To achieve rapid growth, governments must promote economic integration which, at its core, is about the mobility of people, products, and ideas.

Senior Economist, World Bank Somik V. Lall said that instead of worrying about the size of metropolises, cities and towns, the World Development Report 2009 (WDR) calls for policymakers to worry about making sure that these places work well.

Under City Development Package, as many as seven main most important city roads have been completed at a cost of Rs 650 million in Sialkot. Official sources told Business Recorder here on Thursday that the local business community has contributed 25 percent for the accomplishment of these roads in Sialkot City.

By Michelle Cherian
The only genuine untouched lung spaces are the famed Cubbon Park and Lal Bagh, besides the large tracts that the army has inherited from the British in the Cantonment area.

Ministry of Environment has sent a summary to the Federal Cabinet to retrieve the forest land being used for other purposes like developing housing colonies on a large scale, as deforestation is increasing at alarming speed because of urbanisation.

Ministry of Environment has sent a summary to the Federal Cabinet to retrieve the forest land being used for other purposes like developing housing colonies on a large scale, as deforestation is increasing at alarming speed because of urbanisation.

The Punjab government is considering to move a bill in the provincial assembly of Punjab to discourage setting up of housing schemes at cultivable land.

Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has told architects and city planners that all civic agencies in Karachi are bound to work in accordance with the city

The country, at present, is facing a shortfall of 6 million housing units and in order to bridge this gap the government needs to provide adequate funding for House Building Finance Corporation (HBFC), Vice chairman, standing committee on housing and construction industry of FPCCI, Saleem Kassim Patel said.

Asia may see more conflicts over scarce water resources in the coming years as climate change and population growth threaten access to the most basic natural resource, a report warned on Friday.

Parking problems are growing fast at Aabpara Market as the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has set aside its plans for roadside parking lots in place of footpaths.

The CDA, over one year ago, decided to construct parking lots in place of footpaths on one side of Khayaban-e-Suhrawardi to keep flow of traffic smooth around the market on a request of Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP).