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ISLAMABAD, Mar 07 (ABC): The Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) has proposed a Rs 6,598 million nationwide project to establish commercial olive orchards on 40,000 acres as part of efforts to strengthen and uplift Pakistan’s olive value chain. According to an official document available with Wealth Pakistan, the three-year initiative titled “Strengthening/Uplifting…
ISLAMABAD, Mar 07 (ABC): The work on Expo Center Quetta project is progressing steadily and is expected to be completed by November 2027. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the project, located in the Takhtani Industrial Estate along the Eastern Bypass in Quetta, is sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and executed by the…
ISLAMABAD, Mar 6 (ABC): A cutting-edge Intelligent and Internet of Things (IoT) Smart Glasshouse recently established at the National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB) has started enabling scientists to test crops under simulated heat, drought, and cold conditions, marking a new step in developing climate-resilient crop varieties in Pakistan. “The facility marks a…
ISLAMABAD, Mar 05 (ABC): The Punjab government is encouraging kitchen gardening by providing certified vegetable seeds to the citizens at affordable rates. These seeds can be cultivated in pots, plastic bags, crates, boxes, open spaces, or on rooftops. Currently, the government is distributing seed kits for eight summer vegetables through the Agriculture Extension Department’s network…
ISLAMABAD, Mar 07 (ABC): The Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) has proposed a Rs 6,598 million nationwide project to establish commercial olive orchards on 40,000 acres as part of efforts to strengthen and uplift Pakistan’s olive value chain. According to an official document available with Wealth Pakistan, the three-year initiative titled “Strengthening/Uplifting…
ISLAMABAD, Mar 07 (ABC): The work on Expo Center Quetta project is progressing steadily and is expected to be completed by November 2027. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the project, located in the Takhtani Industrial Estate along the Eastern Bypass in Quetta, is sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce and executed by the…
ISLAMABAD, Mar 6 (ABC): A cutting-edge Intelligent and Internet of Things (IoT) Smart Glasshouse recently established at the National Institute for Genomics and Advanced Biotechnology (NIGAB) has started enabling scientists to test crops under simulated heat, drought, and cold conditions, marking a new step in developing climate-resilient crop varieties in Pakistan. “The facility marks a…
ISLAMABAD, Mar 05 (ABC): The Punjab government is encouraging kitchen gardening by providing certified vegetable seeds to the citizens at affordable rates. These seeds can be cultivated in pots, plastic bags, crates, boxes, open spaces, or on rooftops. Currently, the government is distributing seed kits for eight summer vegetables through the Agriculture Extension Department’s network…
ISLAMABAD, Mar 04 (ABC): The Ministry of Industries and Production on Tuesday proposed the establishment of a simulation-based training institute for construction machinery under the Technology Upgradation and Skill Development Company (TUSDEC) to address skill gaps in the construction sector. According to official documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the Skill Development Institute for Construction Machinery…
ISLAMABAD, Mar 03 (ABC): Pakistan’s fruit export earnings have nearly doubled over the past decade, rising from Rs44.6 billion in 2015-16 to Rs86.0 billion in 2024-25. According to official trade data for the last 10 fiscal years from the Ministry of Finance available with Wealth Pakistan, fruit export volumes stood at 677,000 tonnes in 2015-16,…
ISLAMABAD, Mar 02 (ABC): Fresh performance data compiled by the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) reveals that more than half of the graduates from major national skill development initiatives have secured employment, underscoring the growing impact of government-backed technical training programs on youth employability. According to findings of the official tracer studies available…
ISLAMABAD, Mar 1 (ABC): The Punjab Seed Corporation (PSC) will provide certified seed of six cotton varieties to farmers across the province for the ongoing early sowing campaign. Talking to Wealth Pakistan, Shahid Qadir, Director of Punjab Seed Corporation, said the varieties available for sale are SS-32, SS-102, NIAB-878, NIAB-Kiran, NIAB-Sanib and NIAB-545. He said…
LAHORE, Feb 8 (APP): Senior politician and former federal minister Muhammad Ali Durrani has said that the time has come to resolve the Durand Line issue once and for all. Talking to APP, Muhammad Ali Durrani condemned what he described as the Afghan government’s act of imposing war on Pakistan. He stated that the unjustified…
ISLAMABAD, Feb 27 (ABC): The National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC), in collaboration with European Union and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), is establishing and upgrading 12 model technical and vocational education and training institutes in Balochistan. The initiative aims to modernize the province’s training infrastructure by equipping institutes with advanced tools, machinery,…
