ISLAMABAD, Nov 21 (APP): The Punjab Irrigation Department has initiated a survey for geophysical assessment of damages to the irrigation infrastructure following severe flooding in recent months. The embankments and spurs along the three major rivers of the province; Chenab, Ravi, and Sutlej, which faced some of the most severe flooding in August and September…
ISLAMABAD, Nov 20 (APP): The Ministry of Housing and Works has completed eight major national infrastructure development projects worth Rs36.669 billion over the past five years. According to documents available with Wealth Pakistan, these development projects – fully funded by the government – have been completed across the country since 2020. Pakistan Infrastructure Development Company…
LAHORE: In connection with World Diabetes Day, a Diabesity Family Festival and Diabetes Awareness Seminar were organized at the Waseela Diabesity Center under the auspices of the Rasheeda Majeed Trust. A large number of citizens participated in the event. The primary objective of this important social and medical activity was to raise public awareness about…
ISLAMABAD, Nov 19 (APP): The Employees’ Old-Age Benefits Institution (EOBI) has reported a total investment portfolio of Rs 651.03 billion as of October 31, 2025. The portfolio composition mentioned in a document available with Wealth Pakistan highlights a strong focus on fixed income securities, real estate, and equity investments, aiming to ensure long-term financial security…
ISLAMABAD, Nov 18 (APP): The Punjab government has decided to place all 23 testing laboratories of the food, agriculture and health departments under the unified management of the newly created Punjab Agriculture, Food and Drugs Authority (PAFDA). Dr Talat Naseer Pasha, Director General of PAFDA, told Wealth Pakistan that in the first phase all existing…
Staff Report LAHORE, Nov 18: A meeting of the Jammu Kashmir Journalists Forum, chaired by President Khalid Minhas, reviewed the latest political and social developments in Kashmir and the issues confronting Kashmiri refugees living in Pakistan. General Secretary Muhammad Abdullah and several members of the forum attended the session. Participants welcomed the formation of the…
ISLAMABAD, Nov 17 (APP): The Punjab government is expanding and modernizing diagnostic facilities for livestock across the province to ensure the early detection and effective control of major animal diseases. Dr Haider Ali Khan, Director at the Punjab Livestock Department, told Wealth Pakistan that 133 ultrasound machines would be provided to tehsil-level veterinary hospitals in…
ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (APP): Pakistan has fixed its onion production target at 2.78 million tons for the 2025-26 crop year, with cultivation planned over 168,000 hectares across the country. The new target reflects the government’s aim to build on the strong output achieved in the ongoing season. According to official data available with Wealth Pakistan,…
ISLAMABAD, Nov 16 (APP): The government has awarded a total of 6,437 indigenous scholarships and 226 overseas scholarships to students from Balochistan, former FATA and Gilgit-Baltistan over the past decade, reflecting sustained federal efforts to expand access to higher education in underdeveloped regions. According to official data available with Wealth Pakistan, students from Balochistan received…
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14 (APP): Pakistan Infrastructure Development Company Limited (PIDCL) has received a total of Rs 661.417 million as part of the first quarter releases under the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2025–26. According to an official document available with Wealth Pakistan, under the approved allocations for FY2025-26, a total of 20 PSDP schemes are…
