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Youth, women spur social business growth in Pakistan: global poll

KARACHI/LONDON: From turning organic waste into fertilizer to sharing farm equipment, new businesses seeking to address social problems in Pakistan have made the South Asian nation one of the best performers in the second global poll on social entrepreneurs. As the government struggles to find so

I have zero investment in PTI’s housing scheme: Aneel Mussarat

LONDON: The name of Man­chester-based millionaire property developer, Aneel Mussarat, is frequently linked with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s ‘Naya Pakistan Housing scheme’.

In an interview with Dawn at his office in London’s upscale Mayfair district, he sha

OGDCL discovers oil, gas reserves in Kohat district

ISLAMABAD: The Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) has discovered oil and gas reserves at its condensate at Togh well-I in Kohat district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

The well was drilled and tested using OGDCL’s in-house expertise in consultation with Kohat joint venture partners;

Interior Minister, Brigadier (Retd) Ijaz Ahmed Shah inaugurated the underpass on Faisal Avenue Sector G-7 / G-8

Islamabad: 17 October 2019: Interior Minister, Brigadier (Retd) Ijaz
Ahmed Shah on Thursday inaugurated the underpass on Faisal Avenue
Sector G-7 / G-8. Special Assistant to Prime Minister Ali Nawaz Awan,
Chief Commissioner and Chairman CDA Amir Ali Ahmed, Member Engineering<

PM Imran's housing project catches Canadian investors’ eye

LAHORE: Following China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), investors from Canada have expressed confidence in Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) flagship low-cost housing project, Naya Pakistan Housing Programme (NPHP).

A delegation of a Canadian construction firm, led by i

Benami properties worth Rs31 billion identified

MULTAN: Benami properties worth Rs31 billion have been identified in Multan division so far.

This was revealed by officials from all four districts of Multan division including Multan, Khanewal, Vehari and Lodhran in a performance review meeting chaired by Commissioner Iftikhar Ali Sahu

New link road for LDA City to be built: minister

LAHORE: Housing Minister Mian Mehmood ur Rasheed has said a new two-kilometre long link road will be constructed to provide another route to link LDA City Phase-I with Ferozpur Road. In this regard, local landowners can directly contact LDA for selling their land for this purpose. LDA City scheme

Kamyab Jawan Program: How to apply for Rs 10000 to Rs 5 million loan

KARACHI: Kamyab Jawan Program—successful youth program— has been launched in Pakistan in order to provide self-employment opportunities to the unemployed youth of the county.

Under the Kamyab Jawan Program, Rs 100 billion will be provided as loans among the youth for their b

Naya Pakistan Housing: 2nd phase of balloting in Punjab on Saturday

LAHORE: The second phase of balloting for the allotment of housing units under Naya Pakistan Housing Project (NPHP) will be held in Renala Khurd, district Okara on Saturday.

According to a handout issued here on Friday, Punjab Minister for Housing and Urban Development Mian Mehmood-ur-R

State land reclaimed, officials held

LAHORE: The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) is taking action against the land grabbers and corrupt elements across Punjab.

ACE while taking action in different districts has retrieved 100 acres of agricultural land worth Rs 10 crore 22 lac from illegal occupants. Likewise, ACE also

Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme registration date extended

ISLAMABAD: Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme registration date has been extended by the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) for a month.

The date has been extended till November 15, 2019. Earlier, the last date for registration was October 15, 2019.

The registratio

‘Durust Daam’ App launched to check profiteering

Islamabad : Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui has inaugurated mobile App ‘Durust Daam’ at National Information Technology Board (NITB) on Tuesday, says a press release.

The app will be helpful to control profiteering

CDA gets possession of 59 flats back

Islamabad: Capital Development Authority (CDA) is gradually attaining financial stability, exploring new avenues of revenue generation and steps have taken to resolve long-standing issues pertaining to projects which were initiated in the past for revenue generation.

In this connection,

K-P approves Rs6.72b for highway construction

PESHAWAR: The provincial government on Sunday approved over Rs6 billion for the construction and maintenance of highways in the province apart from provincial station of six roads.

This was decided during a meeting of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Highways Council at the Chief Minister H

CDA seeks approval to build Korang Bridge, PWD Underpass

Islamabad: Capital Development Authority (CDA) has approached the federal government seeking permission to proceed for construction of Korang Bridge and PWD Underpass at Islamabad Expressway Signal Free Corridor, says a press release.

The Federal Government has been requested to allow t