Press Releases

26 November 2025

Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Launches Labour Force Survey 2024-25 Aligned with Latest International Standards

Islamabad, 25th Nov 2025: The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has released the Labour Force Survey (LFS) 2024-25, marking a major milestone in the modernization of the country’s labour statistics. The new survey has been conducted in accordance with the latest standards of the 19th Internation...

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25 November 2025

Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, Addresses URAAN Pakistan Debates 2025

Islamabad - 25 November 2025 Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, Addresses URAAN Pakistan Debates 2025 Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, addressed the URAAN Pakistan Debates 2025 in Islamabad, termi...

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21 November 2025

Planning Minister Highlights Teachers’ Role in Nation-Building at Development Conference

Islamabad, Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, delivered an inspiring address at the Pakistan Teacher Development Conference, emphasizing the central role of teachers in shaping Pakistan’s future. He said that teaching is not merely a profession bu...

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18 November 2025

Planning Minister calls for Proactive Planning Ahead of Ramadan, Inflation drops to 6.2pc from 7.2pc last year, but crop losses in floods 2025 continue to pressure prices.

Islamabad, 18th November 2025: Planning Minister Prof. Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) in Islamabad, noting that although general inflation has eased to 6.2 per cent from 7.2 per cent during the same period last year, recent upward pressures...

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15 November 2025

CDWP Approves Nine Development Projects Worth Rs. 79 Billion

Islamabad, 15th November 2025: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP), in a meeting chaired by the Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives and Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Ahsan Iqbal, approved 9 different development projects. Out of these, 7 projects w...

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14 November 2025

Ahsan Iqbal Unveils Monthly Development Update: Pakistan’s Economy Shows Strong Recovery

Islamabad, 14 November 2025 : Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, addressed the launch of the Monthly Development Update and the ceremony recognizing the month’s best-performing officers. Highlighting the resilience of Pakistan’s economy, he noted t...

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13 November 2025

Historic Step in Pakistan’s Construction Sector: Implementation of Green Building Code

Islamabad, 13th November 2025: All future construction in Pakistan will now be carried out under the Green Building Code - a decision taken under the vision of the Prime Minister and the leadership of Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary, to a...

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9 November 2025

Iqbal Day Celebrations at Trinity College, Cambridge Speech by Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives

Cambridge, UK: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, delivered a keynote address at the Trinity College, University of Cambridge where Pakistan’s national poet-philosopher studied philosophy as part of his birth anniversary on 9th November. The e...

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8 November 2025

Historic Oxford Declaration Unites Global Pakistani Diaspora Behind URAAN Pakistan, Charting Nation's Path to Transformation

OXFORD, UK – November 8, 2025 – In a landmark moment for Pakistan's development journey, the global Pakistani diaspora, today adopted the historic Oxford Declaration on URAAN Pakistan, uniting behind a shared vision to transform the nation into a trillion-dollar, knowledge-driven economy. Unpre...

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7 November 2025

Boosting Uraan Pakistan Implementation - Pakistan and Cambridge Forge Strategic Partnerships to Strengthen Innovation, Research, and Knowledge Economy

London, November 7, 2025: In a major step toward boosting the Uraan Pakistan implementation, two landmark Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed in London between Quaid e Azam University and PIDE and the University of Cambridge and its affiliate, Cambridge Enterprise Ltd, respectively. The e...

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6 November 2025

Pakistan, UK Agree to Fast-Track Trade Mechanism and Expand Economic Partnership Pakistan Seeks Deep Tech and Innovation Collaboration with UK Under Renewed Trade Engagement

London, UK November 6 Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, held a productive meeting with the UK’s Minister of State for Trade Policy, Mr. Chris Bryant, to advance Pakistan–UK economic cooperation under the recently signed Pakistan–UK Trade Dialogue Me...

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5 November 2025

Federal Minister Prof Ahsan Iqbal Urges Global South Compact for Sustainable Development and Global Financial Reform at 28th Sustainable Development Conference

Islamabad, November 4, 2025 In a compelling address at the Opening Plenary of the 28th Sustainable Development Conference (SDC), Prof. Dr. Ahsan Iqbal, Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives, Government of Pakistan, called for a unified “Global South Compact for Sust...

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