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…
GILGIT: The Government of Gilgit-Baltistan and NPAK Energy Limited — a subsidiary of Industrial Promotion Services (IPS) of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED) — has signed a set of operational agreements that formally initiate the region’s first energy-sector public–private partnership. Under the agreements, NPAK Energy will assume responsibility for power generation, transmission,…
ISLAMABAD, Dec 2 (APP): Scientists at the Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) are working on five new cotton varieties that can survive temperatures of up to 47°C, offering a possible shift for farmers struggling with climate pressure. The research is part of a wider effort to revive cotton production, which has been declining due to…
ISLAMABAD, Dec 01 (APP): The Punjab Women Development Department has shortlisted 54 business ideas submitted by students from 40 universities across the province for seed funding. Salma Saadia, Parliamentary Secretary for Women Development Department, told Wealth Pakistan that these ideas would be funded by the Youth Pitch Program, which has been initiated to empower female…
KARACHI: The Aga Khan University’s Institute for Global Health and Development (IGHD) convened leading architects, urban planners, public health professionals, development specialists and senior government representatives at its Annual Conference 2025 to address a defining national challenge: how to redesign Pakistan’s homes, neighbourhoods and public systems to withstand escalating climate pressures. The conference, held in…
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: Portugal’s Ambassador to Pakistan, Frederico Silva, concluded a working visit to Karachi and Thatta from November 21 to 26, 2025, with a focused review of key socio-economic development projects implemented by the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) and the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) across Sindh. The visit underscored the scale, quality and community impact…
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…
