The Man Who Stayed
By Syed Munawar AliBetween 2005 and 2010, as Pakistan lost much of its trained health talent to hospitals abroad, one clinical research professional made the opposite choice. Syed Munawar Ali…
Government invests Rs163bn in Balochistan CPEC road network
ISLAMABAD, Aug 07 (ABC): The government has allocated more than Rs310 billion for nine under-construction China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) road projects in Balochistan’s western zone since the Public Sector Development…
KP approves Rs47bn programme to boost development in merged districts
ISLAMABAD, Aug 07 (ABC): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government would launch a Rs 47.25 billion (US$175 million) World Bank funded development programme for the merged districts to upgrade infrastructure and improve…
Pakistan’s new cotton varieties aim to enhance textile production and exports
ISLAMABAD, Aug 05 (ABC):Pakistan approved 14 cotton varieties during 2021-2025 featuring improved fibre quality, higher ginning outturn, heat tolerance, drought tolerance and bollworm resistance, strengthening the country’s cotton seed portfolio…
Historic Taxila to get first-ever conservation roadmap under Punjab initiative
ISLAMABAD, Aug 04 (ABC):The Punjab government has developed the first comprehensive long-term conservation strategy for the UNESCO World Heritage Property of Taxila, replacing decades of fragmented restoration with an integrated…
75% of federal civil servants’ service records digitized
ISLAMABAD, Aug 04 (ABC):The federal government has digitized around 75 percent of service records of federal civil servants belonging to four occupational groups as part of a broader reform aimed…
Rs7.9bn spent on 10 projects under Kohlu development package
ISLAMABAD, Aug 02 (ABC):The federal government’s Kohlu Development Package has recorded reported expenditure of Rs7.915 billion against an approved cost of Rs7.958 billion across 10 development projects. According to official…
Jada Azadi Cup football tournament begins in Lahore with 28 clubs
LAHORE, Aug. 1 (ABC): The Jada Azadi Cup, a four-day floodlit football tournament organised as part of Independence Day celebrations, got underway at Jada Schools’ Central Park Campus in Lahore,…
Summer Camp Concludes at Barasti Club, Kazani Heights with Certificate Distribution Ceremony
Islamabad, July 31: The Summer Camp 2026 concluded on Friday with a colorful closing ceremony at Barasti Club, located on the rooftop of Kazani Heights, where young participants were awarded…
Chitral-Shandur highway set to complete by December
ISLAMABAD, Jul 31 (ABC):All four packages of the 153-kilometre Chitral-Booni-Mastuj-Shandur Road are targeted for completion by December 2026, with the project requiring Rs4.20 billion in FY2026-27 to meet the deadline.…