Central Development Working Party has accorded approval to eight projects worth about 11 billion rupees. The CDWP, which met in Islamabad today with Planning Minister Khusro Bakhtyar in the chair, also recommended eight projects worth 206 billion rupees to ECNEC for consideration. The projects, ...

Minister for Planning and Development Khusro Bakhtyar says China will provide one billion dollars grant for socio economic development in Pakistan. Addressing China-Pakistan Economic Corridor forum in Islamabad on Friday, he said cooperation in education, health, water, poverty alleviation and ...

Federal Minister for Planning and Development Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar says Finance Ministry has entered into an agreement worth 3.4 billion dollars with Asian Development Bank for budgetary support. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Saturday, he said a sum of 2.1 billion dollars will be ...

ISLAMABAD:Minister for Planning, Development and Reform Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar said the government would timely complete the Kartapur Corridor to provide easy access to Sikh devotees besides promoting religious tourism. He was chairing a meeting on development of Gurdwara Kartarpur Corridor here. ...

The Senate was informed on Thursday that remittances this year will increase to 22 billion dollars breaking the stagnant mode of the previous years. Minister of State for Revenue Hammad Azhar told the House during Question Hour that exports have increased to 25 billion dollars and the government is ...

Planning Minister Khusro Bakhtyar says government is making all out efforts to put the economy on growth trajectory. He was chairing a meeting to review the next financial year's Public Sector Development Program in Islamabad today.  The Planning Minister said that next public sector ...

Planning Minister Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar says scope of CPEC has been expanded with focus on industrial and agriculture cooperation, socio-economic development, trade and market access. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Friday, he said creation of CPEC Business Council, with representation from ...

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning and Development Khusro Bakhtyar has said that there is a huge potential for private and foreign direct investment in the power value chain including generation, transmission and distribution. He was talking to a delegation led by the Vice Chief Economist Shanghai ...

Minister for Planning and Development Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar says developing inland water transportation network can greatly reduce cost of transporting cargo within the country.  Talking to Director General National Logistics Cell, Major General Asim Iqbal in Islamabad, he said NLC can take ...

Minister for Planning and Development Khusro Bakhtyar has said that government is focusing on transforming conventional economy to knowledge based economy to ensure sustainable development in the country. He was addressing the closing ceremony of 2nd International Conference on Communication, ...