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ISLAMABAD, Oct 31 (APP): Pakistan Railways (PR) has spent over Rs 1 billion on the repair of infrastructure damaged in the recent countrywide floods. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, some major portions of railway tracks at different locations situated close to the flood-affected areas were severely damaged, causing an overall spending of Rs1.18…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): Pakistan’s sugarcane production rose slightly during 2025-26, supported by a higher cultivated area. Official documents available with Wealth Pakistan show that total area under sugarcane cultivation in 2025-26 reached 1.213 million hectares, showing a 1.7% increase over the previous year’s 1.19 million hectares. The country’s sugarcane production is provisionally estimated at…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 29 (APP): The Punjab Seed Corporation (PSC) will supply 418,000 bags of certified wheat seed across the Punjab province in the upcoming sowing season. PSC Director Shahid Qadir told Wealth Pakistan that the corporation would distribute more than 10 progressive wheat varieties, ensuring that farmers have access to high-quality, disease-resistant, and climate-resilient seed….
ISLAMABAD, Oct 28 (APP): The Ministry of National Food Security and Research is all set to finalize the National Cotton Plan 2025 to enhance crop yield, improve quality, and reduce the cost of production. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the National Cotton Plan 2025 aims to boost cotton production and promote import substitution…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 27 (APP): The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has provided a grant of US$1.8 million to encourage private sector investment in local production of electric vehicles in Pakistan. The development comes as part of a broader initiative spearheaded by the Ministry of Industries and Production (MoIP) to formulate a comprehensive policy aimed at accelerating…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 25 (APP): The government is working to restore the SRO 760(I)/2013 – Import and Export of Precious Metals, Jewellery, and Gemstones Order, 2013. The move aims at reviving Pakistan’s gemstone and Jewellery trade, enhance export potential, and curb illegal trading in the sector. According to official documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the federal…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 (APP): Pakistan has relocated the Hydrocarbon Development Institute of Pakistan (HDIP) laboratory to Taftan, enabling the on-site testing of hydrocarbons and related products at the border wih Iran. The decision marks a major milestone in Pakistan’s trade facilitation framework with Iran, aiming to expedite the clearance process for fuel and energy consignments…
Staff Reporter The closure ceremony of the Balakot Hydropower Project, a landmark initiative of the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, was held today to celebrate a major step forward in Pakistan’s renewable energy development. The project, executed by the China Energy Engineering Group (Energy China) through its subsidiary Gezhouba Third Engineering Co., Ltd., will produce 300…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 23 (APP): Significant progress has been achieved on the World Bank-funded 500kV Tarbela 5th Extension Transmission Line Project, which has recorded 87.5 percent physical and 87 percent financial completion by the end of September 2025 The project, a vital component of the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP), is being implemented by a joint…
Staff Reporter SAHIWAL On 1 October, the planned maintenance for Unit-2 of the 1320 MW Sahiwal coal-fired power plant went offline for an intensive, month-long program of inspections, repairs, and optimization that is scheduled to finish in the last week of October. This routine but critical outage brings together every specialty on site: Instrumentation &…
