Category Pakistan

SSGC engineers monitor gas pipelines after reforms that cut unaccounted-for-gas losses by 60 percent.

SSGC cuts unaccounted-for-gas losses by 60 per cent

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…

Workers prepare for widening of the Chakdara–Chitral section of N-45 highway in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

NHA to widen Chakdara–Chitral section of N-45

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,…

Scholars and experts discuss evolving global order and China-US reset at CASS Lahore.

Experts debate China-US reset at CASS Lahore

The Centre for Aerospace and Security Studies (CASS) Lahore hosted a guest lecture on 7 January 2026 examining the shifting balance of power between China and the United States. The event, titled “Evolving Global Order: China-US Reset”, brought together academics,…

3000 new wheat lines enter field trials in Pakistan

3000 new wheat lines enter field trials in Pakistan

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),…

ETPB earns Rs28.45bn during 2015–2025

ETPB earns Rs28.45bn during 2015–2025

ISLAMABAD, Jan 07 (APP): The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) has recorded a revenue of Rs28.45 billion over the last 10 years from 2015 to 2025. The total expenditure during this period stood at Rs23.42 billion, testifying to the organisation’s…

Pakistan develops 400 advanced chickpea breeding lines

Pakistan develops 400 advanced chickpea breeding lines

ISLAMABAD, Jan 6 (APP): Pakistan has developed 400 advanced chickpea breeding lines under a newly established Speed Breeding Facility, aimed at accelerating the development of climate-resilient and high-yield pulse varieties. Dr Shahid Riaz Malik, Head of the Pulses Research Program…