The rise of the Global South is steadily reshaping the global landscape by expanding the representation and influence of developing countries in international affairs. As emerging economies grow in economic strength, demographic weight, and political confidence, their collective voice is playing an increasingly important role in shaping a more balanced and inclusive world order. For…
As the world’s largest developing country, China occupies a distinctive position within the Global South. Shaped by its own historical experience of underdevelopment, external pressure, and national revitalization, China is widely regarded as a natural member of the Global South and a consistent supporter of South-South cooperation. China’s engagement with the Global South is rooted…
Accounting for nearly 85 percent of the world’s population, contributing over 40 percent of global economic output, and driving approximately 80 percent of global economic growth, the Global South has emerged as one of the most influential forces shaping the contemporary international order. Its collective journey toward modernization represents a historic shift in global development…
The Global South represents a collective of nations whose shared experiences, challenges, and aspirations have shaped modern international politics. Emerging primarily in the mid-20th century, the Global South refers to countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and parts of the Middle East that sought political independence, economic development, and strategic autonomy in a rapidly changing…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 12 (APP): Pakistan can significantly expand its potato export earnings—potentially doubling them—by shifting toward industrial potato varieties and strengthening value-added processing, a leading horticulture expert said. Talking to Wealth Pakistan, Shoaib Ahmad Basra, member of the Board of Directors of the Pakistan Horticulture Export and Development Company (PHDEC) and former president of the…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 11 (APP): Pakistan has developed five advanced ginger breeding lines as part of sustained research efforts aimed at establishing domestic ginger cultivation after decades of unsuccessful trials and complete reliance on imports. Dr Muhammad Iqbal, Principal Scientist and Director at the Vegetable Research Institute of the Ayub Agricultural Research Institute (AARI), Faisalabad, told…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (APP): The Sui Southern Gas Company Limited (SSGC) has achieved a major reduction in unaccounted-for-gas (UFG) through a series of structural, technical and governance reforms implemented over the past several years. According to a document available with Wealth Pakistan, the company reduced UFG by 43.6 billion cubic feet, reflecting a 60% decline…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 10 (APP): The National Highway Authority (NHA) will widen and improve the 130.24km Chakdara–Chitral section of N-45 soon after approval of PC-I. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, three sections of Chakdara–Chitral route –38.85km Chakdara-Timergara, 43.39km Akhagram-Dir, and 48km Kalkatak-Chitral – would be widened and improved. Most of the project’s codal formalities…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 08 (APP): Pakistan has moved around 3,000 newly developed wheat lines into field evaluation after accelerating early-stage breeding through a speed breeding facility. Dr Zahid Mahmood, Program Leader of Wheat Program at the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), told Wealth Pakistan that the wheat lines have been developed since the launch of the…
ISLAMABAD, Jan 07 (APP): Pakistan’s citrus sector is well positioned for a significant export expansion, with the potential to raise annual earnings to $1 billion within the next six years by introducing new citrus varieties, enhancing quality standards, and expanding value-added processing. Member Board of Directors of the Pakistan Horticulture Export and Development Company (PHDEC),…
