By Huang Xiaohui, People’s Daily As winter blankets Shanghai Chenshan Botanical Garden, the vibrant landscape belies the scientific milestone it houses: a 30-square-meter “vault of life” — the seed bank of the National Wild Plant Germplasm Resource Center for Chenshan Botanical Garden (hereafter referred to as the Chenshan Center). The Center recently announced a significant…
By Jiang Xuehong, People’s Daily Yangxian county in Hanzhong, northwest China’s Shaanxi province, is renowned as the “Home of the Crested Ibis.” As evening descended, People’s Daily reporters followed staff members from Shaanxi Hanzhong Crested Ibis National Nature Reserve to a natural roosting site to observe the return of the birds. Soon, a flock of…
ISLAMABAD, Dec 9 (APP): The Sindh Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has revised the PC-I for the expansion and strengthening of environmental laboratories in Karachi, Hyderabad and Sukkur at an estimated cost of Rs 200 million. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the initiative aims to meet the growing requirements for environmental monitoring and testing…
ISLAMABAD, Dec 08 (APP): The Balochistan Environmental Protection Agency (BEPA) has decided to establish 10 environmental testing laboratories across various districts of the province as part of its broader strategy to strengthen air quality monitoring and environmental protection. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the initiative forms part of a larger programme to introduce…
ISLAMABAD: Born and raised in Pakistan, Ibrahim Hafeez never imagined he would one day stand at the heart of the world’s fastest-growing entertainment industry. Gaming and venture capital weren’t even on his radar. Today, however, he is helping guide more than $1.5 billion in investments that are reshaping how the world plays. Hafeez entered the…
LAHORE, Dec 7 (APP): The Pakistan Railways (PR) continues to move toward financial stability, as it has earned over Rs 300 billion in four years from various revenue streams. According to the documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the department has earned a total of Rs306.203 billion from FY2021-22 to FY2024-25. Year-wise revenue stands at Rs60.092…
ISLAMABAD, Dec 05 (APP): Punjab has achieved 99 percent of its wheat cultivation target for 2025-26, Naveed Asmat Kahloon, Director General of the Punjab Agriculture Department said. “About 99 percent of the target area in the province is now under wheat cultivation,” he told Wealth Pakistan. He said the Crop Reporting Directorate had reported wheat…
ISLAMABAD, Dec 04 (APP): Rehabilitation of Guddu and Sukkur barrages under the Sindh Barrages Improvement Project has made significant progress, with completion rates of 75% and 35% respectively, reports Wealth Pakistan. The project includes the replacement of gates, which is expected to enhance operational efficiency for timely water diversion into canals. This improvement will, in…
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,…
