The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce asked the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan on Monday to keep different sectors updated about the demands and trends in countries across the globe in order to ensure effective follow-up and action. The committee highlighted areas that need improvement in TDAP’s operations, including facilitation of trade leads generated from Trade Information Offi
Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Monday announced that work on the much-delayed Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway project along with the reconstruction of the Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway would start next year. Addressing a joint press conference along with Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah after attending the “Uraan Pakistan” workshop here at the CM
The 800MW Mohmand Dam Hydropower Project will start cheap and green/clean power generation by 2027, as the project, following diversion of River Swat in August last year, is progressing ahead at a good pace with the construction work on all key sites. The government had launched construction work on the project in 2019. The project is being completed in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to provide flood m
Assuming office on Monday as the 11th President of the Asian Development Bank, Masato Kanda expressed his commitment to advancing ADB’s mission to promote sustainable, inclusive, and resilient growth in the region. Mr Kanda succeeds Masatsugu Asakawa, continuing a legacy of excellence and innovation. According to a press release from ADB, with nearly four decades of experience in international
Taking note of artificial price hikes for goods and services and scarcity of quality products due to cartelisation, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has sought public help detecting market collusions. Cartels are formed when suppliers coordinate or enter into agreements to fix prices and control supply, all for unjustified gains and illicit profits, which is illegal. To ensure th