The Central Development Working Party, which met in Islamabad today, reviewed a wide range of development initiatives aimed at strengthening key sectors of the national economy and accelerating the government's reform agenda.

The meeting, which was presided over by Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, approved ten projects worth 40.9 billion rupees and recommended three other major initiatives worth 172.25 billion rupees to Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for final consideration.

The approved and recommended projects span critical sectors including Education and Training, Higher Education, Mass Media, Power, Transport and Communications, and Water Resources.

These initiatives directly support the government's URAAN Pakistan vision, focusing on human capital development, institutional modernization, infrastructure enhancement, and sustainable, inclusive growth.

The Central Development Working Party's meeting also reaffirmed the Federal Government's commitment to the development of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and recommended 69.9 billion rupees for an irrigation project to boost agriculture and rural livelihoods in the province.