Better coordination key to develop Balochistan
Business
May 20, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Ghaus Bakhash Marri, Balochistan’s Chief Economist Planning & Development on Wednesday blamed lack of coordination between various government departments as one of the major hurdles in bringing investment in renewable energy projects.
“Besides, security related issues are also an impediment in achieving sustainable development in the province.”
He expressed these views at the public private dialogue “Roadmap for Sustainable Development of Balochistan: Aligning development priorities with Clean Energy Transition pathways”, organised by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) on Wednesday. He emphasised that ease of doing business must be taken care of to tap the real potential of investment. “There is huge potential of wind energy in coastal belt and solar in the whole of Balochistan. However, the lack of transmission infrastructure and rural electrification is a bottleneck i
MNAs call for enhancing Parliamentary oversight of govt’s COVID-19 response
January 14, 2021
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Key members of the Parliamentary Task Force on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) called for enhancing parliamentary oversight of the government’s response to COVID-19 in various sectors and asked the government to convene a session of the National Assembly which has not met during the last two months.
These views were expressed by Members of the Taskforce on SDGs at a Consultative Session on Improving Parliamentary Oversight of government’s COVID-19 response with the MNA and Convenor of the Taskforce on SDGs Riaz Fatyana, organized by the SDGs Secretariat in collaboration with the Democracy Reporting International (DRI) in Islamabad on Thursday.