E-Newsletter on

Floods
in Pakistan

Vol. 1 No. 9 1-7 November 2022

Sustainable Development Policy Institute

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About Newsletter

To keep abreast of emerging issues at the national/international and

local level, the SDPI brings out a Weekly E-Newsletter on
“Floods in Pakistan”

It carries reference information’s to the news items/comments/Op-Eds

appearing in leading National/International daily newspapers.

Newspapers Covered:
• Dawn • The News • The Express Tribune
• The Nation • Business Recorder • Daily Times
• Pakistan Observer • Pakistan Today • Urdu Point
 Subjects Covered

• Aid for Flood Victims

• Disaster Management
• Flood Articles
• National Disaster
• Rehabilitation
• Storm / Floods
• SDPI s Engagement & Publications
Floods in Pakistan E-Newsletter

Flood in Pakistan
Disaster Management

UN-INSARAG Certified Rescue Team

Source: Deeba Shahnaz Akhter, The Nation, Islamabad , 2022-11-01
31st October 2019 was the day, when Winston Chang from United Nations (UN) INSARAG Secretariat made the
official announcement at Governor House that Today “Pakistan Rescue Team stands tall amongst the world elite as
officially United Nations Classified Urban Search & Rescue Team”. This was a milestone achievement as
International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) is the of..... more >>

Pakistan needs national approach, self-reliance to cope disasters: experts

Source: App, Daily Times , 2022-11-04
The experts at a seminar on Thursday said the country needed a holistic and all-inclusive ‘whole of nation’ approach
with a focus on self-reliance to developing its indigenous capacities for coping with the natural disasters of biblical
magnitude. The Centre for Strategic Perspectives (CSP) at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) and
Islamabad Security Dialogue (ISD) jo..... more >>

Natural disasters; Risk assessment needs to be carried out across country: member NDMA
Source: Zaheer Abbasi, Business Recorder, Islamabad , 2022-11-04
ISLAMABAD: A member of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) stated on Thursday that there are
national frameworks with regard to dealing with disasters and risks reduction but their implementation is lacking.
While speaking at a panel discussion titled, “Managing Natural Disasters in Pakistan” organised by the Centre for
Strategic Perspectives (CSP) at the Institute o..... more >>

Disregarding building codes: Flood devastation makes hoteliers victims

Source: Wisal Yousafzai, The Express Tribune, Islamabad , 2022-11-07
PESHAWAR: The losses to property resulting from this year’s monsoon flooding are not just limited to residential
places but extend to the hospitality industry as well. Consequently, hoteliers have lost a source of income and tourists
are now short of options. It has only been a few years since the revival of tourism in Swat district of Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) but with the devastation left..... more >>

Storm / Floods

Over 12,000 houses destroyed in Dera floods

Source: A Correspondent, Dawn, Islamabad , 2022-11-02
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The recent floods destroyed 12,902 houses and damaged another 12,210 in Dera Ismail Khan
district, according to a damage assessment report issued by the commissioner’s office here on Tuesday. The district
administration had carried out survey of a total of 71,676 houses. Dera division commissioner Amir Afaq said the
survey began on September 16 and was still continuing in..... more >>

46pc girls out of 2m schoolchildren affected by floods: Sindh minister

Source: Our Staff Reporter, The Nation, Islamabad , 2022-11-02
KARACHI-Sindh Minister for Education and Literacy Syed Sardar Ali Shah on Tuesday revealed that the education
of over two million children, 46 percent of which are girls, has been affected in the wake of catastrophic flooding in
the province. The minister shared the information during an emergency meeting of the UNICEF Education Partner
Group on climate-induced emergencies in Pakistan and the Hor..... more >>

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Sherry informs journalists; PM to highlight damages caused by floods at Egypt conference

Source: Recorder Report, Business Recorder, Islamabad , 2022-11-03
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman on Wednesday said that Prime Minister
Shehbaz Sharif – who will be the co-chair of COP27 moot – will highlight the damages done by devastating monsoon
floods in the country at the international conference set to be held in Egypt from November 6 to 18. Briefing journalists
via Zoom session from Stockholm, she said..... more >>

2m children sans education in Pakistan as floods destroyed 27,000 schools: Unicef

Source: Amin Ahmed, Dawn, Islamabad , 2022-11-04
ISLAMABAD: The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (Unicef) said on Thursday that schools
for more than two million children in Pakistan remained inaccessible as severe flooding has destroyed 27,000 schools
in the country. “Almost overnight, millions of Pakistan’s children lost family members, homes, safety and their
education, under the most traumatic circums..... more >>

Sindh: floods and rural economy - Part I

Source: Ishrat Husain, The News, International , 2022-11-04
Sindh has a population of around 50 million. There is an equal division – 52 per cent live in urban areas while 48 per
cent in rural areas and around 38 per cent of them derive their livelihoods from agriculture, livestock, forestry and
fishing. The organized manufacturing sector and services have little presence in the rural areas and much of what
exists primarily caters to the needs of th..... more >>

CM approves Rs46.3bn for rebuilding 71 roads damaged by floods across province

Source: News Desk, The News, International , 2022-11-05
karachi: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has approved the reconstruction of 71 roads damaged by rains and
floods in the province for Rs46.3 billion with the directive that repair works be started as soon as possible. “The
overhauling of the damaged roads, particularly the small ones connecting farms to market, villages to the main roads
is important for the easy access of the people for..... more >>

Aid for Flood Victims

Sindh govt to give Rs 0.3m to each flood-hit family: Murtaza

Source: Agencies, Daily Times , 2022-11-01
Spokesman for Sindh government Barrister Murtaza Wahab has said that the provincial government would
compensate the flood victims by giving Rs 300,000 to each affected family. Murtaza Wahab, who is also Administrator
Karachi, said this in briefing to media persons after the Sindh Cabinet meeting on Monday, according to a statement.
Provincial Minister Mukesh Chawla was also present on the occasion. ..... more >>

PM announces Rs1,800bn Kissan Package

Source: Our Correspondent, The News, International , 2022-11-01
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced a special Kissan Package worth Rs1800 billion
to facilitate farmers who will be provided loans, sufficient availability of fertilizers on reduced rates and reduction in
electricity tariff to fix rate of Rs13 per unit for around 300,000 agricultural tube-wells across the country. Announcing
the package at a press conference, the prime mi..... more >>

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China to donate Rs15bn more for flood relief

Source: News Desk, The News, International , 2022-11-01
ISLAMABAD: China has decided to donate 500 million RMB (Rs15 billion) more for the help of flood victims in
Pakistan, citing government sources reported local media on Monday. China has announced the flood relief aid
ahead of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s state visit of the country. The country has promised additional relief amount
for reconstruction in the flood-hit areas of Pakistan, so..... more >>

Consistent Assistance
Source: Editorial, The Nation, Islamabad , 2022-11-01
After two months of extremely devastating floods that wreaked havoc across the country, we have now reached a
point where, finally, 70 percent of the area has been drained out. This has opened avenues through which the
government can work on reconstruction and relocating people. Enormous amounts of aid were funnelled into the
country as well, but it is unclear if the money is being spent most effi..... more >>

Winter of want looms in flood-hit areas

Source: Tariq Saeed Birmani, Dawn, Islamabad , 2022-11-03
DERA GHAZI KHAN: The troubles of the flood-hit people in the trans-Indus districts of south Punjab are far from over
as there is an urgent need of quilts and blankets in the makeshift abodes and camps. The government has failed to
start the rehabilitation of the displaced even after three months of the disastrous floods in the mountain drains of
Sulaiman Range, which affected half a million peopl..... more >>

PRCS gets PKR 22m for flood victims

Source: press release, Daily Times , 2022-11-03
Tetra Pak Pakistan has also stepped forward to donate a generous sum of PKR 22 million to support the Pakistan
Red Crescent Society (PRCS) in response to their emergency appeal to maximize flood relief efforts across the
country to tackle the alarming situation. The donation cheque was presented by Mr. Misbah Burney, Finance Director
of Tetra Pak Pakistan, to Chairman Pakistan Red Crescent Society..... more >>

UN official promises continued efforts to help flood victims

Source: Our Correspondent, The News, International , 2022-11-04
PESHAWAR: The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Pakistan Julien Harneis on Thursday
pledged to continue advocacy with the international community to get maximum support for the flood victims in
Pakistan. He said this as he visited the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA)
Headquarters and discussed with stakeholders the post-flood situation in KP..... more >>

Serena Hotels, Italian embassy host opera performance for flood relief
Source: Press Release, The Nation, Islamabad , 2022-11-06
ISLAMABAD-Serena Hotels hosted a fundraising opera performance in collaboration with the Italian Embassy.
Talented and world-renowned performing artist Mr. Rame Lahaj, who was accompanied by Mr. Matteo Pais, gave
outstanding performances, and engaged the audience with his well-known pieces. He has performed in prestigious
opera houses of the world. Among his most notable roles are Alfredo (La Tr..... more >>

Flood relief teams honoured

Source: Our Correspondent, The News, International , 2022-11-06
LAHORE: The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore in connection with UVAS Flood Relief
Campaign 2022 arranged an acknowledgement ceremony in the honour of flood relief volunteer teams who
performed duties in the worst flood-affected areas including Dera Ghazi Khan, Rajanpur, Fazilpur, Taunsa Sharif
(Phase-1), Karor Lal Eason Layyah, Rojhan, Charsadda (Phase-2), Khairpur and Le..... more >>

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Articles on Floods

Facing future floods safely

Source: Dr Afreen Siddiqi, The Express Tribune, Islamabad , 2022-11-01
Pakistan’s floods of 2022 were the latest, and most damaging yet, addition to the long history of floods in the country.
As the muddy waters slowly recede, the need for speeding up action to face future floods stands clear. Floods have
been the most frequent natural disaster in Pakistan. Yet, decisions for land-use and habitation do not reflect this
reality. The rising intensity of floods h..... more >>

Too tired to help? Only a few weeks ago a third of the country was under water
Source: Muhammad Hamid Zaman, The Express Tribune, Islamabad , 2022-11-01
It may seem like a different era, but it was only a few weeks ago that a third of the country was under water. The
millions who were displaced remain so today. If anything, the challenges of disease and hunger have become worse.
The state has moved on, and those claiming that their right to govern was taken away by a conspiracy of the highest
magnitude cannot seem to be bothered by the misery of a..... more >>

Abandoned citizens
Source: Ehtesham Hassan, The News, International , 2022-11-03
Do you know anything about Chacha Zaman who lost everything he had, to a high flood on the night of August 20?
Surely nobody knows about him because he lives in a very small village of Tehsil Daraban Kalan in Dera Ismail Khan.
He and thousands like him became victims of the latest floods that swept away the areas of Saraiki Waseb,
Balochistan and Sindh. These flash floods were caused by torrentia..... more >>

Flood-hit Pakistan seeks loss and damage ‘compensation’ at COP27

Source: Zofeen T. Ebrahim , Business Recorder, Islamabad , 2022-11-05
Pakistan’s climate change minister, Sherry Rehman, is heading to Egypt for the UN COP27 climate summit with one
goal: finally getting the world to commit to helping countries like hers deal with the growing “loss and damage” caused
by global warming. As richer nations focus on debating how to slow rising temperatures while still producing the bulk
of greenhouse gas emissions..... more >>

Little Relief
Source: Editorial, Daily Times , 2022-11-06
Despite a never-before-seen performance by Pakistan’s foreign office, little aid has trickled in to help rebuild the
flood-battered inland; making the buzz about assurances of funding from Beijing and Riyadh to the tune of $13 billion
all the more pertinent. That the cash-strapped country has been desperately trying to keep its head above water–
both literally and figuratively– wi..... more >>

Flood-stricken children
Source: Editorial, The Express Tribune, Islamabad , 2022-11-07
More bad news in the aftermath of the recent floods has been revealed by Unicef. The organisation claims that
schools for more than two million children in Pakistan remained inaccessible as severe flooding has destroyed 27,000
schools in the country. This has significantly increased the risk of child labour, exploitation, child marriage and school
drop-outs. While efforts are being made to provide..... more >>

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Unbearably Hot
Source: Editorial, Daily Times , 2022-11-07
The latest in a series of alarm bells set ringing by the UN is nothing short of a perfected apocalyptic script. As if
Pakistan has not suffered enough wrath of mother nature in the form of floods that can only be described as biblical,
the report predicts how we are well on our way to being scorched by an increasingly furious sun. There’s no escaping
the fact that climate change is “..... more >>

When Nature Calls for Help, All Must Rise!

Source: Muhammad Wahid, Daily Times , 2022-11-07
The recent devastating floods that hit Pakistan this year have been the worst in decades. Continued deforestation
has given short-term benefits in the form of pulp for the paper industry and increased paper production, but the trees
have been calling, loud and clear. Forests cover only 2.5 % of the country’s land, with one of the highest annual
deforestation rates in Asia, and the highest ra..... more >>

Rehabilitation

Sindh to hold two-day int’l moot on post-flood reconstruction

Source: Our Correspondent, The News, International , 2022-11-01
karachi: Sindh’s chief minister, with the approval of the provincial cabinet, has decided to convene a two-day
international conference to discuss the destruction caused by the recent floods in the province and explore technical
ways to reconstruct the irrigation and draining system so that impact of future calamities can be mitigated. “Our river
system, bridges on Indus River, draina..... more >>

Govt grants Rs0.3m for each house totally destroyed in floods

Source: Staff Reporter, Dawn, Islamabad , 2022-11-01
KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet on Monday decided to give Rs300,000 compensation for each completely destroyed
and Rs50,000 against every partially damaged house to help flood-affected families get rebuild/repair them. Speaking
at a joint press conference, Sindh government’s Spokeman Barrister Murtaza Wahab and Food Minister Mukesh
Kumar Chawla said that the relief package would be rolled out th..... more >>

KP govt chalks out rehab plan for flood-hit districts

Source: Bureau Report, Dawn, Islamabad , 2022-11-04
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has chalked a plan to carry out rehabilitation and compensation
activities in the flood-affected districts of the province. According to a handout, “Flood Response Plan 2022” will be
enforced in phases to rehabilitate the damaged infrastructure and compensate the affected people for the losses
caused by recent floods. Chief Minister Mahmood..... more >>

Sindh to give cash assistance to build 700,000 houses in flood-hit areas

Source: Our Staff Reporter, The Nation, Islamabad , 2022-11-04
KARACHI-The Sindh government has announced to give cash assistance to build 700,000 houses in flood-affected
areas of the province. As per details, the provincial government with the assistance of the World Bank will give
Rs300,000 each to the owners of fully destroyed houses and Rs50,000 for the partially destroyed in recent
catastrophic floods. During the cabinet meeting, several ministers que..... more >>

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Donor urged to review import of 6m mosquito nets from India

Source: Khalid Hasnain, Dawn, Islamabad , 2022-11-05
LAHORE: The world’s top donor agency for health projects, particularly to control malaria, AIDS and tuberculosis in
several countries, has ordered India to manufacture 6.2 million long-lasting insecticide nets (LLINs) for flood-affected
Pakistanis, despite the fact that Pakistan already has a capacity of six million nets manufacturing, prequalified by the
World Health Organisation (WHO). De..... more >>

Flood-hit Pakistan seeks ‘compensation’ at COP27

Source: Reuters, The Express Tribune, Islamabad , 2022-11-05
KARACHI: Minister for Climate Change Senator Sherry Rehman is heading to Egypt for the UN COP27 climate
summit with one goal: finally getting the world to commit to helping countries like hers deal with the growing "loss and
damage" caused by global warming. As richer nations focus on debating how to slow rising temperatures while still
producing the bulk of greenhouse gas emissions, p..... more >>

Rs46.3bn approved by Sindh CM for restoration of 71flood-hit roads

Source: Recorder Report, Business Recorder, Islamabad , 2022-11-05
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has approved the overhauling and reconstruction of 71 roads
damaged by heavy rains/floods at Rs 46.3 billion so that works could start at the earliest. “The overhauling of the
damaged roads, particularly the small ones connecting farms to market, villages to the main roads are important for
the easy access of the people for the revival o..... more >>

Strategy formulated to rehabilitate IDPs, their lands: MPA Zardari

Source: Ghulam Hussain Khawaja, Dawn, Islamabad , 2022-11-06
THATTA: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MPA Haji Ali Hassan Zardari on Saturday said that the Sindh government
had chalked out a strategy for the rehabilitation of the families and areas devastated by recent unprecedented
downpours and floods across the province. Addressing people of his constituency at a gathering here on Saturday,
he said coastal areas of Thatta and Sujawal districts were als..... more >>

‘Pakistan can use £55m pledged by UK at COP26 to build flood-hit infrastructure’

Source: Shazia Hasan, Dawn, Islamabad , 2022-11-06
KARACHI: The British Deputy High Commissioner at Karachi and Director for Trade in Pakistan Sarah Mooney has
said that over 55 million pounds, pledged by the United Kingdom at the previous UN Climate Change Conference of
the Parties (COP26) to partner with Pakistan to fight climate change, can now be accessed in terms of building flood-
hit infrastructure and rehabilitation of people in Sindh and B..... more >>

PM's 'extraordinary' efforts in Pakistan's flood-affected areas recognised at COP27

Source: Our Correspondent, The Express Tribune, Islamabad , 2022-11-07
At the 27th session of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) on Monday, world leaders described
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's continued presence in the flood-affected areas of Pakistan as an "extraordinary
gesture". The COP27 summit – organised by the UN on climate change and the need for sustainable solutions – is
being held in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, fro..... more >>

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SDPI s Engagement

A Report launch

Call to improve regulatory environment for strengthening social delivery bodies in Pakistan
Source: News Desk, The Dayspring , 2022-11-04
ISLAMABAD: Annelotte Walsh, the Director Research, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society (CAPS), has said
that ability of Social Delivery Organization (SDOs) to receive funding is marred by recent controversies and a
burdensome regulatory environment in Pakistan, as there exists a lack of trust among donors, non-governmental
organizations, and government. She was speaking at the launch of a ..... more >>

Call to improve regulatory environment for strengthening social delivery bodies

Source: SABAH, SABAH News , 2022-11-03
ISLAMBAD, Nov 03 (SABAH): Annelotte Walsh, the Director Research, Centre for Asian Philanthropy and Society
(CAPS), has said that ability of Social Delivery Organization (SDOs) to receive fundings is marred by recent
controversies and burdensome regulatory environment in Pakistan, as there exists a lack of trust among donors,
non-governmental organizations, and government. She was speaking at the..... more >>

SDPI Articles

Shift towards the renewable

Source: Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri, The News, Islamabad , 2022-11-03
An estimated 33 million people in Pakistan got affected by the heavy downpour during July-August this year. Climate
scientists have enough data to claim that the unprecedented rains in Pakistan were due to the warming up of the
Indian Ocean by 1.2 C. Fortunately, major cities and most urban centers of Pakistan remained safe from floods.
However, most of their dwellers are also facing a tsunami &n..... more >>

Disaster after disaster

Source: Nudrat Fatima, The News, International , 2022-11-06
In this era of rapid climate change, the importance of climate projections in policymaking, resource management,
economic activity and technological advancement cannot be denied. Information about changes in climate change
and variability is required to anticipate the potential impacts of climate change on water resources and the agriculture,
energy, health, industrial and private sectors. Global..... more >>

Climate justice, now

Source: Maryam Shabbir Abbasi, The News, International , 2022-11-06
Pakistan has experienced 173 climate-related disasters in the past two decades (2000-2019) with estimated losses
of $3,772 billion, according to a German Watch report. These events included floods, heatwaves, unprecedent
rainfall, forced environmental migration, glacier melting and glacial lake outburst floods. This is the result of a 0.5°C
increa..... more >>

Climate change and Pakistan’s economy

Source: Attia Irshad, The News, International , 2022-11-06
On his recent visit to Pakistan, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said, “I have never seen climate
carnage on the scale of the floods here in Pakistan. As our planet continues to warm, all countries will increasingly
suffer losses and damage from climate beyond their capacity to adapt. This is a global crisis. It demands a
globa..... more >>

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COP 27: tamed expectations

Source: Dr Abid Qaiyum Suleri, The News, International , 2022-11-06
Today, delegates representing 197 countries that are party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC) are congregating in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for the 27thannual Conference of
Parties or COP27. The way forward for three broad objectives will be intensely debated and discussed in COP27.
These are: reducing g..... more >>

Letters to Editors: Our Stability

Source: Attia Irshad, Daily Times , 2022-11-05
Full text not available..... more >>

SDPI's Related News

Workers’ remittances from EU countries fall by 7.7pc in Q1

Source: Agencies, The Nation, Islamabad , 2022-11-01
ISLAMABAD -Workers’ remittances, sent by Pakistanis living in the European Union (EU) countries, declined by
7.7% in first quarter of current fiscal year, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) reported. Remittances from the EU
countries dropped to $828.8 million in July-September 2022-23 from $898.3 million in the same period of last fiscal
year, the SBP data showed. Remittances from the EU coun..... more >>

Indoctrination fears: Illegal madrasas on the rise in Pakistan

Source: DW Bureau, DND.com , 2022-11-02
ISLAMABAD: Atta Muhammad, 38, runs a small grocery store on the outskirts of Pakistan’s capital Islamabad. Like
many of his friends and relatives, he sends his children to a local madrasa after school to get Quran lessons.
Madrasas are boys-only Islamic religious schools for elementary and higher learning. They are mostly run on the
premises of mosques. In the South Asian nation, all madrasa..... more >>

China can be a huge market for Pakistan’s meat export

Source: Agencies, The Nation, Islamabad , 2022-11-05
ISLAMABAD-Pakistan has a huge potential to export meat to China and grab its share in one of the world’s largest
food markets, said an official. “We can benefit a lot if China allows meat import from Pakistan,” Kousar Ali Zaidi,
Director General at the Ministry of Commerce, told WealthPK. Zaidi said the government of Pakistan was in the
process of negotiations with concerned Ch..... more >>

Seminar News

GDA to inaugurate work on Rs84-90b Central Business District in Gwadar this year
Source: Fawad Yousafzai, The Nation, Islamabad , 2022-11-01
ISLAMABAD-Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) will inaugurate work on Central Business District in Gwadar
spreading over 12.3 square kilometers area this year with an estimated cost of Rs 84-90 billion. Central Business
District in Gwadar will be developed in 10 years and it is estimated to generate Rs 400 billion profit, said Mujeebur
Rehman Qambrani, Director-General of Gwadar Development Author..... more >>

Gwadar to act as hub of trade, investment under CPEC: official

Source: Monitoring Report, Pakistan Today , 2022-11-02
ISLAMABAD: Gwadar district will be a hub of trade and investment in the future thanks to the China-Pakistan
Economic Corridor (CPEC), Mujeeb ur-Rehman Qambrani, director general of Gwadar Development Authority

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(GDA), said. Addressing a special session on “Gwadar and the Road to Sustainable Development” organised by the
Islamabad-based think tank Sustainable Development Policy Institute..... more >>

‘New technology, skills crucial to benefit from CPEC’

Source: Rasheed Khalid, The News, International , 2022-11-05
Islamabad: Mujeebur Rehman Qambrani, the Director-General of Gwadar Development Authority (GDA) has said
that the master plan of Gwadar smart port city envisions the development of industrial base, thus the city will be the
hub of trade and economic activities and a great attraction for tourists, investors, and labour. Qambrani was speaking
at a special session on ‘Gwadar and the road to s..... more >>

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