Here are the latest developments in the coronavirus crisis: – Indian variant in China – Chinese authorities impose fresh travel limits, cancel flights and test thousands of residents in Guangdong after the coronavirus variant first detected in India is found in China’s most populous province. – Jabs for all French adults – France opens up […]
development
Walk-in vaccination for citizens above 30 to start tomorrow: Asad
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar who also heads the NCOC said Friday that it has been decided in the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) meeting today to open up walk-in vaccination for people aged 30 and above from Saturday. In the NCOC meeting today it was decided to open up walk […]
Asad defends GDP growth, says IMF, WB projections not always true
ISLAMABAD: Putting up a fierce defence to the estimated GDP growth rate, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Tuesday said that the growth rate of 3.94 percent predicted by the National Accounts Committee (NAC) for the outgoing fiscal year was based on real figures and data. The figure was not fudged […]
28 mega development projects initiated in Quetta
ISLAMABAD: The Balochistan government has initiated 28 mega-development projects in Quetta to build a city on modern lines with the aim to resolve civic issues. The provincial government has earmarked a huge fund under the Quetta development package to improve the infrastructure of the city by completing various development projects, Parliamentary Secretary for Information Bushra […]
UN council urges states to boost development cooperation
United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) President Ambassador Munir Akram, has urged states to boost development cooperation, which is vital to tackle the dual challenge of recovering from the coronavirus pandemic and fighting climate change, as the 54-member body concluded a two-day forum on the subject. Connecting participants virtually, the Development Cooperation Forum […]
Several development projects underway in Swat
SWAT: An important meeting regarding development projects of Swat district was held under the chairmanship of Commissioner of Malakand Division Zaheerul Islam at Commissioner Office Syed Sharif on Friday. Special Secretary to the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Khaliq also attended the meeting. DIG of Malakand Division Abdul Ghafoor Afridi, Deputy Commissioner of Swat […]
Tax policy & development strategy
Somebody needs to tell the Prime Minister that the iniquitous prescription of the IMF calling for more taxes, austerity and high interest rates will not solve our problems—Reforms without research[Huzaima & Ikram, 2020] This is the last in the series of “tax proposals” sought by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) as discussed in FBR: […]
`Nuts can boost baby brain development in the womb´
Children’s brains can be boosted by their mother eating nuts during early pregnancy, a new study claims. Attention span, working memory and cognitive function were found to be higher in children whose mothers ate more nuts during the first trimester of pregnancy, researchers found. Analysis was carried out on more than 2,200 pregnant mothers and […]
PM vows to defeat ‘vested interests’ opposing change
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday vowed to devolve powers to the local bodies and defeat the vested interests resisting the change in the country. Addressing a press conference, flanked by the chief ministers of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Usman Buzdar and Mehmood Khan, here at the PM Office, the prime minister spoke at length […]
Private sector development and economic reforms
Discussion is taking place on the kind of economic reforms needed to boost productivity and economic development in Pakistan. We refer to some literature (Burki 2008, Pakistan Vision 2025) in this article to illustrate it. The industrial sector is in decline in Pakistan. In the recent past, the services sector has attracted more private sector […]