Pakistan

LAHORE, Oct 5 (APP): The Punjab Forest Department is taking steps to revive and strengthen the province’s declining sericulture sector with the aim of boosting local silk output and reducing the country’s heavy dependence on imported silk worth Rs112 billion annually. Sericulture has been practiced for decades in Punjab’s rural areas, providing a vital source…

LAHORE, Oct 02 (APP): Pakistani and Chinese agricultural scientists have conducted successful trials of Pakistan’s first-ever hybrid cotton seed variety, whose commercial cultivation is expected to begin in 2029. “This all depends on the existing seed approval system,” Shahzad Ali Malik, Chief Executive Officer of Guard Agricultural Research and Services Limited and Chairman of the…

By Muhammad Faisal Kaleem ISLAMABAD: Amid soaring demand for driving licenses, the Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) has moved to expand its capacity by setting up 15 additional desks at its headquarters, aiming to expedite processing and ensure swift facilitation for citizens. According to the ITP officials, the decision to establish additional desks was taken in…

Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Former Federal Minister Senator Anusha Rehman has stressed that the dialogue should act as a practical tool to close knowledge and capacity gaps, especially for developing nations. She said this in her address at ongoing United National General Assembly Session.  According to the statement, she said that the dialogue should serve as…

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…

Staff Reporter SAHIWAL For many years, Pakistan’s national power grid has faced immense pressure. Rapidly rising demand, seasonal extremes such as scorching summers, and fluctuations in hydropower or renewable generation during low water or low wind and sun periods have combined to create instability. The result has often been frequency shifts, voltage drops, and in…

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…

Staff Reporter SAHIWAL In a demonstration of solidarity, compassion, and corporate social responsibility, 1320 MW Sahiwal Coal-Fired Power Plant, organized a donation ceremony to extend support to Pakistan’s flood-affected communities. The event was held at the plant premises, where both Chinese and Pakistani staff came together to contribute to the national relief effort.The ceremony, titled…

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: 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),…