ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company (PGJDC) has established five full-fledged and well-equipped gem identification labs in different cities, to provide facilities of gemstone ...

Identifying gemstones is not a trivial task. While properties such as color and transparency can help with identification, gemstones such as rubies, spinels, and garnets can be difficult to ...

Pakistan Gems and Jewellery Development Company (PGJDC) has organised a training course on gemstone identification at its Gem Exchange at Namak Mandi, Peshawar. Ilyas Ali Shah, a PGJDC geologist, is ...

Once a thriving city in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan Province around 3200 B.C., Shahr-e Sokhteh now stands abandoned. Shahr-e Sokhteh, which means “Burnt City,” was located at the junction of trade ...