Infrastructure Development in Pakistan

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Abdullah Sports Tower, Hyderabad

 

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After completion of construction work,International arrival area/hall of BKIAP Peshawar Airport became operational today.

 

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All Chinese industrial units in Pakistan to get special status

All Chinese industrial units established in Pakistan will be given the status enjoyed by factories set up in the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) regardless of the part of the country where such units are set up, announced Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, Industries, Production and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood.

He made the announcement while speaking at a seminar titled “Business opportunities under the China-Pakistan Free Trade Agreement” on Saturday. “Projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor were initiated on a government-to-government basis, but they have now transformed into a business-to-business model,” he said. “Although SEZs have not yet been completed in Pakistan, Chinese investors are free to establish their factories anywhere in the country and I will grant the status of SEZ to all these factories.”

 

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Maple Leaf completes expansion of cement plant

In the backdrop of a reduction in development spending by the government, the cement sector, which has boosted its production capacity, is witnessing enhanced supplies and a sharp decline in demand, which has pushed down product prices.

“Maple Leaf Cement has completed the expansion of its new cement line,” the company reported in its quarterly progress report on the expansion project in a notice sent to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX).

“The company has undergone to set up an additional dry process clinker production line of 7,300 tons per day,” said the notice.

 

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Under construction Hazara motorway

 

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Nadra Mega Center started working in January in Gujranwala

نادرا میگا سنٹر کا افتتاح
نہ قطار نہ انتظار

میگا سنٹر میں 200 سے زائد افراد کے بیٹھنے کی گنجائش ہے۔36ڈیٹا انٹری کاؤنٹرز پر 3 شفٹوں میں 24 گھنٹوں کے دوران بیک وقت 2ہزار سے زائد شہری مستفید ہو سکیں گے۔سنٹر کبھی بند نہیں ہوگا ہفتہ اور اتوار کو بھی کھلا رہے گا۔ نادرا ترجمان

 

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FAISALABAD: Under-construction production facility of Hayat Kimya Pakistan (Pvt.) Ltd. (Turkish-owned company). Hayat Kimya is the world’s 5th largest branded baby diapers manufacturer and the largest paper tissue manufacturer in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and Africa.

 

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30% vehicle to be converted to electric cars by year 2030:

May 17, 2019

Advisor to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam said 30 percent of the vehicle system in the country will be converted to electric cars by the year 2030.

Addressing a news conference, he said Electrical Vehicle Policy to this effect will be devised within fifteen days under the direction of Prime Minister Imran Khan.

The Advisor said this step will prove to be helpful in bringing significant reduction in the import of oil. He said the electric vehicles will also improve the environment and help deal with the challenge of smog.

He said the government is focused on making Pakistan an exporter of electric vehicles within the period of five years. He said vehicle examination system is also being introduced in the transport sector to check condition of vehicles.

To a question, Malik Amin Aslam said 10 billion tree tsunami is the project of Pakistan's bright future. He said the project is also receiving appreciation by the world's big institutions.

 

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Nepra likely to issue tariff determination for 300 MW plant at Gwadar by May-end

Government is committed to accelerate implementation of CPEC projects and set timelines for authorities concerned for resolving all pending issues related to the projects

National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) is likely to issue tariff determination for the 300 MW coal power plant at Gwadar by the end of May. Progress on 300 MW coal based power plant at Gwadar was discussed here during CPEC project review meeting. The meeting was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning,

Development and Reforms Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtyar and was attended by Chinese ambassador Yao Jing and senior officials from both sides were also present in the meeting. During the meeting, projects of Orange Line, Eastbay Expressway, 300 MW coal based power plant at Gwadar and Kohala Hydropower were deliberated upon.

 

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For the construction of Hakla-Yarik-Dera Ismail Khan motorway of CPEC’s western route, the Public Sector Development Programme has proposed Rs13 billion for the next fiscal year against Rs25 billion for the outgoing fiscal year. The total cost of this scheme is Rs 110.2 billion. The project’s remaining financing requirement is estimated at Rs 36.6 billion.

For land acquisition for the Sukkur-Hyderabad section of CPEC, Rs3.5 billion has been proposed for the next fiscal year against the requirement of Rs21.6 billion. For land acquisition for the Islamabad-Raikot section of CPEC, Rs1 billion has been proposed against the remaining need of Rs1.9 billion.
Overall, the government has proposed to massively slash budgetary allocation for the National Highway Authority (NHA) in the next fiscal year. As against the original allocation of Rs310 billion, the NHA will get Rs 157 billion, which is in line with the PTI’s decision to move away from the brick and mortar approach.

For the Havelian-Thakot project of CPEC, the government has proposed Rs24-billion allocation against the remaining requirement of nearly Rs31 billion. The total cost of this project is Rs 106 billion.

The Zhob-Kuchlak road project, which the government approved in March, will get Rs10-billion financing in the next fiscal year. The total cost of the project is Rs 63 billion. Chitral-Bannu road will get Rs1 billion against the total cost of Rs16.8 billion. The preliminary design of Mainline-I would not be completed in the next fiscal year as the government has allocated only Rs1.8 billion for the scheme against the remaining requirement of Rs5.5 billion.

The New Gwadar International Airport has been given Rs 700-million allocation against the total need of Rs 21 billion. The East Bay Expressway will get Rs 2.7 billion against the remaining need of Rs 3.5 billion.

A project initiated to provide five million gallons of clean water per day to the Gwadar city would get only Rs 400 million against the remaining requirement of Rs2.9 billion. The total cost of the scheme is Rs3 billion and it has not get full funding in the last three years.

The Gwadar smart environment project has been given Rs 100-million allocation against the remaining requirement of Rs2.2 billion.

New schemes

The government has decided to include the Mirpur-Mangla-Muzaffarabad project in the PSDP, costing Rs142 billion. For the next fiscal year, it has proposed only Rs 100-million allocation for the unapproved scheme.

It has also decided to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a 350 km-long Nokhandi-Mashkhel-Turbat project of CPEC. The Rs17-billion worth of Shandur-Gilgit road is also part of the new CPEC portfolio. The project remains unapproved and the government has proposed Rs 500-million allocation for the next fiscal year.

The government has proposed a Rs29.5-billion project for improving cross-border connectivity between China and Pakistan. For the next fiscal year, the government has proposed Rs2 billion for this scheme.

The fifth new scheme is Mainline-I project of Pakistan Railways. Its first phase will be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 324 billion and for the next fiscal year the government has allocated Rs 1 billion
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Pakistan Post launches free remittance service for overseas Pakistanis

June 03, 2019

Pakistan Post today launched free remittance service for overseas Pakistanis.

Addressing a ceremony in Islamabad on Monday, Minister for Postal Services Murad Saeed said under this service, people will be able to send remittances free of charge.

He said Pakistan Post has 12,000 post offices in the country and this number will be increased to 27,000.

Federal Minister said this step is in line with the vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan to provide maximum facilities to overseas Pakistanis.

Murad Saeed said other services introduced by the department are 'same day delivery' and 'export parcel' which are receiving a good response from the people.

The Minister said postal service is also playing important role to dispatch parcels to overseas. He said services offered by Pakistan Post are being publicized abroad through Pakistani missions.

He said small business segment in the country is being given incentives for using services of Pakistan Post.

 

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Work on 50-bed Cardiac Hospital underway in Gilgit

June 16, 2019

In Gilgit, work on fifty beds cardiac Hospital is underway.

A spokesman of National Logistic Cell told Radio Pakistan Gilgit today that 1. 5 billion rupees are being spent on this project.

He said that work of the hospital will be completed by June 2020.

 

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A golden era of business & industrial development in Pakistan, A General view of the Dawood Cotton Mills Karachi in 1952: