The Ehsaas Catastrophic Health Expenditure and Ehsaas Tahaffuz policy has been approved to ensure universal health coverage for citizens, especially in times of natural calamities. These policies aimed to create a fund-based health system that will complement the insurance-based Sehat Sahulat Programme to protect people from catastrophic health expenditures. According to Special Assistant on Poverty [...]
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Love16 Share Tweet Share Pin The real estate sector has a vital role in preventing the degradation of the environment. The industry must become an active contender and a driving force to achieve sustainable development objectives without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their resource requirements (Peiser and Wiegelmann 2016). The built environment [...]
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Love5 Share Tweet Share Pin The Rawalpindi Ring Road (R3) Project is a forthcoming highway project for the citizens of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The idea of this project was floated in 1997, which materialised recently when Prime Minister Imran Khan laid its foundation stone at Thalian. The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) aims to construct the [...]
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The Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) has decided to hold a competition for giving direct contracts for the Kutchery Chowk remodelling project. The authority has asked for bids from the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) and the National Logistics Cell (NLC). The total cost of the project is about Rs 4.99 billion. The two organisations will participate [...]
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The government is extending all possible support to the industries for stabilising the economy, boosting economic growth, eliminating unemployment, and improving people's living standards. The current government has also taken a significant initiative by introducing “Made in Pakistan” products at the international level that played an important role in the development of the nation. According [...]
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Under the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) ‘Shared KYC (Know Your Customer) Project, bank account holders can open accounts in the capital market using their bank’s portal or app. This initiative will provide a way for wider outreach to the equity market. For the KYC project, the Central Depository Company (CDC) will act as an [...]
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Love9 Share Tweet Share Pin The real estate industry acts as a backbone for a country’s economic growth. According to a report by Mckinsey and Company, almost two-thirds of the entire global wealth is stored in the real estate sector. The industry has grown by over 350 trillion dollars from 2000 to 2020, an increase [...]
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Love9 Share Tweet Share Pin Religious tourism is an important part of the tourism industry worldwide. It is one of the oldest forms of tourist activity as many people visit holy sites and places with religious values annually in accordance with their beliefs and practices. Nowadays, very few places are left in the modern world [...]
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The Sindh government has started its first-ever Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) competitiveness strategy. The SME strategy will work for the agriculture, manufacturing, and services sectors. The strategy focuses on building an enabling ecosystem for SMEs’ growth, innovation, and regional competitiveness. The government of Sindh is actively focusing on developing SMEs as drivers of employment [...]
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The Punjab Provincial Development Working Party (PDWP) has approved several projects for various sectors worth Rs 41 billion. These sectors include health, roads, and housing. Four development schemes have been approved for the Secondary Healthcare and Medical Education and the Physical Planning and Housing sectors, with an estimated cost of Rs6.25 billion. Furthermore, six schemes [...]
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