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A delegation from Lahore Central Business District Development Authority (LCBDDA) and Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) joined HE the Prime Minister of Pakistan for bilateral interaction at the Saudi-Pak Investment Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arab, to discuss investment opportunities in the housing and construction sector of Pakistan. Prominent Pakistani and Saudi businessmen and entrepreneurs stressed converting Pakistan-Saudi strategic partnership into strong business relations hoping Saudi-Pak Investment Forum will help achieve the goal. Mohammad Omer, Executive Director Commercial LCBDDA Punjab lead both the authorities on this visit and accompanied HE the Prime Minister of Pakistan at the Saudi-Pak Investment Forum to discuss real estate and construction sector business potential in Pakistan. The Investment Forum was also attended by senior representatives of the leading Saudi companies and entrepreneurs as well as Pakistani businessmen. Saudi Arabia is home to more than two mil

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Karachi - September 01, 2021 ( https://thefrontierpost.com/ ): The government of Sindh, through Sindh Mass Transit Authority (SMTA), Transport and Mass Transit Department (TMTD) along with the financial support of the World Bank is implementing Karachi Mobility Project – Yellow Line BRT Corridor to improve Mobility, Accessibility, and Safety along the Corridor. Mr. Rabah (Dar Al Handasah) and Mr. Imran Bhatti (KMP) are signing the Contract Karachi Mobility Project – Yellow Line BRT Corridor is a 21-KMs long corridor from Dawood Chowrangi to Numaish having 2 bus depots, 28 stations, 2 flyovers, 9 underpasses, and expected ridership of 300,000 people / Day. The bus fleet proposed for the Yellow BRT corridor is 268 Diesel-Hybrid Vehicles. The total cost of the project is $USD 438.9 Million. Mr. Awais Qadir Shah, Minister for Transport & Mass Transit Department announced that the Karachi Mobility Project is indeed another step forward to address the urban transport issues of Karachi Ci

RIYADH (February 06, 2021) After 3 days of disruption, finally, users in the Kingdom can access the Tawakkalna application to prove their health status before entering public places. The Tawakkalna management announced on Saturday that the technical issue that restricted access to the application during the past days has been resolved now. "The application is working properly, and users can use it to show their health condition during their visits to Government departments, Shops, and Malls. “Work is also in progress to restore all features, such as COVID-19 Test Booking. Digital identities, Dashboard, and others." Tawakkalna is the official application approved by the Saudi Ministry of Health to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Further, the Tawakkalna management highlighted that under the supervision of a highly qualified Saudi team, the app worked properly and did not encounter any technical issues since its launch on May 11, 2020. The management said that the app'

  RIYADH (February 05, 2021) King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE) has launched training programs to teach the design and installation of small-scale solar panel systems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. It comes after the Energy Ministry said this week that panels that use solar photovoltaic technology to generate power are now available for installation on homes and business premises, and later can be connected to the Kingdom’s grid also. The move is part of the country’s drive for a Greener, more sustainable future as part of its Vision 2030 development program. It represents a major step toward fully utilizing the abundant energy resources in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in an environmentally friendly way. The development of the solar panel training program was overseen by the Saudi Water and Electricity regulatory authority, which has made the necessary technical arrangements to ensure the feasibility of installing such systems in a variety of locations. Four t

Riyadh (January 29, 2021) Riyadh aims to more than double its population and become one of the 10 richest cities in the world under ambitious plans unveiled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) gathering in the Saudi capital. “All of Riyadh’s features set the groundwork for job creation, economic growth, investment, and many more opportunities,’’ the Crown Prince told Matteo Renzi, former prime minister of Italy, during a panel session on the future of Riyadh. “We are therefore aiming to make Riyadh one of the 10 largest city economies in the world. Today it stands at number 40, the fortieth largest city economy worldwide. We also aim to increase its residents from 7.5 million today to around 15-20 million in 2030,’’ he added. Cities represent 85 percent of global economic activity, he said. “True growth begins in the city, whether in terms of industry, innovation, education, services, or other sectors. I have no doubt that the world economies a