Federal Cabinet approves construction of Dasu Dam to be started next month.

ISLAMABAD -- The Federal Cabinet has approved construction of Dasu Dam to be started next month.

This was announced by Prime Minister's Special Assistant to PM on Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan at a media briefing in Islamabad on Tuesday.

She said Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) had already approved construction of the dam.

Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said Ehsas Under Graduate Programme will be launched next month and the cabinet approved giving 50,000 scholarships in next four years. She said scholarships will be awarded on merit-cum need basis and students of 120 public sector universities will be eligible for the award. She said children hailing from a family with an income of less than 45,000 rupees will be eligible for the programme. She said fifty percent of the scholarships will be given to female students, while two percent quota be reserved for minorities and disabled.

The Special Assistant said the cabinet approved resolution of all the pending issues with Russia under various Memorandums of Understanding.

She said the meeting also discussed people and investment friendly laws. She said the cabinet approved new board of directors of Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited. She said appointment of Chairman Evacuee Trust Board too got cabinet's nod. Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed the ETB to vacate state properties from illegal occupants and utilize them for public...