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NEWS & NEWSPAPER REPORTS AND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
THATTA, GUJJO, GHARO, DHABEJI, JHERRUK, MIRPUR SAKRO
New mega projects to be set up in Thatta by
foreign and local firms. Repeated visits to Thatta by
delegations in June -December 2006 for site selection and purchase
of land.
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DHABEJI & GHARO: 5,000 ACRES Allotment cancelled by
Revenue Minister - Daily Jang January 18, 2007 |
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5000 acres worth billions of rupees bogus allotment of plots
cancelled. Plots on National Highway
Dhabeji and Deh Gharo allotted at throwaway prices would be
re-allotted at current market rates. Factories, Petrol
Pumps and other commercial units built on land allotted at
throwaway prices will either all be revalued and resold to the
current owners or the owners would be evicted. |
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THATTA: Chinese firm begins coal exploration in Sonda - Dawn
December 24, 2006 |
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THATTA, Dec 24: China Northern Coal Field Survey has initiated
exploration of Sonda
Coal Field in the Jherruk and Sonda’s hilly terrain to
extract coal deposits, says Tung Jone, leader of the field
survey while talking to reporters on Saturday. |
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Saudi-Kuwaiti group to invest $3bn - Dawn December 24, 1006 |
KARACHI, Dec 23: A Saudi-Kuwaiti joint venture, MidRoc Tussonia
Ltd, will invest $3 to $4 billion in Pakistan over the next
seven years in power generation, refining and real estate
sectors.
Speaking at the launching ceremony of the joint venture here on
Saturday, MidRoc Group president Sheikh Humoud Al-Sabah said
that his company would set up two
wind power generation
plants in Mirpur Sakro (THATTA) at a cost of $200
million. |
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Pakistan Buss News - Pak Tribune - 56
companies given LoIs for wind power generation. 3rd Aug, 2006
Top Stories. Five Punjab exploration blocks
bidding won by three companies ... Giving details of the wind
energy projects, he said the
AEDB has identified a
very vast wind corridor at
Gharo-Keti Bandar in
Sindh, which
has an actual potential of 50,000 MW. The Board has
issued LoI to 41 national and 15 international companies for the
generation of 700 MW by 2010. |
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THATTA: Uzbek envoy visits sugar mill
in Thatta -DAWN - Local ... July 27, 2006
The ambassador of Uzbekistan in Pakistan, Mr. Oypek Arif Usman,
has said that his country has initiated availing skill and
expertise of ... |
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Back To Desh: Gharo and Dhabeji update
.. SUNDAY, JULY 23, 2006
I had always maintained that the area around Gharo and Dhabeji
would one day ... Real
estate prices for large parcel around Gharo and Dhabeji are now
up by 300% ... |
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Prices for wind power discussed, April
21, 2006
KARACHI, April 20: Minister for Water and Power Liquat Jatoi and
a group of prospective wind power companies on Thursday held a
meeting to fix prices for producing wind power....The Sindh
government has already allotted land in Thatta and Badin to 10
companies, which are keen to set up units for producing wind
power. The government had already approved 10 units of 50-mw
each. |
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DAWN - Local; April 9, 2006 KARACHI:
CM mulls plan to earmark land for people from interior KARACHI,
April 8: Sindh Chief Minister Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim has said
that he is mulling the ...
The chief minister said
that 12,000 acres of land in Thatta district had been
earmarked for the proposed industrial zones. |
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THATTA: Bifurcation of Thatta opposed..
April 7, 2006
THATTA,
April 7: Pakistan People’s Party’s provincial president Syed
Qaim Ali Shah, Thatta party MPAs, former legislators and other
public leaders have opposed the proposed bifurcation of the
district....This has given a sudden boost to the investment
climate in the district and the
per acre price of an
ordinary piece of land has increased from Rs500,000 to Rs1.5
million. |
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PAKISSAN.com; ADB proposes setting up
of feed lots in Thatta, April 05 2006
ADB proposes setting up of feed lots in
THATTA : The
Asian Development Bank ( ADB ) has proposed to establish feed
lots for cattle ... |
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KARACHI: Next Sindh ADP outlay to
surpass Rs24 billion: Arbab.. April 2, 2006
The industrial estates located in Karachi , Nooriabad , Kotri ,
Hyderabad ...... set up
a new industrial estate for foreign investors between
Gharo and Dhabeji
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Aziz orders work on improving KKH -DAWN
- Top Stories; March 28, 2006
Aziz orders work on improving KKH. By Our Reporter. ISLAMABAD ,
March 27 : Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the
government is focusing on building.....The prime minister said
the plan of dualisation
of the Karachi-Thatta-Kotri National Highway
should be included in the next year’s Public Sector Development
Programme. Project will be completed in two phases. |
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Petronas of Malaysia to explore oil,
gas in 3 districts of Sindh.. Mar 6, 2006
No. 2567-10 (Daphro) in Dadu, Nawabshah and
Thatta districts of
Sindh Province covering an area of 1838.09 sq.
kms. Simultaneous ...Pakistan Link |
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Memorandum of understanding worth $500 million to
undertake joint ventures in various
fields ... A
joint
venture
plant for production of urea fertilizer will be set up in
Thatta.
The plant will be put into operation by
the end of next year. Around 2,000 tons of fertilizer will
be manufactured per day in the plant, to be implemented on
equity basis.
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Number One News Resource of Pakistan -
The News - Jang Group October 3, 2005
ADB commits Rs3bn for uplift projects in Sindh coastal zone.
KARACHI: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has committed $50
million (Rs3 billion) for projects ...World Bank has also
evinced interests in Coastal Zone of Sindh with a $13.50 million
project "Supporting Vulnerable Communities in
Thatta and Badin
province of Sindh" having three components of
Community Investment Fund (CIF)-$10.0 million. |
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PakPositive: Pakistan’s First Wind
Energy Project Launched in...Friday, May 6, 2005
Pakistan’s First Wind Energy Project Launched in
Sindh. via www.dailytimes.com.pk. New Park Energy Ltd (NPEL) in
Thatta district of
Sindh has launched the ... |
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PAKISSAN.com; Oil palm and coconut
plantation to be expedited, March 1, 2005
The Web Pakissan . com ... Oil palm and coconut plantation to be
expedited ... for Oil palm and Coconut tree plantations , but
the irony is that Pakistan ... The meeting was of the view that
about 500,000 acres are well-suited for cultivation of Oil palm,
out of which 300,000
acres have been identified in Sindh in the
Districts of Thatta,
Badin, Karachi, Hyderabad, Mirpurkhas and Sanghar |
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The Nation Rs 537.105m uplift schemes
being implemented in Thatta, Badin 2004-05
These include establishment of an Oil Refinery in
Badin District, construction of Keti Bander Power Complex and
Development of Fish harbour on the lines of Korangi Fish
Harbour, installation of
Oil palm Extraction Plant at Thatta, Coastal road linking
creeks of Badin and Thatta districts |
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