DESPARDES News Monitor – Pakistan’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Mohammad Nafees Zakaria has urged Pakistani Diaspora to pay due attention to promotion of Urdu language and literature and

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PKONWEB Report – Most highrises are in the country’s economic hub, Karachi, including the tallest one to-date: the 62-storey Bahria Icon Tower overlooking Arabian Sea. Other major cities are catching up

Continue readingDeck Cleared For Lahore’s Tallest Building: 500Ft, 45-Storey

Pakistani motorbike-based ride hailing and logistics startup Bykea raises $5.7 million BE2C2 Report – Pakistan currently has the largest population of youth ever recorded in its history. It is currently

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PKONWEB Report – One of the top political leaders and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Monday took a jibe at the National Accountability (NAB) stating either

Continue readingZardari Says ‘Either NAB Will Work, or the Economy’

BABAR SATTAR – Someone has to be the bearer of bad news. So here it is: don’t hold your breath for meaningful legal reform. We won’t let it happen. We understand

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PKONWEB Report – Massive irregularities have been found in 41 private housing schemes of Rawalpindi, according to a report prepared by the auditor-general of Pakistan (AGP). The damning report uncovered

Continue reading$4 Billion Irregularities Detected in 41 Pindi Housing Projects

Pakistan’s top court seeks restitution and punitive damages from the real estate tycoon and his renowned company– a practice followed by courts and governments worldwide. IRSHAD SALIM — For every 100

Continue readingTo Settle Landgrabbing Case, Bahria Town Offers $3.5 Billion, an Amount as Big as Friendly Countries Gave

Just the build and deliver portion of the NPH scheme (excluding land cost/price, soft costs, etc) is estimated to be a whopping $40 billion to $60 billion program–as big or

Continue readingPTI Govt Finds a $2 Billion Foreign Investor/Builder For Naya Pakistan Housing Program

PKONWEB Report – The Supreme Court on Wednesday while hearing the case regarding illegal constructions of housing societies in Murree hills said buildings violating the law and regulations would be

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