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February 4, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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Pakistan, KSA ink two financing agreements worth over $1b

Pakistan and Saudi Fund for Development have signed two financing agreements worth over one billion dollar. These agreements include “Deferred Payment for Oil Import from Saudi Arabia” worth 1.2 billion dollar for one year and “Construction of Gravity Flow Water Supply Scheme” at Mansehra amounting to 41 million dollar. Secretary Economic Affairs Dr Kazim Niaz and Chief Executive Officer Saudi Fund for Development Sultan Abdulrahman Al-Marshad signed the agreements. Among others, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki witnessed the signing ceremony.

January 29, 2025

Saif Awan

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Zero tolerance for injustice against journalists: Azma Bokhari

Lahore: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari met with ITNE Chairman Shahid Mahmood Khokhar at DGPR. She warmly welcomed the ITNE Chairman and received the organization’s annual report and souvenir. The ITNE facilitated payments to 395 journalists over the past year, amounting to Rs. 603,397,434. Minister Azma Bokhari also sought suggestions from the ITNE Chairman regarding the implementation of the Wage Award. The Chairman briefed her in detail about its execution process. Secretary Information Syed Tahir Raza Hamdani, DGPR Sagheer Shahid, Director Coordination Khurshid Jilani, and ED Bilal Bhatti were also present there. During the meeting, Azma Bokhari said that the

January 29, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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CDWP approves 16 development projects worth Rs259.68b

The Central Development Working Party has approved 16 development projects worth of 259.68 billion rupees. The approval was given during a meeting of the CDWP in Islamabad with Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Ahsan Iqbal in the chair. Out of these, seven projects were recommended to the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council for its consideration and approval.

January 21, 2025

The Pakistan Daily

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PM Shehbaz orders improved policing on highways, motorways

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed to enhance policing and patrolling on national highways and motorways, emphasizing that provision of the best travel facilities is a top priority. of the government. He was chairing two separate meetings in Islamabad on matters related to National Highway Authority and safety measures on National Highways and Motorways across the country. The Prime Minister instructed to constitute a steering committee to review the development work of Sukkur-Hyderabad Motorway, construction of remaining sections of Rato Dero-Gwadar Motorway and Hyderabad-Karachi Motorway, Karachi-Quetta-Chaman National Highway, and reconstruction of some parts of Karakoram Highway. Describing national highways and