KATHMANDU / BEIJING — Massive flash floods and mudslides triggered by a catastrophic glacier collapse have devastated communities along the Nepal–China border. Emergency services and military personnel are engaged in large-scale search and rescue operations as the combined death toll surpasses 390, with over 1,400 people reported missing across both nations.
ISLAMABAD — Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Prof. Ahsan Iqbal has emphasized that Pakistan must move beyond short-term macroeconomic stabilization to focus on sustained transformation, declaring that real prosperity can only be earned through productivity, innovation, and global competitiveness.
LAHORE — The Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Pakistan-Netherlands Dairy Development Centre (PNDDC), acting through FrieslandCampina Engro Pakistan Limited (FCEPL), to drive green and climate-smart agricultural training across Punjab’s livestock and dairy sectors.
ISLAMABAD — As Pakistan marks its 79th Independence Day, the federal government has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing national growth through education and human capital development, aligning with the vision of the nation’s founder, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Reflecting Quaid-e-Azam’s core conviction that education is essential to the survival and economic strength of the state, the government, led by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and steered by Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, is implementing targeted educational investments under the national economic transformation framework, #URAANPakistan.
PESHAWAR — As part of the nationwide #PlantforPakistan2026 climate initiative, the Green Youth Movement (GYM) Club of the Institute of Management Sciences (IMSciences), Peshawar, in collaboration with EcoNexus, organized a major tree plantation drive at the University of Agriculture, Peshawar (UAP).
ISLAMABAD — The Prime Minister’s Review Committee on Gilgit-Baltistan, chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Prof. Ahsan Iqbal Chaudhary, has outlined a major strategic roadmap to enhance fiscal autonomy, upgrade clean energy infrastructure, and improve governance across the region.
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Spain have agreed to step up bilateral cooperation across higher education, sustainable agriculture, early childhood development, and cultural exchange.
The commitment was reaffirmed during a formal meeting between Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Prof. Ahsan Iqbal and Spanish Ambassador to Pakistan H.E. Carlos Aragon.
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan and Japan have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening development cooperation across multiple economic sectors, aligning future initiatives with Pakistan’s URAAN Pakistan 5Es Framework.
The understanding was reached during a high-level meeting at the Ministry of Planning between Federal Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives Prof. Ahsan Iqbal and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Dr. Tanaka Akihiko.
ISLAMABAD — CSR Forum Pakistan has officially launched its Plant for Pakistan 2026 campaign, extending a nationwide call to action for businesses, educational institutions, community groups, and individual citizens to drive environmental sustainability through structured tree plantation efforts.
ISLAMABAD — The Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) is set to convene a high-level policy dialogue titled “A Treaty in Turbulence: Indus Waters Treaty, Hydro-Diplomacy and Regional Peace” as part of its signature Monday Seminar series.