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 ...

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 22: A rare ruby and diamond necklace and ruby earings from the 19th Century are displayed at Sotheby's in London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) A teacher I had at ...

ISLAMABAD: The National Productivity Organisation (NPO) has initiated a technical assistance programme for the gemstone sector in collaboration with the Asian Productivity Organisation, Tokyo, Japan.