ISLAMABAD: The Vision Pakistan has been named among the seven winners of the prestigious 2025 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, placing Pakistan at the forefront of global recognition for socially transformative and climate-conscious design. Developed by DB Studios, Vision Pakistan is a multistorey facility whose colourful facades draw inspiration from Pakistani and Arab crafts, while…
ISLAMABAD, Sep 2 (APP): Pakistan’s vegetable exports increased by 43.2 percent to $430 million in fiscal year 2024 as compared to the previous year. The country exported a variety of fresh and processed vegetables, including onions, potatoes, brassica, tomatoes, carrots, and garlic, generating valuable foreign exchange earnings in FY2024, said the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics…
LAHORE: Governor of Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has said that the renewable energy is the answer to environmental degradation causing climate disasters in the country. “The solar is the best energy source to preserve the environment in view of the current climatic conditions and prevent natural disasters like floods in Pakistan,” he said while…
LAHORE, Sep 01 (APP): The Punjab Irrigation department has set up 40 groundwater recharge sites across the province during the current monsoon season, marking a major expansion of efforts to replenish the rapidly declining water table. The sites, built on Irrigation department rest houses and offices in Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Bahawalpur, DG Khan, Chakwal, Jhelum, Kasur and…
ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (APP): The government plans to deploy AI-driven threat detection systems to monitor and respond to cyberattacks on critical infrastructure, sensitive data, and digital operations in real time. According to Ministry for Information Technology documents available with Wealth Pakistan, a core element of this initiative is the development of AI-based cybersecurity solutions providing…
ISLAMABAD, Aug 13 (APP): Member of Planning Commission and Vice Chancellor of Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE) Dr Muhammad Nadeem Javaid said the Ministry of Planning has so far rolled out 286 projects under the ‘URAAN Pakistan’ Initiative aimed at transforming the country into a $1 trillion economy by 2035 and a $3 trillion…
LAHORE, Aug 12 (APP): The Punjab government has launched a unique initiative to address the issue of thousands of tons of animal waste produced daily by public and private abattoirs in the provincial capital. Instead of dumping this waste into landfills along with municipal garbage, the Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) plans to process it…
ISLAMABAD: PepsiCo Pakistan convened the Misal-e-Basti Policy Dialogue, a closed-door high-level roundtable titled Advancing Water Stewardship through Model Communities, with its strategic partner Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI). The dialogue earned widespread institutional backing, bringing together senior leadership from the federal government, development institutions, diplomatic community, private sector, academia, and policy circles to mobilize cross-sector…
ISLAMABAD, Aug 11 (APP):Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has set up a new customs port at the National Logistic Corporation (NLC) Border Terminal in Angoor Adda to boost trade with Afghanistan. As per a notification available with Wealth Pakistan (WealthPK), the FBR exercised its authority to formally designate the NLC Border Terminal at Angoor Adda…
New research highlights urgent need for early diagnosis Al-Shifa Trust offers free testing to tackle vision loss ISLAMABAD: Hereditary and congenital disorders account for an estimated 40 to 60 percent of childhood blindness cases in Pakistan, according to new findings from Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital. Experts warn that the widespread lack of early genetic diagnosis…
