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on January 04, 2019 0
KP Govt to Launch Insaf Emergency Cab Service
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Health Department has decided to launch Insaf Emergency Cab Service in the province to pick up patients in an emergency from their doorsteps.
The idea came up in a meeting chaired by Health Minister Dr. Hisham Inamullah Khan, as per an official statement. During the meeting, they planned to start an Insaf Emergency Cab Service at district and tehsil headquarter hospitals, basic health units, and rural health centers
These cars will prove to be effective in transporting emergency patients from their homes to the hospitals, given there are no dedicated ambulances for the purpose. In this way, the quick health services will be accessible to the general public.
The provincial health minister directed the concerned authorities to make all necessary arrangements in this regard. Insaf Emergency Cab Service will help the poor patients in far-flung areas of the province, especially those in the merged districts to reach hospitals in time.
He further asserted that the government will take strict action against those who remain negligent in performing their duties. The minister vowed to follow the reward and punishment system to put everything in the right direction.
The meeting was apprised that cabs for the service will be provided by the provincial health department


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on January 02, 2019 0

Karachi is Planning to Restart Tram Services with Coordination of Experts from Austria

Sindh Government is planning to restore the glory of old Karachi area and is planning to rebuild tram services.
For the construction and operations of tram service, the provincial government is looking to acquire services of Austrian experts.
The Sindh Chief Minister, Murad Ali Shah, met with the Pakistani ambassador posted in Vienna, Mansoor Ahmed Khan, at CM House Karachi. In the meeting, both discussed ways to improve relations with the Austrian government in the field of technical education, renewable hydropower and city planning for Karachi.
Murad Ali Shah said that the provincial government is planning to start tram services in old Karachi area. Austria holds expertise in this field so he asked the ambassador to help Sindh Government to improve coordination with relevant authorities in Austria
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on January 02, 2019 2
NankanaSahib Interchange on AbdulHakeem Motorway is almost completed and it will be inaugurated soon. 


KLM – Abdul Hakeem-Lahore Motorway Route Map, Interchanges and Service Stations

Lahore/Multan – 229 Kilometers long Abdul Hakeem-Lahore Motorway is part of karachi-Lahore Motorway (KLM). It is being constructed by Federal Government. It is an important part of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). This Motorway section will pass through central and southern Punjab cities and town, who are currently offside of the main GT Road (Kabirwala, Mukhdoompur Pahoran, Kot Islam, Pir Mahal, Rajana, Kamalia, Sandhianwali, Toba Tek Singh, Muriswala, Mamoon Kanjan, Gojra, Samundari, Tandlianwala, Satiana, Syedwala, Makkuana, Jaranwala, Bucheki, Nankana sahab, Managtanwala and Sharaqpur) . Karachi-Lahore Motorway has been divided into Five sections. :-

Lahore-Abdul Hakeem Motorway Section
Abdul Hakeem-Khanewal-Multan Motorway Section
Multan-Sukkur Motorway Section
Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway Section
Hyderabad-Karachi Motorway Section

Interchanges List
Shamkot near Khanewal and Kabirwala
Dharkhana near Kot Islam
Pir Mahal
Rajana
Samundari near Tandliawala and satiana
Jaranwala
Mangatan Wala Near Nanka Sahib
Dhamke
Sagian Lahore

Service Area Locations
1- Between Sharaqpur and Nakana Sahab & Mangatanwala
2- Between Samundari and Jaranwala
3- Near Rajana



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on January 01, 2019 0

Financing deal signed for 330MW power project

Fauji Fertiliser Company (FFC), along with other equity partners including Hub Power Company (Hubco), has signed a financing agreement for its 330-megawatt power project, Thar Energy Limited, at the 8th Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting in Beijing.
China Development Bank was appointed lead arranger of foreign financing and Habib Bank Limited was selected lead arranger of local financing.

Federal Minister for Planning Khusro Bakhtiar, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, Hubco Chief Executive Khalid Mansoor, Thar Energy Chief Executive Saleemullah Memon were present at the signing ceremony.



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on December 23, 2018 0


Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan Speech Punjab Government 100 Days Achievement Ceremony Lahore (22.12.18)




Prime Minister Imran Khan resolved that the government would make no compromise on accountability process as it were the people who bore the brunt of corruption.


Addressing the event ‘Delivering Prime Minister’s 100 Days Agenda’ to highlight the performance of the Punjab government during first 100 days, the prime minister said he said the opposition in the National Assembly was ‘doing the drama’ of political victimization contrary to the fact that not even a single case had been registered by the incumbent government.


The event was attended by Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar, Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, provincial ministers, members of the Punjab Assembly, diplomats and party workers in a huge number.


The enthusiastic workers carrying party flags chanted slogans in support of the party, the prime minister and the chief minister.


The prime minister recalled that the fake bank accounts had first surfaced in 2015 but the then government put the matter under the carpet in name of Charter of Democracy.


“We have done nothing. But we have not impeded the action (against corruption),” he added.


He said it was strange that the opposition wanted to make Shehbaz Sharif, who was in the jail of NAB (National Accountability Bureau) for corruption, head of the Public Accounts Committee.

The previous government had passed a law allowing a corrupt man to head a political party, which was nothing but the mockery of the parliament, he added.    The prime minister told the gathering that he had asked his party to accept the opposition’s every demand like issuance of the production order of Khawaja Saad Rafiq and making Shehbaz Sharif PAC chairman.

However, “we cannot agree to backtrack from the accountability” as it was inevitable for the secure future of the country and next generations, he added. The country’s future would remain imperiled until “we arrest the corrupt.”

The prime minister said he had launched his political career with the slogan against corruption and he would never make any compromise in the name of protecting democracy.

He censured the previous government for spending Rs 250 billion budget of South Punajb in other cities, what ,he said, had increased the sense of deprivation among the people of area. The disintegration of Pakistan was the consequence of such injustices with the people, he added.

He called for learning from the mistakes done in the past and also mentioned the injustices meted out to the people of Balochistan.

The prime minister appreciated the Punjab government for allocating exclusive budget for the South Punjab.

He said the non-development of remote areas put burden on major cities and cited the problems faced by the Lahore city like pollution and congestion.






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on December 23, 2018 0


Power Ministry to Hire 10,000 People to Prevent Power Theft


Minister for Power, Omer Ayub Khan, announced on Friday that the ministry is planning to hire more people in the power distribution companies through a transparent procedure to fill in the shortage of meter readers and technical personnel in order to prevent electricity theft.
The minister said that there will be as many as 10,000 hirings in this regard. He made this announcement in the question hour in the National Assembly.


Ayub further revealed that they will hire the new staff through advertisements in a transparent manner to improve the efficiency of the power distribution companies.


He apprised the House that the Power Division had clearly directed all the power distribution companies to ensure accurate billing and abstain from overcharging the public.


In case of overcharged electricity bill, the consumer can write to the relevant offices for their grievances’ redressal, said the minister.


He told the parliamentarians that vacancies of meter readers and technical staff remained unfilled for years. Due to the shortage of staff, incidents like overbilling and fictitious meter readings occurred, Ayub added.


The minister said that they will improve the financial condition of the power sector through technology, administrative measures, and better availability of human resources.


According to him, around 250 officials in the power companies have been terminated while 8000 first information reports (FIRs) have been filed. Moreover, they have sent 1250 officials to jail in lieu of FIRs on charges of power theft and other crimes.



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on December 22, 2018 0
New Pakistan Park


Quaid-e-Azam Mazar Management Board (QMMB) has put forward a plan for establishment of ‘New Pakistan Park’ and a museum on 43 acres of land adjacent to Jinnah’s mausoleum, according to officials of Management Board.


According to officials, 28.11 acres of southern land had been set aside for Pakistan Park while a botanical garden would be set up over 11.35 acres of eastern land. They said that land on southern side had been earmarked for the establishment of Pakistan Museum.


The plan to establish a park had been formulated by Irfan Siddiqui, then advisor to former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Reportedly, the plan was proposed after undertaking an extensive study of sites at Miniaturk (Istanbul, Turkey), Mini Europe (Brussels, Belgium), Window of World (Shenzhen, China) and Maduro dam (The Hague, Netherlands).


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on December 22, 2018 0

Seven new SEZs planned in Punjab


LAHORE: The Special Economic Zone Authority (SEZA) has recommended the establishment of seven new Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Punjab.
Cumulatively, the investment in these new projects is estimated at around Rs27 billion ($194 million) which are set to attract manufacturing concerns, leading to import substitution and creation of around 400,000 direct and indirect jobs.
Punjab Minister for Industries, Commerce and Investment Mian Aslam Iqbal, while chairing the SEZA board meeting at the Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT), emphasised that government’s role was critical in order to encourage and expand industrialization


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on December 22, 2018 0


Who will manage the smart operations of Peshawar BRT?


Countless commuters use Peshawar’s roads every day and a smart transport system is essential to managing the traffic load efficiently.



The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has finalised a vendor for the operation of an intelligent transport system for the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit. The decision was taken by the Board of Directors of TransPeshawar, the urban mobility company responsible for the operation of the Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit, on Thursday.



The vendor will be responsible for the design, supply, installation, operation, and maintenance of the four major project components for the Peshawar BRT, including intelligent transport and management of fares and station systems.



The idea is to align the requirements needed for operation of the BRT as the construction work progresses. “The buses are in the final stages of delivery to Peshawar,” shared TransPeshawar spokesperson Noman Manzoor, confirming that the vehicle operating company has been finalised and the System Control Goods and Services (SCGS) service provider is also in place now.



The company selected for the contract is a joint venture of two Chinese companies and a Pakistani company – Beijing Santel Technology and Trading Corporation, Beijing E-Hualu Information Technology Co Ltd and LMK Resources Pakistan (Private) Limited. With the experience of managing similar global public transport systems, particularly in China, the companies will be on board for 10 years, which is in line with the warranty [time] of the equipment, according to the statement.



An intelligent transportation system (ITS) gives access to passenger information, fleet scheduling, and fleet management in real time. The fare system will comprise electronic fare media, a mobile app, automatic fare collection, electronic fare validation and settlement and clearance processing.





The contractor will also manage the station which covers passenger services at the station and corridor, physical security, CCTV cameras, general cleaning and light maintenance. The bicycle sharing system will also be handled by it.


The company was procured based on a competitive process as per the Asian Development Bank’s procurement rules.



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on December 22, 2018 0

KP Govt Rolls Out 

Five-Year Development

Policy


The government of KhyberPakhtunkhwa (KP) has devised a plan to gradually turn the terrorism-torn province into a welfare state government.


A five-year development plan includes measures and proposals to overhaul the 26 departments of the province. The document will be presented to the Prime Minister Imran Khan when he visits KP next week.


The to-do projects in the document include the production of over 3,500-megawatts of power, a formation of three mega-parks in Peshawar, construction of youth hostels in every district and provision of technical education/training to more than 30,000 women in the province.


The policy also aims to provide free legal aid to the deprived section of the society, strict measures to curb violence against women and formation of seven police training schools.


Following are more details on the five-year roadmap:


HEALTHCARE
Appointment of 4,000 health workers
The launch of rural ambulance service
To make 120 secondary healthcare hospitals functional for 24 hours
Provision of special pre and postpartum care to mothers
Expand vaccination to 80 percent children of the province


AGRICULTURE
To make 5,500 acres of barren land arable
Provision of modern technology to livestock farmers
Distribution of million calved among 3,000 farmers
Special training for livestock farmers in better nutrition
Establishment of a smart market to increase profit for farmers to 15-20 percent
Cut down sugarcane seed price by 95 percent


POLICE
Increase quota of women in the police department
Direct dispensation of the budget to police station
Setup of seven police training schools to train 18,000 policemen annually
Provision of National Identity Card (NIC) to every woman


MUNICIPAL SECTOR
Establishment of 3,500 village/neighborhood councils
Allocation of 30 percent development budget for municipal institutions
Formation of 700 village councils in merged tribal areas
Selection of 120 mayors on party basis to run municipality system



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on December 22, 2018 0


Chinese company keen to invest in paint, coating industry




A Chinese Company specialized in manufacturing world class paint for buildings, furniture and automobile has shown keen interest to invest through local partnership in the paint and coating industry in Pakistan.


“We are an international chemicals supplier and our company intends to explore business and investment opportunities in paint and coating industry in Pakistan as the country has become an important investment destination for the Chinese businessmen and entrepreneurs after launch of multi-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework,” Li Xing Xinong, founder of Hunan Banfert New Materials Technology told APP.


Hunan Banfert is an international chemical materials supplier, such as ultraviolet curable coatings, quick setting inks, waterborne industrial paints, industrial anti-corrosion coatings and special resins.


Li who established his company in 2007 in the north of Hunan province of China after finishing his study from Hunan Chemical Vocational Technology College said, first, he would like to visit Pakistan to assess the market potential and then decide to set up a plant in Pakistan.


He said presently his company was exporting its high-quality products to the USA and some European countries. Expressing confidence into the current economic situation in Pakistan, he said that Pakistan’s economy was now gearing up under the new government and there were more business and investment opportunities for the Chinese companies.


According to market estimates, the paint and coat industry is one of the most heavily demanded industries in Pakistan. The present size of the decorative paints, surface coatings and special chemicals market in Pakistan is assessed to be approximately between Rs.33 -38 billion. This market size is growing by 5-10 percent annually, depending on expansion in the economy and investment in industry.


Demand in Asian continues especially in Pakistan to rise faster than elsewhere in the world, and the region now accounts for 50–55% of global consumption on a volume basis. In recent years after the launch of the CPEC project, there has been impressive growth in construction in Pakistan, which has given opportunities to all players in the paint and coatings industry.


Commercial and residential building construction, which utilizes decorative paints, has seen growth. With the steady progress in the country’s economy coupled with rising construction activities after CPEC project, demand for paints and coatings has been picking up. This has enabled the companies to expand their product ranges to cater to the rising demand for paints and coatings. Pakistan’s unique geostrategic location enables it to capture Central Asia and Middle Eastern paint and coat markets.


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on December 22, 2018 0


Punjab Govt to Provide Scooties & Bikes to Female Students on Easy Installments



Punjab Govt. to Give Scooties, Bikes to Female Students on Easy Installments. Punjab government is giving away bikes and scooties on easy installments to female students from the start of 2019.


The announcement has come in a bid to provide transport facilities to females. Chairman Punjab Education Foundation, Wasiq Qayyum Abbasi, said that the scheme will kickstart in the advent of 2019.


He said that the government will provide cycles to the male students while giving traveling vouchers to the female students. Moreover, it will provide scooties to degree and university students.


To provide relief to the students, the government will provide these vehicles on easy installments, said the Chairman.

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on December 22, 2018 0


Pakistan Govt plans visa on arrival for 55 countries to uplift tourism sector


Adviser to the Prime Minister for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said on Tuesday that Pakistan is considering allowing visa on arrival for 55 countries.


Addressing a press conference, Dawood said a policy was being formulated and it would be presented to Prime Minister Imran Khan by next month.


“We will also consult with the country’s security institutions regarding the matter,” he said.


Dawood added that Pakistan needs tourism and that the government would do whatever is in the interest of the country.

In January, Pakistan announced to allow visa on arrival for group tourists for 24 countries, including the US and UK.


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on December 22, 2018 0


PIA resumes its night flight operations in KP


Night flying was discontinued four years ago due to aviation safety concerns.


KARACHI: Pakistan International Airline (PIA) will facilitate KhyberPakhtunkhwa (KP) passengers by revising its flight schedule for night operation in Peshawar. The night flying was discontinued four years ago due to aviation safety concerns.


PIA President and CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik thanked the aviation minister for his prompt action and vigorous efforts in resolving the matter with all concerned quarters, especially the security agencies, for lifting the restrictions.


The issue was highlighted to Aviation Minister Muhammad Mian Soomro during his visit to PIA Head Office last Friday.


The PIA spokesman said that after removal of restriction, PIA will revise its flight schedule for Peshawar, adding more flights for the convenience of KP public, as they were facing difficulties in connectivity.


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