Your Daily Window to Pakistan and Beyond
Cars no longer have to be built on a traditional assembly line. In China, production is increasingly organized around what are known as “manufacturing islands.” An intelligent island manufacturing system in the body shop of joint venture SAIC-GM-Wuling in Liuzhou, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, presents a striking scene: individual “smart process islands” operate…
ISLAMABAD, Feb 19 (ABC): The Punjab government is considering providing interest-free loans to entrepreneurs in the commercial poultry sector, particularly for value-addition units such as processing plants and cold storage facilities besides exploring options to facilitate the import of state-of-the-art machinery. “Various plans are being discussed with stakeholders to formulate a policy in this regard,”…
ISLAMABAD, Feb 18 (ABC): Large-scale potato processing and dehydration are emerging as powerful new growth avenues for Punjab’s growers, following a bumper harvest that has created significant opportunities for value addition, export expansion, and rural job creation. Punjab has recorded an impressive 12 million metric tons of potato production in the 2025-26 season — a…
SAHIWAL: The 1320MW Sahiwal Power Plant has received two significant pieces of positive news from National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), marking an important chapter in the plant’s operational and regulatory journey. First, NEPRA formally accepted the plant’s explanation in connection with the nationwide blackout of 23 January 2023 and closed the inquiry without imposing…
ISLAMABAD, Feb 17 (ABC): More than 100 enterprises are operating across Pakistan’s olive sector, reflecting the rapid expansion of plantations, growing private participation, and rising domestic and global demand, head of the National Olive Project said. “With government backing, an olive policy is nearing cabinet approval,” Mohammad Tariq, National Project Director, Olive Promotional Program in…
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16 (ABC): A leading Chinese seed company has partnered with universities, research institutes and agribusinesses to modernize agriculture in Pakistan by upgrading skills and introducing advanced cultivation techniques. Zhou Xusheng, Country Director of Wuhan Qingfa Hesheng Seed Company Ltd, told Wealth Pakistan that farmer education remains central to the company’s strategy. He said…
ISLAMABAD, Feb 16 (ABC): The rehabilitation and improvement of the Akram Wah Canal under the World Bank-financed Sindh Water and Agriculture Transformation (SWAT) Project is expected to begin in March 2026. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the SWAT project supported through International Development Association (IDA) Credits 7254-PK and 7255-PK amounting to $292 million…
ISLAMABAD, Feb 13 (ABC): As more than 70 percent of the current sugarcane crop has already been crushed by 41 sugar mills operating across Punjab, farmers in the province have begun cultivating the spring sugarcane crop within the recommended planting window of February and March. Talking to Wealth Pakistan, Director of Sugarcane Research Institute (SRI) Faisalabad…
Staff Reporter SAHIWAL: The 1320 MW Sahiwal Coal-Fired Power Plant, a flagship project under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), is known across the nation for lighting millions of homes. Yet, beyond the power it generates, it has illuminated something far more meaningful, the lives of people in the surrounding villages. For thousands of families…
ISLAMABAD, Feb 12 (ABC): Sensing a lucrative opportunity, progressive farmers in Punjab are increasingly turning to broccoli cultivation, as the demand for the vegetable rises among upper-income consumers. Although broccoli remains a niche crop compared to traditional vegetables such as cauliflower and cabbage, it is now widely available at major supermarkets, specialized vegetable outlets, and…
