ADB approves $330m loan for clean energy transmission project in Pakistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday approved a $330 million loan for Pakistan’s Clean Energy Transmission Project. Under this project, a 290-kilometer long, 500-kilovolt transmission line will be laid, upgrading the grid from Islamabad to Faisalabad. According to the announcement, the initiative will reduce dependence on imported fuel and improve energy security. Once completed, […]
Water Project’s Undocumented ‘Mechanism’ Reduces Transparency, Disempowers Communities
Karachi : Under the Karachi Water & Sewerage Services Improvement Project (KWSSIP), a pilot initiative began over a year ago to rehabilitate water and sewerage systems in some of the city’s most underserved areas, including Essa Nagri, Soba Nagar, Welfare Colony, and Goharabad. The project, undertaken in collaboration with National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) for […]
Dar to visit Kabul to sign feasibility framework of tri-nation rail project
ISLAMABAD : Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar is set to undertake a day-long visit to Kabul today to sign the Framework Agreement on Joint Feasibility Study for the Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (UAP) Railway Project.The deputy prime minister will be accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising Minister for Railways, SAPM/Special Representative for Afghanistan, […]