ISLAMABAD, Oct 14 (APP): The government has provided funds amounting to Rs 1.366 billion to clear the dues of 411 retired employees of Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM). According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the allocated amount covers gratuity, provident fund and leave encashment payments. The disbursement is expected to conclude within the month of…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 12 (APP): In a major crackdown on unsafe milk, the Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has inspected more than 500,000 dairy points, milk shops, and collection centres across the province since January 1. The PFA spokesperson told Wealth Pakistan that fines totaling Rs267 million on sellers found guilty of adulteration and contamination has been…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 12 (APP): Pakistan has fast-tracked post-flood reconstruction in Balochistan under the World Bank-funded Integrated Flood Resilience and Adaptation Project (IFRAP), completing 7,031 new houses for affected families and targeting another 3,000 units in October 2025. The US$161 million component titled “Resilient Housing Reconstruction and Restoration” is the largest part of IFRAP and is…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 07 (APP): The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has launched an initiative to upgrade the country’s early flood warning and weather forecasting network. The initiative titled “Modernization of Hydromet Services of Pakistan (MHSP)” has been launched under the World Bank-funded Integrated Flood Resilience Adaptation Project (IFRAP), said a press release. The project aims to…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 4 (APP): The government will train 250,000 Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) beneficiaries in digital finance skills as it prepares to launch a new interoperable digital payment model by June 2026. Official documents exclusively available with Wealth Pakistan say the initiative aims to make social protection payments more flexible, transparent, and accessible for…
ISLAMABAD, Oct 2 (APP): The National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK) has completed the pre-feasibility study of the newly proposed Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway (M-10), a major infrastructure project aimed at improving connectivity across Sindh and beyond. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the National Highway Authority (NHA) engaged NESPAK to carry out the detailed design and…
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…
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, Sep 22 (APP): A pilot project has been planned to provide instant, targeted cash assistance to families living in disaster-affected areas through the integration of the National Catastrophe (NatCat) Model with the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). According to official documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the initiative forms part of a broader plan to…
ISLAMABAD, Sep 21 (APP): The National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) has completed a portfolio of 16 major disaster resilience and preparedness projects worth over Rs 6.5 billion across Pakistan between 2018 and 2024. The initiatives were implemented in collaboration with leading national and international partners, targeting vulnerable districts in Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,…
