Press Releases

APCC Held Today: For Accelerated Growth Pakistan Must Pivot from Debt Dependence to Export-Led Self-Reliance, Says Ahsan Iqbal

Islamabad, June 1, 2026 : The Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) was held today under the chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives and Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Professor Ahsan Iqbal, to review the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP)...

Pakistan-China Friendship Enjoys Unprecedented Political Consensus Across Pakistan: Ahsan Iqbal Calls for Five Political Corridors to Support CPEC 2.0

Ahsan Iqbal Raises Serious Concerns Over Delayed PC-I, Cost Escalation and Weak Management of Diamer Basha Dam Project

Islamabad 21st 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. A revised project related to Ministry of Water Resources came und...

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal has said that women’s participation in the workforce exceeds 50 percent in developed countries, while in Pakistan the figure stands at only 22 percent. He stated that the government is taking concrete measures to bring women into the mainstream of national development.

Islamabad, May 14: Addressing the National Consultation on Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Economic Empowerment organized under “Uraan Pakistan” by the Gender Unit of the Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special In...

Ahsan Iqbal Releases Monthly Development Update May 2026: Pakistan Economy Grows 3.7% in FY 2025-26

Islamabad, 13th May 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, while briefing the media on the Monthly Development Update for May 2026, stated that the report has successfully completed one year of uninterrupted dissemination as a credible source of economic ...

Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal Calls for NFC Reforms to Encourage Population Control

Islamabad, May12th 2026 : Ahsan Iqbal has proposed introducing incentives for provinces that successfully control population growth under the NFC Award, emphasizing that encouraging balanced population growth is essential for Pakistan’s sustainable development and economic stability. Addressing t...

Federal Minister Ahsan Iqbal emphasises dialogue for conflict resolution amid escalating tensions in Middle East at Narowal Peace Conference

Narowal, 6 May 2026: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, addressed the closing ceremony of the two-day International Narowal Peace Dialogue 2026, emphasizing that nations achieve success only when they stand united like a solid structure—“Bunyan-un-Ma...

احسن اقبال نے نارروال امن کانفرنس میں مشرقِ وسطیٰ میں بڑھتی کشیدگی کے دوران تنازعات کے حل کے لیے مکالمے کی اہمیت پر زور دیا

وفاقی وزیر برائے منصوبہ بندی، ترقی و خصوصی اقدامات احسن اقبال نے کہا ہے کہ فنِ تعمیر کسی بھی قوم اور تہذیب کی پہچان ہوتا ہے اور یہی وہ عنصر ہے جو اقوام کی شناخت کو زمان...

Pakistan must move from water crisis management to water security planning: Federal Minister for Planning

Islamabad, 29th April 2026 : Water security is central to national security, food security, energy security, climate resilience and economic growth — national consensus required on new reservoirs, conservation, efficiency and technology-driven water governance Islamabad: The Federal Minister for...

Pakistan Shows Economic Stabilization Amid Global Challenges: Ahsan Iqbal at Monthly Development Report Launch

Islamabad, 20th April 2026 :The Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, addressed media representatives virtually at the launch of the Ministry’s Monthly Development Report, highlighting Pakistan’s macroeconomic stability, development progress, and strateg...

The CDWP forum approved the ICT Kuri and Sindh (Tandoo Muhammad Khan) Daanish School projects under the URAAN Pakistan Initiative to strengthen education infrastructure and ensure standardized, cost-effective development across the country.

Islamabad, 8th April 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 ini...

Ahsan Iqbal Emphasizes Early Childhood Development as Foundation of National Progress at International Conference

Islamabad April 8 Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal underscored that early childhood represents the foundational stage from which a nation’s development trajectory truly begins, asserting that the direction of future national progress and tr...