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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday formally unveiled the National Economic Transformation Plan 2024-29, called “Uraan Pakistan: Homegrown National Economic Plan”. The five-year plan aims to address key economic challenges through a specific framework called the “Five E’s”: Exports; E-Pakistan; Equity and Empowerment; Environment, Food and Water Security; and Energy and Infrastructure. Earlier in April,…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will soon unveil the National Economic Transformation Plan 2024-29. The five-year plan aims to address key economic challenges through a specific framework called the “Five E’s”: Exports; E-Pakistan; Equity and Empowerment; Environment, Food and Water Security; and Energy and Infrastructure. Earlier in April, Prime Minister Shehbaz had called for the creation…
2024 was a particularly violent year for Balochistan. What transpires in the new year hinges on Islamabad’s engagement with the province’s young, educated activists. As we bid adieu to 2024, Balochistan finds itself at a critical juncture — grappling with a year shaped by political turmoil, devastating floods, spiralling violence, and the rise of grassroots…
Several roads in Karachi were reopened to traffic on Tuesday as city-wide sit-ins against the recent killings in Parachinar, located in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, subsided after warnings from the police. The religious political party Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) had called for protests throughout the country to express its solidarity with the people of Parachinar,…
On Tuesday, Beijing responded to accusations that a Chinese state-sponsored actor was behind a cyber breach at the US Treasury Department, calling the claims “baseless.” Treasury said the attack resulted in access to some of its workstations, according to a letter to Congress seen by AFP. According to Treasury, the incident occurred earlier this month,…
London mayor Sadiq Khan, Paris Olympics gold medalist Keely Hodgkinson and former England football coach Gareth Southgate were among hundreds named in King Charles’ published New Year’s honors list on Monday. The full list includes more than 1,200 people in politics, sport, the arts or community service who will receive honors ranging from Member, Commander…
BRUSSELS: Widely popular among young people for their dizzying array of flavours, including apple, watermelon and cola, time is up for disposable e-cigarettes in Belgium, the first EU country to ban them. From January 1, the sale of single-use vaporizers will be banned in Belgium, in a bid to protect the health of young people…
• Ahsan Iqbal urges civil servants to play a role in shaping the country’s future• Says Chashma-5 project reflects strong bond between Pakistan and China ISLAMABAD: The federal government will unveil the National Economic Transformation Plan 2024-29 today (Tuesday), Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal announced during a ceremony on Monday. The five-year plan aims to address…
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has opposed restricting public facilities to citizens ineligible for failure to file tax returns, saying the proposed law appeared to go against fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution. In a statement, the PBF, a nationwide nonprofit trade and industry association, instead proposed that tax returns be simplified to a…
• Industrial contraction affects general growth in July-September• NAC revises economic expansion downwards to 2.50% for FY24 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy grew a modest 0.92 percent in the first quarter (July-September) of the current fiscal year, a sharp drop from 2.3 percent recorded in the same period last year. The PML-N-led coalition government claims the economy…