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ISLAMABAD, Sep 30 (APP): The Pakistan Forest Institute (PFI), the country’s leading forestry research and training centre, is poised to become a degree-awarding institution—a strategic advancement that will enhance Pakistan’s capacity to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation through education and innovation. Dr Anwar Ali, Director of Forest Education and Forestry Research at…
LAHORE, Sep 29 (APP): The Punjab Board of Investment and Trade (PBIT) has shortlisted 20 proposals from a total of 86, submitted by various departments, selecting them for conversion into investment projects to be marketed globally. According to a PBIT spokesperson, quoted by Wealth Pakistan on Monday, over 76 consultation sessions were held to thoroughly…
LAHORE, Sep 28 (APP): Punjab’s major Kharif crops are on track to deliver a strong harvest this year, as official figures and expert assessments show that only 8 to 10 percent of the province’s maize, paddy, and cotton production has been damaged by the recent floods. The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) reported that around…
ISLAMABAD, Sep 27 (APP): Pakistan’s bilateral trade with Central Asian states, along with Afghanistan and Azerbaijan, surged to $2.41 billion in FY25, showing a sharp increase from $1.92 billion in the previous fiscal year. Pakistan’s exports to these countries surged to $1.77 billion, while imports were recorded at $641 million. This represents a clear recovery…
ISLAMABAD, Sep 26 (APP): Negotiations are underway to finalize the schedule for Pakistan’s first pilot freight train to Russia, which would carry 16 containers of rice in its inaugural shipment. The project, launched under the 9th Intergovernmental Commission (IGC), aimed to connect Karachi Port with Moscow via Iran, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. A contract between Pakistan…
ISLAMABAD, Sep 25 (APP): The National Highway Authority (NHA) is poised to complete around 39 development projects worth over Rs 1,406.3 billion during the current fiscal year. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, these schemes were approved last year and subsequently executed. Originally, they were part of the Public Sector Development Program (PSDP). The…
ISLAMABAD, Sep 24 (APP): Saudi Arabia remained the largest destination as more than two million Pakistanis secured overseas employment in over 50 countries between 2023 and August 2025. According to the official statistics of Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment (BEOE) available with Wealth Pakistan, a total of 2,041,147 workers registered for foreign employment during…
ISLAMABAD: GAK HealthCare International on Wednesday launched a strategic expansion into Indonesia, a move expected to generate cross-border investments, enhance medical education, and showcase Pakistan’s private sector as a trusted global partner. The initiative, led by Group CEO Yasir Khan Niazi, aims to establish a medical college modeled after GAK’s Islamabad Medical & Dental College,…
ISLAMABAD: The CMPak, a leading telecom operator in Pakistan, and Huawei reached a strategic cooperation to jointly promote product innovation and technology upgrade. They aim to work out a leading enterprise network solution to accelerate digital transformation of various industries in Pakistan. To achieve this, CMPak and Huawei jointly launch a unified enterprise node (Card-UEN),…
LAHORE: A seminar on blood cancer awareness was held at Nasir Usmani Auditorium under the auspices of the Lahore Press Club in collaboration with Himmel Pharmaceuticals, where health experts emphasized the need to raise public awareness about this deadly disease. Addressing the seminar, Professor Dr. Abbas Khokhar, Head of the Oncology Department at Mayo Hospital,…
