Chairman Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC), Dr. Yousaf Zafar has said that modern technology has a pivotal role in the …
Increasing line losses to bring loadshedding back in summer
ISLAMABAD – Federal minister for power Awais Leghari has said that the government is planning to review the loadshedding schedule, saying that …
Capacity of Tarbela, Mangla to reduce 33pc by 2020
ISLAMABAD – A report of UNDP and Ministry of Planning has said that the live storage capacity of tarbela and mangla reservoirs is likely to reduce …
Farmers in Punjab to get date plants, seedless kinnow plants
A programme has been launched under which high quality date plants will be provided free of cost and seedless Kinnow …
Agriculturists promoting saffron farming in FATA as substitute to growing opium
Agriculturists are working to promote Saffron, highly precious spice, farming in tribal region by introducing the crop as a substitute …
Govt farms should be managed properly
Muhammad Mahmood, Secretary Agriculture Punjab during his visit of different agricultural farms has said that agricultural farm should be seen …
‘Pakistan among fastest emerging economies in Asia’
NORWAY / OSLO: Pakistan has become one of the top five emerging economies in the world, said Minister for Planning, Development …
KP spending Rs15b on hydro power projects
ISLAMABAD – In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the provincial government is spendingmore than 15 billion rupees on construction of various hydro power projects . According to …
Pak businesses to showcase agri products at Gulfood 2018
ISLAMABAD – With support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), 13 Pakistani agribusinesses will showcase high-quality halal meat, off-season …
Turkey asked to focus on energy, food processing sectors
ISLAMABAD – President Mamnoon Hussain on Thursday said Pakistan was a land of opportunities and the government has opened up …
Govt committed to resolve farmers’ issues
KASUR: The Punjab govt is committed to resolve the issues faced by the farmers on priority basis. This was stated by Deputy DEO Agriculture Chaudhry Ejaz during a ceremony. He …