ISLAMABAD: The pro-government Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) called for a “sincere and just” political solution of the Balochistan issue in its executive committee meeting held on Tuesday.

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Railways intends to establish a railway link between Quetta and Gwadar at a cost of Rs 40 billion. This was stated at a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Communication and Railways, which met here on Monday under the chairmanship of Senator Kamil Ali Agha. The meeting was informed that the[…]

GWADAR: Federal Minister for Ports and Shipping Babar Ghori visited Gwadar port and expressed anger over slow pace of construction work. He directed the concerned authorities to complete the construction work on immediate basis.

ISLAMABAD: The National Security Council (NSC) is scheduled to meet on February 28 to decide on constitutional issues, the Balochistan situation and water reservoirs, sources told Daily Times on Saturday.

ISLAMABAD:The Pakistan Muslim League (PML) decided on Thursday to rebuild at least 5,000 houses which were damaged because of floods caused by torrential rains that hit several parts of Balochistan and broke the Shadi Kor Dam.

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet has decided to provide state-of-the-art facilities and lucrative incentives at the special economic zone in Gwadar to attract foreign and local investment.

ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to grant seven years’ tax exemption to industrial and business establishments in Gwadar Special Economic Zone (GSEZ) despite opposition from the Central Board of Revenue (CBR) and the Ministry of Labour and Manpower, Daily Times learned on Wednesday.

ISLAMABAD: Balochistan is facing a 40 percent shortage of District Management Group (DMG) officers. “The shortage of DMG officials is because of the present law and order situation in Balochistan,” sources told Daily Times.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sought loans and technical assistance from the World Bank (WB) to develop infrastructure of the Gwadar Port, said an official who was at Monday’s meeting between WB President James D Wolfensohn and Dr Salman Shah, advisor to the prime minister on finance and revenue.

ISLAMABAD: President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday directed the Finance Ministry to ensure the timely release of funds for the completion of 18 mega projects in various sectors of the economy.