ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (ABC): The Pakistan Post is set to be fully digitalized by January 2027 as part of a major reform initiative aimed at modernising postal services nationwide and aligning them with international standards. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the Ministry of Communications has launched the Automation of Post Office Project, which…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 27 (ABC): Developed by the Punjab government in Sheikhupura, Quaid-e-Azam Business Park has started operational activity, with 11 factories commencing production, marking a key milestone in the province’s industrial development drive. “Eleven factories have started production, while another 43 units are either under construction or nearing completion,” Maj (retd) Javed Iqbal, Chairman of…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (APP): Around 1,900 prisoners were enrolled in literacy programmes across 48 prisons in Pakistan during 2023–25. According to official documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the literacy initiative forms part of broader prison reforms aimed at rehabilitation and social reintegration of inmates. The programme focuses on providing basic education to illiterate prisoners, enabling…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 26 (APP): The Sindh government has distributed 170,383 Solar Home Systems to households across the province under the Sindh Solar Energy Project (SSEP), a renewable energy initiative. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, the project is part of a broader plan to install solar systems on public buildings and provide Solar Home…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (APP): A high-level delegation comprising women members of the Balochistan Assembly undertook an official visit to Türkiye with the aim of further strengthening parliamentary, diplomatic, economic, and people-to-people relations between Pakistan and Türkiye. The delegation was led by Ms. Farah Azeem Shah, MPA, a leader of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) and…
LAHORE: Three historic monuments at the Lahore Fort — the Sikh-era Hammam, the Athdara Pavilion, and the Loh Temple — were officially inaugurated on Sunday after the completion of extensive conservation work funded by the U.S. Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). The restoration was carried out by the Aga Khan Cultural Service – Pakistan…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (APP): A Chinese agricultural technology firm and a Pakistani agribusiness company have entered into a collaboration to introduce improved peanut seeds and build a local supply chain, reflecting growing cross-border farm investment amid expanding Pakistan–China business engagement. Representatives of Shandong Rainbow Agricultural Technology Co. Ltd and Pakistan’s Uqab Corporation (Pvt) Ltd said…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 25 (APP): As part of the Accelerated Learning Pathway (ALP) Middle Tech initiative launched by the Federal Ministry of Education and Professional Training, 2,162 students have completed the ALP program in religious seminaries across Pakistan. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, 100 ALP schools have been established nationwide in all provinces and…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 24 (APP): The National Commission for Human Development (NCHD) has expanded its nationwide operational footprint to 128 districts, significantly strengthening its outreach in underserved and low Human Development Index (HDI) areas across Pakistan. Documents available with Wealth Pakistan show that the NCHD is currently operating through 91 district offices and 37 satellite offices,…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 22 (APP): Pakistani scientists are testing crop seeds exposed to cosmic radiation and zero gravity in space to assess genetic variation and expand crop diversity. Dr Zahid Mahmood, Program Leader of the Wheat Program at the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), told Wealth Pakistan that the initiative combines conventional plant breeding with space-based…
