ISLAMABAD, November 07, (INP-WealthPK): Women Empowerment Centers of Pakistan Bait-ul-Mall (PBM) have successfully trained 277,328 women across various trades to make them independent and self-reliant. A total of 163 empowerment centers across the country have been conducting such trainings to that end, according to an official of Pakistan Bait-ul-Mall. The official said that trainings include imparting skills to women in …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 07, (INP-WealthPK): The export of cement from Pakistan to different countries witnessed a massive decrease of 40.73% as its volume dipped from 611,378 tonnes in October 2021 to 362,350 tonnes in October 2022, WealthPK reports. According to the data released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association, the supply of cement to the local market also declined by …

ISLAMABAD, November 07, (INP-WealthPK): Pakistan will showcase and advertise its tourism potential at the upcoming World Travel Market (WTM) scheduled to be organized from 7th–9th November, 2022, at Excel London. The information was shared by the Managing Director of Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) Aftab-ur-Rehman Rana in a press statement. He said, “the PTDC will be participating in the WTM …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 07 (INP-WealthPK): Pakistan Railways has restored more passenger trains after repair and maintenance of railway tracks which were badly affected by heavy rains and subsequent floods. According to information available with WealthPK, the government took the decision to help the passengers who are suffering a lot due to non-availability of trains. The repair and maintenance work of the …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 07 (INP-WealthPK): Pakistan direly needs to fix structural imbalances inherent in its economy to boost productivity and generate employment, stresses Farrukh Muqeem, Finance Manager of Pakistan State Oil Limited. He stated this during an interview with WealthPK.  Q: How is your firm impacted by depressed economic and political landscape?  A: The political polarisation the country is roiled in …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 07, (INP WealthPK): Pakistan can overcome the shortage of energy by exploring its ‘small hydropower potential’ and taking into consideration the findings of research on renewable energy, WealthPK reports. According to estimates, Pakistan has more than 10,000 megawatts of potential for small hydropower. Approximately 90% of this potential has remained untapped. About 800 megawatts of electricity is generated …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 04 (INP-WealthPK): A policy overhaul in each sector of the economy is required to put Pakistan on the path of sustainable and inclusive growth, said Khalid Hafeez, Finance Manager of Hum Networks Limited, a media entity. During a conversation, he provided WealthPK with an honest analysis of the state of the Pakistani economy. Q: How is your firm …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 04 (INP-WealthPK): The planned use of drone technology to monitor the movement of vehicles on motorways and highways will help authorities in Pakistan to control crimes and violations of traffic rules, WealthPK reports. The relevant authorities have decided to introduce drone technology to monitor the movement of vehicles on the roads. They hope that the technology will prove …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 04 (INP-WealthPK): Pakistan’s goods and services trade with the United States witnessed a surplus of 23.31% during the first quarter of the current fiscal year (2022-23) compared to the corresponding period of last year. Trade surplus during the period under review was recorded at $1.079 billion against $875.469 million last year, showing 23.31% growth, data from the State …

ISLAMABAD, Nov 04, (INP-WealthPK): Tellotalk, Pakistan’s first-ever chatting messenger, is meant for providing a local independent communication source to the people of the country, WealthPK reports. The chief executive officer (CEO) and co-founder of Tellotalk, Shahbaz Ali Jamote said that Tellotalk was Pakistan’s first fully homegrown social messaging platform for smartphones. “Previously, there have been attempts at building messaging services …