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Islamabad, September 12, 2012 (PPI-OT): The Punjab Government’s holistic approach to developing rural and urban areas in tandem received impetus on Tuesday when the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved two credits totaling $220 million. The $150 million Punjab Cities Governance Improvement Project is aimed at realizing the growth …

Islamabad, July 24, 2012 (PPI-OT): Growth is a prerequisite for poverty reduction, but growth alone does not suffice. Pro-poor policies and equitable growth are essential for vulnerable segments of society to catch up and not get permanently left behind because of uneven playing field. This was the main message emanating …

Islamabad, July 19, 2012 (PPI-OT): The World Bank announced today the approval of a US$ 5 million grant from the Khyber Pakhthunkhwa, Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Balochistan Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) for the Balochistan Disaster Management Project (BDMP), which will strengthen the capacity of Provincial Disaster Management Authority …

Washington, June 29, 2012 (PPI-OT): The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)—the political risk insurance arm of the World Bank Group—today announced it is supporting a hydropower plant in Pakistan. In addition to alleviating chronic power shortages, the plant will contribute to lowering the country’s average electricity generation costs and greenhouse …

Islamabad, June 26, 2012 (PPI-OT): The teachers can play significant role to aware the students about drug abuse situation in Pakistan to convey message to the entire society regarding this alarming issue. This was said by Professor Dr. Sahibzada Sajid Ur Rehman, President International Islamic University, Islamabad while addressing to …

Lahore – 03 November 2011: Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, marked its inaugural flight to the Republic of the Maldives by touching down in Malé to a colourful welcome in the capital. EY flight 278 was honoured with a traditional water cannon salute and the …

Islamabad: IOM is this week providing over 560 trucks to transport 20,048 metric tonnes (MT) of rice donated by Thailand to Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for distribution among victims of the country’s disastrous 2010 floods. The rice, which arrived at Karachi Port Trust from Thailand on the MV Golden Falcon last week, will be moved to Provincial Disaster Management Agency (PDMA) warehouses in Sindh, Punjab, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and to an NDMA warehouse in Islamabad. Under the [...]