Official statements, public updates and development news from the Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives.
Islamabad, 5th March 2026: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) held 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 in...
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Islamabad, 2026 — Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, called for a comprehensive and forward-looking reform of the National Finance Commission (NFC) Award while addressing the concluding session of the Pakistan Governance Forum 2026. The landmark Forum,...
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Islamabad 25 February Addressing the Pakistan Governance Forum 2026, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, stated that Pakistan has a clear choice: to become a $600 billion economy by 2035 or to transform into a $1 trillion economy. He emphasize...
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Islamabad, 24th February 2026 : The Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives is set to host its flagship two-day event, Pakistan Governance Forum 2026 , beginning today (February 25, 2026 ). Held under the theme “Reimagining Governance for URAAN Pakistan,” the Forum is the Ministr...
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Islamabad,21st February 2026: Minister Ahsan Iqbal Meets Media Leaders to Launch Landmark Historical Series on Quaid-e-Azam and Allama Iqbal Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, on Saturday chaired a high-level consultative meeting with leading media houses,...
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Islamabad: February 19, 2026 : The 9th meeting of the Steering Committee on Socio-Political Domain, constituted by the Apex Committee, was held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal. The meeting was attended by Provincial Finance Min...
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17 February 2026: Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives of Pakistan is in Dhaka to attend the oath taking ceremony of Mr. Tarique Rahman, Prime Minister-Elect of Bangladesh. Earlier in the day, he called on Hon’ble Chief Advisor of Bangladesh Professor Muh...
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Dhaka 17th February 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, called on the newly elected Prime Minister of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman, following his oath-taking ceremony in Dhaka. Minister Ahsan Iqbal represented the Prime Minis...
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Islamabad 29th January 2026 : The Mid-Year Review Meeting of the Annual Plan 2025–26 was held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal. The meeting was attended by Secretaries of all Ministries and Divisions, senior officials, member...
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Madrid, Spain – January 15, 2026 : Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, participated in a landmark high-level international event co-hosted by UNICEF, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Government of Spain. The forum brought together gl...
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Islamabad, January 15, 2026– Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives and Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Ahsan Iqbal, chaired the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) and approved five transformative health projects. These initiatives under the Uraan Pakistan Soci...
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Islamabad, January 13 The first meeting of the Task Force on National Water Security was held under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal. Federal Minister for Water Resources, Mian Muhammad Moeen Wattoo, also attended the meet...
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