ISLAMABAD, Apr 23 (ABC): Pakistan’s government says more than 67,000 youth people have completed training under the Prime Minister’s Youth Skill Development Programme in 2024–25, reflecting an expansion of nationwide vocational and digital skills initiatives aimed at improving employability and…
ISLAMABAD, April 22 (ABC): The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Department of Forests, Wildlife and Fisheries, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, organized a stakeholder consultation in Sudhnoti under the project “Sustainable Management of…
ISLAMABAD, Apr 22 (ABC):The federal government has proposed Rs41.7 billion in funding for education sector reforms under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2026–27, aiming to upgrade infrastructure, expand technical training, and continue ongoing initiatives across Islamabad’s federal education system.…
ISLAMABAD, Apr 21 (ABC)The Punjab government has launched a fully digital wheat procurement system as the 2026 harvest season begins, aiming to stabilise prices, improve payment transparency, and simplify how farmers sell their crop. What is the new system? The…
LAHORE — The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission has designated the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Oncology (INMOL) in Lahore as an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Collaborating Centre, formally presenting the plaque at a ceremony held on Saturday. The designation,…
ISLAMABAD, Apr 20 (ABC): Pakistan has expanded its efforts in high-yield hybrid wheat research as agricultural institutions in Punjab collaborate to develop more productive and climate-resilient crop varieties, aiming to meet future food demand and address environmental challenges. What is…
ISLAMABAD, Apr 19 (ABC): The first phase of the $100 million Karachi Water and Sewerage Services Improvement Project is approaching completion, marking a key step in efforts to modernize the city’s aging water supply and sewerage infrastructure. What is the…
ISLAMABAD, April 19 (ABC): A senior delegation from Huawei Technologies met Bilal Bin Saqib, Minister of State and Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA), to discuss cooperation on cybersecurity and digital exchange infrastructure. According to official details,…
ISLAMABAD, April 19 (ABC): Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Ghulam Abbas met a delegation of Huawei Technologies Pakistan to discuss opportunities for digital transformation and ICT development in Gilgit-Baltistan. The minister visited Huawei’s Pakistan office, where both sides…
ISLAMABAD, April 18 (ABC): The Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination plans to undertake multiple projects to develop sports infrastructure in major cities at a proposed cost of Rs5.5 billion. According to official documents available with Wealth Pakistan, a project with a…
ISLAMABAD, April 18 (ABC): The federal government has spent Rs73.5 billion on 148 projects in Balochistan under PSDP 2025-26 by the end of March 2026. According to official documents available with Wealth Pakistan, during the year 2025-26, an amount of…
ISLAMABAD, Apr 17 (ABC): Under PSDP the federal government has spent Rs 5.36 billion so far on 22 development projects in Gwadar 2025-26, part of a broader plan to expand infrastructure and economic capacity in the coastal city. The update…
LONDON: A BBC undercover asylum system investigation alleges that some immigration advisers and law firms in the United Kingdom have been encouraging migrants to submit false asylum claims based on fabricated sexual orientation. The report raises concerns about potential misuse…
ISLAMABAD, April 16 (ABC): The OIC Ministerial Standing Committee on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (OIC-COMSTECH) and Huawei Technologies have launched a joint ICT academy in Islamabad to strengthen digital skills across 57 OIC member states. The initiative aims to improve…
ISLAMABAD, Apr 15 (ABC): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has included the development of 16 picnic spots and tourist facilitation services at nine destinations under its tourism development schemes. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, these initiatives form part of…
ISLAMABAD, Apr 14 (ABC):The Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination has planned three tourism initiatives worth Rs140 million under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2026-27 According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, a significant portion of the allocation, amounting to Rs70…
