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ISLAMABAD, Dec 03 (APP): The National Highway Authority (NHA) will spend more than Rs22 billion on two major road projects aimed at improving connectivity and accelerating socio-economic development in the Gilgit region. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the NHA has approved the construction of the 153-kilometre Chitral–Booni–Mastuj–Shandur (CBMS) Road and the 46-kilometre Chitral–Ayun–Bumburate…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan now stands as the only auto-manufacturing country in Asia where used vehicles dominate a significant portion of the market — accounting for nearly 25 per cent of domestic sales between December 2024 and December 2025. Data compiled for December 2024 to October 2025 indicates a sharp resurgence of used-vehicle imports. In comparison, the…
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30 (APP): The Punjab Women Development Department has selected around 2,500 rural women for hands-on training in various textile-related fields, with the government committed to ensuring employment opportunities for the trained women within their own cities. Briefing members of the Punjab Assembly, Additional Secretary of the Women Development Department (WDD) Faiza Ahsan said…
ISLAMABAD, Nov 30 (APP): In an effort to improve the living facilities for its staff, the Pakistan Railways (PR) has built 176 new residential units across the country, costing Rs118.382 million. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the department has renovated 608 residential units in 13 divisions across the country in last three years….
ISLAMABAD: Huawei Pakistan’s Enterprise Business Group hosted a high-profile partner event in Islamabad, gathering more than 15 leading partners — including CXOs, service directors, and technical experts — to celebrate collective achievements in 2025 and reaffirm the company’s commitment to strengthening Pakistan’s ICT ecosystem. The event spotlighted Huawei’s comprehensive partner-enablement initiatives, including the Golden Seed…
ISLAMABAD, Nov 28 (APP): The Barani Agricultural Research Institute (BARI) Chakwal will distribute 30,000 high-value fruit plants across the Potohar region under a provincial initiative aimed at transforming the area’s rain-fed farming system, a senior official said. Director BARI Dr. Nadeem Ahmed told Wealth Pakistan that the plants will be provided over three years as…
ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (APP): A new wave of investment has begun reshaping the Bahawalpur Industrial Zone, where eight new factories are currently under development, driven primarily by significantly lower land rates offered by the government. The move is expected to create employment opportunities for residents across South Punjab and enhance the region’s industrial base, said…
ISLAMABAD, Nov 26 (APP): Pakistan has acquired 945 germplasm lines from China and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to strengthen its rice breeding base under major national development programmes. A Ministry of National Food Security and Research document available with Wealth Pakistan stated that under the Productivity Enhancement of Rice Project (2019–2025), several achievements…
ISLAMABAD, Nov 25 (APP): Pakistan has exported nearly 1,700 metric tons of homeopathic medicines to 26 countries in five years, generating more than USD 5 million in revenue. According to five-year data (2020-21 to 2024-25) of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination (NHSR&C) available with Wealth Pakistan, a total of 1,696.27 metric…
ISLAMABAD, Nov 24 (APP): Pakistan’s leading dryland research institute has produced more than 60 crop varieties and a range of water-saving technologies, strengthening crop resilience across the country’s rain-fed farming belt. “The Barani Agricultural Research Institute (BARI), Chakwal, has so far developed over 60 crop varieties, including those of wheat, groundnut, oilseeds, pulses and fruits,…
