Punjab to spend Rs 30bn to upgrade industrial estates ISLAMABAD, Oct 17 (APP): The Punjab government has prepared a comprehensive plan to accelerate industrial growth across the province, with Rs30 billion earmarked in the current fiscal year to upgrade and provide missing facilities in industrial estates. The Punjab Industrial Estates Development and Management Company (PIEDMC)…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 15 (APP): Pakistan is expanding its trade and investment footprint in Saudi Arabia, with over 100 Pakistani information technology (IT) firms now formally registered to operate in the Kingdom. The move aligns with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, which emphasizes digital transformation, innovation, and value-added business cooperation. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan,…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 13 (APP): Pakistan Railways is implementing a series of major infrastructure and safety projects worth nearly Rs 35 billion to enhance the safety and reliability of train operations nationwide. The projects include extensive track safety works, rehabilitation of existing rail sections, strengthening of weak bridges, and modernization of inspection systems to ensure efficient…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 9 (APP): More than 600 Pakistani companies have now registered with Chinese authorities across various sectors, marking a significant expansion in Pakistan’s market access and trade presence in China. As many as 25 mango hot water treatment plants, 21 citrus cold treatment plants, and 103 rice companies have been officially registered with China’s…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 8 (APP): The government is preparing a new licensing policy to regulate bilateral business chambers to ensure transparency, credibility and stronger reciprocal trade partnerships with foreign countries. The Ministry of Commerce, in collaboration with the Directorate General of Trade Organisations (DGTO), is developing a proposed framework, which sets out enhanced eligibility, financial, and…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 6 (APP): Fertilizer prices have significantly decreased in the Pakistani market compared to the international market over the last one year. The Ministry of National Food Security and Research told the Senate in a documented reply that Urea and DAP are the main fertilizers in Pakistan, occupying a cumulative 85 percent share in…
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…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 3 (APP): The federal government has assigned a broad portfolio of around Rs 37.42 billion infrastructure projects to Pakistan Infrastructure Development Company Limited (PIDCL) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) and Sindh. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, seven new PSDP schemes worth Rs 1.768 billion have been assigned to the company in KPK….
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…
Islamabad : Kaspersky’s Global Research and Analysis Team (GReAT) have uncovered ads on darknet offering real-time video and audio deepfake services. Prices reportedly start at $50 for fake videos and $30 for fabricated voice messages, with costs rising based on the complexity and duration of the content. These findings were made after analyzing multiple Russian-…
