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RAWALPINDI April 06 (ABC): Premature babies in Pakistan are losing their sight at rates far above global averages as a treatable eye condition, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), continues to go undetected across large parts of the country, according to data compiled by Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital. ROP develops when abnormal blood vessels grow in the…
KARACHI, April 6 (ABC): Aga Khan University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Sindh to support nursing education in Tando Muhammad Khan, in collaboration with the provincial health department and the district administration. Under the agreement, the partnership will facilitate the launch of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing programme in…
ISLAMABAD, Apr 03 (ABC): The Cabinet Division has proposed a Rs10 billion increase in the allocation for the Sustainable Development Goals Achievement Programme (SAP), taking the total proposed demand to Rs80 billion for the upcoming financial year 2026-27. According to official documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the estimated expenditure for the programme during FY2025-26 stands…
ISLAMABAD, Apr 02(ABC): The land dedicated to potato cultivation has expanded over the last 10 years, from about 177,700 hectares in 2015-16 to around 462,160 hectares in 2025-26, an increase of approximately 160 percent. According to official documents available with Wealth Pakistan, cultivation of potato, one of the country’s most important food crops after wheat,…
RAWALPINDI April 06 (ABC): Premature babies in Pakistan are losing their sight at rates far above global averages as a treatable eye condition, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), continues to go undetected across large parts of the country, according to data compiled by Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital. ROP develops when abnormal blood vessels grow in the…
KARACHI, April 6 (ABC): Aga Khan University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Sindh to support nursing education in Tando Muhammad Khan, in collaboration with the provincial health department and the district administration. Under the agreement, the partnership will facilitate the launch of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing programme in…
ISLAMABAD, April 04 (ABC): Pakistan’s honey exports have reached around $15 million annually, fuelled by improved beekeeping practices and high-value varieties. Speaking to Wealth Pakistan, Dr Muhammad Khalid Rafiq, Senior Scientific Officer at the Honey Bee Research Institute (HBRI), said: “We have laid a strong foundation for a competitive honey industry through sustained research, colony…
ISLAMABAD, Apr 03 (ABC): The Cabinet Division has proposed a Rs10 billion increase in the allocation for the Sustainable Development Goals Achievement Programme (SAP), taking the total proposed demand to Rs80 billion for the upcoming financial year 2026-27. According to official documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the estimated expenditure for the programme during FY2025-26 stands…
ISLAMABAD, Apr 02(ABC): The land dedicated to potato cultivation has expanded over the last 10 years, from about 177,700 hectares in 2015-16 to around 462,160 hectares in 2025-26, an increase of approximately 160 percent. According to official documents available with Wealth Pakistan, cultivation of potato, one of the country’s most important food crops after wheat,…
ISLAMABAD, April 1 (ABC): The Ministry of National Food Security and Research has proposed a Rs400 million project to restore degraded rangelands and promote climate-resilient livestock development in Pakistan’s arid and semi-arid regions through modern management practices and digital monitoring systems. According to official documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the five-year initiative (July 2026 to…
ISLAMABAD, Mar 31 (ABC): Agricultural scientists in Punjab are working to develop and promote new varieties of durum wheat to meet the growing demand of the rapidly expanding pasta industry. The Punjab Agriculture Research Board (PARB) has tasked the Wheat Research Institute (WRI) Faisalabad with developing and popularizing durum wheat varieties. “We have developed several…
ISLAMABAD, Mar 30 (ABC): A new initiative has been launched in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to expand educational opportunities for thousands of children in the region. The initiative titled “Out of School Children Project” is supported by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), and was signed on January 19, 2026, according to documents available with…
ISLAMABAD, Mar 30 (ABC): A Rs1.28 billion project has been proposed to strengthen livestock, horticulture and sustainable ecosystem management in the Thar desert region through research, technology transfer and community capacity building. The project is titled Thar Community Actions for the Management of Sustainable Ecosystem, Livestock, Land and Livelihood (THAR CAMELL), according to official documents…
By Liu Junguo, People’s Daily Nestled in Zhejiang Province, East China, Yiwu is a dynamic county-level city often celebrated as the “world’s supermarket,” boasting over 80,000 shops. Beyond its commercial prowess, Yiwu has evolved into a vibrant stage attracting entrepreneurs from across the globe. Here, a Pakistani doctoral student in medicine has crossed into business…
