New five-year plan being framed, to be unveiled in December: Ahsan Iqbal

BusinessNew five-year plan being framed, to be unveiled in December: Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led federal government is framing a new five-year plan for the development of the country, Minister for Development and Planning Ahsan Iqbal said on Saturday.

Speaking to media representatives in Islamabad on Saturday, the minister said that 2013-2018 plan will be unveiled in December this year.

The minister said that this plan will set out the development priorities of the PML-N government‚ with the first being addressing the energy crisis.

Meanwhile, he expressed regret over the inability of the governments in making a roadmap for development in the past 14 years.

Responding to a question‚ Ahsan said the government is recruiting chief executives in all departments in a transparent manner.

DND

Must read

Recent News

PM launches Buna-Raast Connectivity Project to streamline remittances from Arab world to Pakistan

0
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Thursday launched Buna-Raast Connectivity Project in Islamabad to streamline remittances from the Arab world to Pakistan. The...
Monal Restaurant in Margalla National Park shows how the Superclass manipulates rules in Pakistan

Monal Restaurant in Margalla Hills National Park shows how the Superclass manipulates rules in...

0
Islamabad, Pakistan: The saga of Monal Restaurant in Margalla Hills National Park is a textbook example of how the Superclass manipulates rules to benefit...

USD to PKR: USD Dollar Rate in Pakistan Today – 22 August 2024

0
The US Dollar (USD) was being bought and sold at Rs 279.6 and Rs 280.3 in the Open Market against the Pakistani Rupee (PKR)...

Gold Price in Pakistan Today – 22 August 2024

0
On Thursday (August 22, 2024), the gold rate for one tola of 24-karat in Karachi, Pakistan, is Rs 261,450.000.It's important to note that gold...

Pakistan’s New Envoy to US stresses need for result-oriented diplomacy

0
The newly appointed Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Rizwan Saeed Sheikh has formally assumed his diplomatic responsibilities as Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United...
Advertisement