ISLAMABAD – Tea imports into the country during first two months of current financial year increased by 4.77 percent as …
1,320MW coal-fired plant connected to national grid
ISLAMABAD – The 1320MW coal-fired power plant being constructed in Hub, Balochistan, has achieved a major milestone by interconnecting with …
Punjab Minister urges Farmers not to burn rice stubble
LAHORE – Agriculture Minister Malik Nouman Langrial has appealed the farmers not to burn rice stubble instead mix the crop residual …
Irsa forecasts 38pc water shortage for Rabi Season
ISLAMABAD – Indus River System Authority’s advisory committee on Monday projected 38 per cent water shortage for crop cultivation during …
Chinese Group offers to establish vocational university in Pakistan
BEIJING – China’s St Fulin Group has offered to set up a vocational university in Pakistan to meet the ever-increasing …
Kuwait to invest in agriculture in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Government on Friday invited Kuwaiti businessmen to invest in agriculture farmland, milk and food processing plants in Pakistan for …
Indonesia to import 1m tonnes of rice from Pakistan
Indonesian Ambassador in Pakistan Iwan Suyudhie Amri said on Thursday that an agreement would soon be signed to export one …
Agri reforms in KP to increase per acre production
MARDAN : The goal-oriented reforms introduced by the KP government for uplift of agriculture sector would help increase per acre …
Carelessness in cotton picking can shrink price: CCRI director
MULTAN : Director Central Cotton Research Institute (CCRI) Multan Dr Zahid Mahmood said on Friday that cotton-picking phase has begun and …
Govt to hold rice yield competition
ISLAMABAD – Government is all set to organise rice yield competition 2018-19, where winners will be prized with modern gadgets. …
Pakistan, Russia ink $10bn gas pipeline deal
Pakistani and Russian officials on Thursday signed a historic $10-billion offshore gas pipeline agreement in Moscow. Inter State Gas Systems …