The first model house on the Naya Pakistan Housing Plan was built in Faisalabad, which has the ability to withstand an earthquake. Also read:Pakistan-Iran-Turkey Freight Train To Start From March 4 The cost of a 5 Marla model house to be built in Faisalabad is Rs.35 laces. This house can withstand earthquakes of magnitude 8.2 and is fire resistant and waterproof. The special thing about the house...
On February 11,2021, the PTCL group successfully tested its 5G network in a controlled environment at its headquarters in Islamabad in a limited environment on a non-commercial basis to achieve download speeds of up to 1,685 gigabytes per second (GBPS). Speaking on the occasion, Syed Aminul Haque said: “I am delighted to be present at this crucial event as the PTCL Group takes an important step to...
LDA CLAIMS IMPROVED BUSINESS To facilitate the construction sector in line with the package announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan to achieve desired results through Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) reforms, Lahore Development Authority (LDA) has geared up its efforts to serve public amid Covid-19. Introduced EoDB reforms and set up Al-Khidmat Centre at their office in Johar Town in mid-July 2020....
The Punjab cabinet approved the transfer of the Rawalpindi Ring Road project from the Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) to the Lahore Ring Road Authority (LRRA). Earlier in March 2020, the provincial cabinet had taken the project from RDA and given it to LRRA citing ‘capacity constraints’ of the authority. The government again handed over this mega project to RDA in June 2020. And now, the Punjab...
Pakistan Post has moved up by 27 places from 94th to 67th place in the Universal Postal Union World Rankings 2020. It is the global organization of postal services. They have based this ranking on best service, confidence over service quality, reach, hard work and dedication. In 2016, Pakistan Post was ranked 94th with 29 points. Pakistan Post’s newly launched digitization project will take it to new...
CEMENT AND STEEL PRICES INCREASE Due to COVID-19, just like other commodities, cement and steel prices have also increased unexpectedly. As a result, it is slowing down the construction activities in Pakistan. Amreli Steels has announced a hike in the price of rebars by RS5000 per ton. In addition to an increase of Rs5000 per ton announced earlier during the month, said JS Global analyst Arsalan Ahmed in...
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched the 'BILLION TREE HONEY INITIATIVE' to increase the production of honey through the plantation of trees. Under the program, the plantation of trees, including Kao, Phulai, Ber, Kikar and other will encourage the bee flora. A mechanism will be also be provided to support bee flora, improve the quality of honey production, provide livelihoods to beekeepers....
MODEL GREEN BELT INITIATIVE Pakistan and China agreed to turn the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into a green belt and a road initiative model. This step was taken to protect and preserve the natural environment in the region. So, it was decided during a meeting held on Monday (14.dec.2020). The meeting was held between Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin...
A seed ball drive at Margalla Hills Trails. Volunteers of the Capital City have distributed 10,000 seed balls among Islamabad citizens as a seeds ball campaign launched – throw and grow. This campaign is started at the Margalla Hills to promote planting trees with internationally-recognized easy methods in the country. DC Islamabad launched the seed ball campaign in collaboration with the...