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KARACHI, Jan 16 (APP): Sindh’s bio-saline agriculture initiative has reclaimed 460 acres of salt-affected and waterlogged land across four districts, achieving nearly 70 percent of its overall target under the “Bio Saline Agriculture Research & Development Phase-II” project. The project aims to reclaim a total of 600 acres by June 30, 2026, and is being…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15 (APP): The Universal Service Fund (USF) under the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication has completed several major Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) projects as part of its ongoing efforts to enhance broadband connectivity across Pakistan. These projects span provinces and districts, marking a significant step towards improving the country’s telecommunication infrastructure. Documents…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15 (APP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) is planning to launch a new mobile application for general attestation of documents. A document available with Wealth Pakistan reveals that this initiative is part of MoFA’s broader efforts to modernize and digitize its processes, making services more accessible and streamlined for the public. The…
By Li Gang, People’s Daily For automakers, the strength of local supporting industries is crucial to optimizing production efficiency. At the Zhaoqing facility of Chinese automaker XPeng Motors in south China’s Guangdong province, the presence of a well-developed supply network is playing a significant role in accelerating the company’s growth. Bojun, a key supplier of…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 15 (APP): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) is planning to launch a new mobile application for general attestation of documents. A document available with Wealth Pakistan reveals that this initiative is part of MoFA’s broader efforts to modernize and digitize its processes, making services more accessible and streamlined for the public. The…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (APP): Pakistan can significantly expand its potato export earnings—potentially doubling them—by shifting toward industrial potato varieties and strengthening value-added processing, a leading horticulture expert said. Talking to Wealth Pakistan, Shoaib Ahmad Basra, member of the Board of Directors of the Pakistan Horticulture Export and Development Company (PHDEC) and former president of the…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 11 (APP): Pakistan has developed five advanced ginger breeding lines as part of sustained research efforts aimed at establishing domestic ginger cultivation after decades of unsuccessful trials and complete reliance on imports. Dr Muhammad Iqbal, Principal Scientist and Director at the Vegetable Research Institute of the Ayub Agricultural Research Institute (AARI), Faisalabad, told…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (APP): The Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC) has achieved a major reduction in unaccounted-for-gas (UFG) through a series of structural, technical and governance reforms implemented over the past several years. According to a document available with Wealth Pakistan, the company reduced UFG by 43.6 billion cubic feet, reflecting a 60% decline…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (APP): The National Highway Authority (NHA) will widen and improve the 130.24km Chakdara–Chitral section of N-45 soon after approval of PC-I. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, three sections of Chakdara–Chitral route –38.85km Chakdara-Timergara, 43.39km Akhagram-Dir, and 48km Kalkatak-Chitral – would be widened and improved. Most of the project’s codal formalities…
ISLAMABAD: In a major crackdown against fraud, the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) have arrested a suspect involved in the business of fake driving licences from the parking area of its headquarters at Murree Road near Faizabad. As per available information with Daily Times, after receiving some complaints from citizens and other sources, the ITP has…
