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Rs60m approved for hospital block
New block would have capacity of 90 beds and a separate emergency ward
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AIIB expresses interest in financing four projects including Karachi ring road
Will be worth Rs137b, bank urges Sindh CM to send details regarding project status
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Accords for $435m ADB loan signed
The amount is meant to support efforts for advanced transport infrastructure in K-P, Sindh
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PM Abbasi caught between a rock and a hard place
Missed deadlines of key development projects posing challenge to PM
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Gujranwala’s much-awaited bypass flyover to open on 30th
Official says unrealistic approach caused repeated delays and enhanced project’s cost
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Rs8b approved for road sector
Schemes were approved in the 14th meeting of PDWP of the current Fiscal Year 2017-18
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Precursor of violence
Although violence might be caused by many factors, low levels of infrastructure seem to increase the risks of conflict
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Can land finance its own development?
During recent years, significant investment has gone into urban infrastructure in major Pakistani metropolitan cities
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Infrastructure and economic development – a flawed debate
Govt needs to focus on governance to ensure sustainability of mega projects.
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K-P’s infrastructure faces serious threat
Annual birth rate increases by 2.07% to 400,000 children
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Govt allocates hefty sum for Bahawalpur’s uplift
396 schemes have been completed while work on the remaining is underway
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Punjab CM asserts the tough are about to get tougher
Says democracy is well on course and will not go off track
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‘Ephemeral’ encroachment
The development of these projects is necessary to ease traffic but locals should not be abandoned
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Roads are crucial, but education needs to be prioritised along the way
Public investment in infrastructure is important, but sustainability comes through schools
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Fair to all
Residents decided to get some assurance from the tunnel builders themselves.
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Infrastructure prerequisite for inclusive, sustainable future
Recent UNESCAP report stresses higher investment in the area with respect to GDP.
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Motivated by quick returns, govt overspending on infrastructure development
Sectors like education, healthcare, nutrition, sanitation being neglected
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The life of a garbage scavenger
Residents of one of Karachi's biggest landfill sites have no water, electricity or opportunity to leave
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Over Indus River: Four-lane bridge to connect Layyah, Taunsa
NHA to launch tendering process for Rs7b PSDP-funded project in a month
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First direct London-China train finishes 12,000 km run
Journey is the latest effort in China’s drive to strengthen trade links with Western Europe
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Pakistan to set up $1b infrastructure bank
IMF, other global institutions will have shares in the bank
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ADB team terms road system key to CPEC’s success
Says investment must be backed by institutional improvement.
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Govt approves $1 billion road projects under CPEC
Funded by loans from China, these will connect Gwadar with Kashgar
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Infrastructure – the most productive use of debt
In Pakistan, money is primarily borrowed to bridge budget gap.
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Can Pakistan’s infrastructure spending spree help win the economic marathon?
It might seem like a perfect strategy but carries long-term consequences for the country
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Which areas should be prioritised in development plan?
Govt focuses on roads and bridges, critics point to health care, education
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Dilapidated artery: SHC takes notice of slow construction on University Road
Officials told to submit details on day to day progress of construction
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Lahore Ring Road: 34% work on SL-1, SL-2 completed
Land for SL-3 would be acquired soon
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Fifty shades of contracting mega projects in Pakistan
Among other problems, unscrupulous contractors often submit low bids to win contract
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ADB provides $15m technical assistance for road accident reporting
Loopholes to be addressed through centralised system
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Withstanding nature’s fury: British-era bridge still stands tall over Sutlej River
Structure now on brink of collapse, may cause major incident
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Growing disparity: Illustrating the social divide in Karachi
Speaker outlines differences between gated housing communities and slums in the city
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Korea eyes cooperation in Pakistan's energy, infrastructure
Both countries preparing recommendations for free trade
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Demolition deferred: Drigh Road flyover’s deck slab to undergo further repairs
Separately, four construction projects to kick off simultaneously on Sharae Faisal by next year
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Another major traffic jam to hit Karachi
Demolition of Board Office Flyover in District Central to begin on Monday
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Bahawalpur to get two special education centres
Govt allocates special funds of Rs87.7m for expansion
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Our antiquated systems
It appears that the Pakistani elite have already made the decision. They want to have a fiefdom
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Rethinking reform road map in Punjab
With the 2018 elections in sight, the government is running out of time for experimentation
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Looking beyond infrastructure, Punjab builds knowledge park
It will be constructed over 852 acres of land and cost $1 billion
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Golimar underpass: Sindh govt misses yet another deadline
The project was to be completed by June 30
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Infrastructure decay accumulates
Infrastructure of Pakistan, the physical veins and arteries that keep people and the economy moving, is old & decaying
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Fair markets in fair societies
The outcry over Panama Papers has again focused attention on the tides and currents of our global financial system
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Old markets: Traders ask CDA to improve infrastructure
The condition of roads, footpaths in old markets was very unsatisfactory and urged the CDA to take up traders’ issues
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Towards prosperity: Hungarian minister inaugurates Khushalgarh Bridge
New structure in Kohat can bear 200 metric tonnes, all kinds of vehicles
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China financing Orange Line Metro Train: Shahbaz Sharif
The loan will be repaid in installments over a 20-year period
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[Un]protected heritage: Pedestrian bridge obscures DJ Science College façade
Shehri-CBE writes to provincial authorities to put an end to construction
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‘Cracks’ appear on Malir 15 flyover
KMC officials say cracks are in fact gaps in construction joints
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Welcome to Karachi, the city of rundown roads
Cantt Station Road paints a bleak picture of the port city
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Accident-prone: The holey expressway
Over two dozen manholes impair expressway connecting Baloch Colony flyover to Qayyumabad Chowrangi
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Infrastructural growth: G-B requests $1b package from federal government
Official says money to be spent on education, health, power sectors