Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday chaired a special meeting on the alignment of sectoral priorities, plans and interventions with URAAN Pakistan initiative. The meeting was attended by Chief Economist Planning Commission Dr. Imtiaz Ahmed, Project Director URAAN Pakistan Irma Malik, Members of the Planning Commission, and senior officials […]
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Ahsan Iqbal: Pakistan can be a top economy with focus on exports
Pakistan has great potential to become one of Asia’s top five economies, according to Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal. He addressed the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Monday. Iqbal emphasized that innovation and planning are crucial to compete with regional rivals, especially India. The minister outlined four essential pillars for national […]
Ahsan Iqbal: Urge to create awareness on mental
Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiative Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday stressed; urge to create awareness on mental to ensure proper physical fitness. Addressing the launching ceremony of training guide and mental health coordination, the minister said that mental health prerequisite for physical health as it was solely depending on mental health. He informed that […]
Toxic Political Culture: Who is Responsible? A Deeper Look
Which direction, we as a Pakistani nation, are heading into? In a recent incident, Ahsan Iqbal, MNA representing PML-N, was disgraced by a mob of people publicly in a McDonald’s outlet on the motorway. People called him names and disgraced him and his party for looting the country. On the other hand, ex-prime minister Imran […]
Load-shedding due to PTI govt’s ill planning: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday said that previous government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was directly responsible for the worst electricity load-shedding situation prevalent across the country. He said the then PTI government had failed to make agreements for purchasing cheap Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) due to which the LNG […]
Ex-PM failed to handle national matters properly: Ahsan Iqbal
LAHORE: Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan ruled the country for more than three years but could not handle the matters of the country in a proper manner. Addressing a press conference here on Sunday, he said that former prime minister was […]
PTI govt ignored CPEC project: Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal Friday said that the previous government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) failed to complete the projects under China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) by the dates agreed between the Chinese side and PML-N government. Addressing media persons here, he said that the PML-N government had set the […]
NAB to approach SC over bails granted to PML-N leaders Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Asif by courts
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday announced that it will approach the Supreme Court against the bails granted to PML-N leaders Ahsan Iqbal and Khawaja Asif by the country’s high courts. A statement issued by NAB said that in Ahsan Iqbal’s case the bureau will also approach the accountability court to hold daily hearings […]
Fawad Chaudhry tried to intimidate the Election Commission, says Ahsan Iqbal
PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal says that Fawad Chaudhry tried to intimidate the Election Commission and that the government wants to make the Commission an institution like NAB. He added that they destroyed the national institutions one by one. Talking to the media outside the accountability court, PML-N leader Iqbal said that four secretaries were replaced […]
Reference against Ahsan Iqbal adjourned till June 23
ISLAMABAD: The Accountability Court (AC) on Monday adjourned hearing on Narowal Sports City complex reference till June 23 against former minister for inter provincial coordination Ahsan Iqbal. The AC-III Judge Syed Asghar Ali heard the case filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against former minister of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) who also appeared before […]