billion for various Ministries/Division in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal year (2022-2023) under Public Sector Development Program PSDP which is 100 billion more as compared to the previous year of (2021-22). ...

Ahsan Iqbal felicities newly-appointed chairman NDRC Reiterates the implementation on the Belt & Road initiative, CPEC

Federal Minister for Planning Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal sent a letter to China's newly-appointed Chairman National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC) Zheng Shanjie, congratulating him and expressing his commitment to continue implementing the Belt and Road initiative and the ...

وفاقی وزیر منصوبہ بندی وترقی پروفیسر احسن اقبال کی زیر صدارت ٹاسک فورس برائے افرادی وسائل اور سکلز ڈیولپمنٹ کا پہلا اجلاس