Tue, 21-Oct-2025

ECNEC approves development projects worth Rs 355.73b in key sectors

ECNEC

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approved nine development projects worth Rs. 355.736 billion in key sectors including transport, energy, education, water resources, trade facilitation, tourism, and post-disaster recovery. Deputy Prime Minister / Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chaired the meeting. During the meeting, the DPM reaffirmed the government’s resolve … Read more

ECNEC approves ten projects costing over Rs172 billion

ECNEC approves ten projects costing over Rs172 billion

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council has approved ten projects costing 172.7 billion rupees. The ECNEC, which met in Islamabad on Monday with Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar in the chair, deferred one project for further clarification on the part of the Ministry of Health. The projects pertain to the infrastructure sector for … Read more

E-office system to provide better public services: PM  

E-office

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif said that the main objective behind usage of E-Office system in the federal government’s run ministries and departments would provide better services to the public, besides ensuring transparency in the government system.

The prime minister chaired an important review meeting on shifting of federal government’s run ministries and departments on E-Office.

During the meeting, the prime minister observed that with this system, billions of rupees in the national exchequers could be saved and the lesser use of paper would also cast positive effects upon environment.

He also directed for simplification and security of E-office system.

The prime minister directed for expediting work on the matters related to a cooperation agreement with Huawei, a Chinese company.

The meeting was apprised of progress made on the E-Office system, its implementation and reforms.

For the evaluation of success of this system, key performance indicators were being arranged. While overhauling of National Information Technology Board was also started, it was further added.

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PM Shehbaz will chair ECNEC instead of Aurangzeb

PM Shehbaz will chair ECNEC instead of Aurangzeb

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has restructured the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), appointing himself as the chairman and thereby replacing Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb. Traditionally, the finance minister heads the ECNEC, as seen during the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) government when Miftah Ismail and later Ishaq Dar led the committee. During … Read more

ECNEC approves various projects worth over Rs1180bn

ECNEC

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council has approved various projects, including “Dualisation of Rawalpindi -Kahuta road worth over 1180 billion rupees. The project also include construction of four-lane bridge over Sihala Railway pass, Sihala bypass and Kahuta bypass and will be completed at a cost of over 23 billion rupees. The ECNEC, … Read more

CDWP okays 10 projects worth Rs1,073bn

CDWP projects

CDWP approved 10 development projects worth Rs1,073bn. Seven projects worth Rs 1,064bn were recommended to ECNEC. Three projects worth Rs9.41bn have been approved by the CDWP. ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Central Development Working Party (CDWP) that approved 10 development projects worth Rs1,073.41 … Read more

Ecnec approves road, water supply projects worth Rs448 billion

Ecnec

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has approved various road and water development projects at a cost of Rs448 billion. These projects included Punjab Arterial Roads Improvement Programme (PARIP), Punjab Rural Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Project (PRSWSSP), Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme K-IV and Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway project. Under the … Read more

ECNEC approves Rs448 billion road and water projects

Karot Hydropower Station starts impounding water

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved various road and water development projects at a cost of Rs448 billion. These projects include Punjab Arterial Roads Improvement Programme (PARIP), Punjab Rural Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Project (PRSWSSP), Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme K-IV and Kharian-Rawalpindi Motorway project. Under the … Read more

ECNEC approves four road infrastructure projects for Punjab worth Rs130b

Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) at a meeting in Islamabad on Monday approved four road infrastructure projects for Punjab valuing Rs130 billion. Read more: Scrutiny committee formed to probe funding of PPP, PML-N: Asad Umar In a tweet, Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said the road projects include Kamalia-Shorkot-Chowk Azam-Layyah; Hasilpur-Bahawalnagar; … Read more

CDWP proposes projects worth Rs345.62 billion to Ecnec for approval

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) on Monday recommended two projects worth Rs345.62 billion to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) for further consideration. The CDWP meeting was presided over by Planning Commission deputy chairman Mohammad Jehanzeb Khan. A project related to health was presented in the meeting, “Implementation of Universal … Read more

CDWP gives go-ahead to two projects worth Rs54 billion

ISLAMABAD: The Central Development Working Party meeting on Monday gave a green signal to a development project with a cost of Rs2.66 billion and recommended another project worth Rs51.29 billion to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) for further consideration. The meeting was presided over by Planning Commission deputy chairman Mohammad Jehanzeb … Read more

Ecnec gives go-ahead to motorways and university projects

Pakistan needs long-term planning

ISLAMABAD: The meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) of the Cabinet, presided over by Finance and revenue Minister Shaukat Tarin, on Friday approved a summary regarding the construction of Dir Motorway, sponsored by the government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and executed by Pakhtunkhwa Highway Authority (PHA), amounting to Rs38.991 billion. The project envisages construction of … Read more

Supreme Court orders tree plantation along rivers and canals

Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has directed the federal and provincial governments to secure at least six feet of land by planting trees along all the rivers and canals flowing in the country. The court has also directed the provinces to submit a progress report on the matter within a month. Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed directed to … Read more