ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economy has suffered massive losses amounting to Rs822 billion as a result of the recent devastating floods, which have affected more than 6.5 million people across 70 districts of the country. According to official documents from the Ministry of Planning and the Economic Affairs Division, the agriculture and infrastructure sectors are among the … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Planning Commission has unveiled the findings of Pakistan’s first-ever Digital Economic Census, providing comprehensive data on businesses, workforce, housing, and educational institutions across the country. According to the report, Pakistan hosts a total of 7.104 million businesses, employing 25.34 million people across the country. The province-wise breakdown shows that Punjab has 4.3 million … Read more
In the next budget, it has been decided to allocate up to Rs 100 billion in the development budget for the backward areas. According to sources in the Ministry of Planning, it has been decided to allocate up to Rs 100 billion in the development budget for the backward areas in the next financial year … Read more
The Ministry of Planning, Development, and Reforms, and Special Initiatives has so far allocated a total of Rs 1.45 billion for the development works of the Industry and Production Division in the public sector development program. Has released more than Rs 1.45 billion has been released. The government has allocated Rs. 2.91 billion for this … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan plans to import 100,000 tonnes of sugar, as the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, on a summary presented by the Industries and Production Division, approved a tender opened on June 25, 2021, for the import of the commodity. The ECC meeting, chaired by Finance and Revenue Minister Shaukat Tarin on Monday, … Read more
Higher Education Commission (HEC) conducted an initial assessment which showed that most of the universities in Pakistan are not well-equipped for online teaching platform. Out of a total of 205 universities, only 40 of them had well-established universities. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, universities have been using online education mode to protect their faculty members, students … Read more
