LAHORE – The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has said that the industry in Punjab was presently being charged Rs1250/MMBTU for gasas compared to gas supply …
12,685 farmers get Kisan Card
RAWALPINDI – Over 12,685 farmers have been registered in Rawalpindi district for Kisan Card and 603 under E-Credit scheme for provision of subsidies said …
Spurious pesticide, fertilizers sale need to be stopped
Rawalpindi: Muhammad Mahmood, Secretary Agriculture Punjab directed agriculture department staff regarding spurious pesticides and fertilizer sales which must be end …
Pakistan, Canada agree to boost agri cooperation
OTTAWA – Commerce Minister Pervaiz Malik met with Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay here Wednesday to take …
Chinese groups due next month to review CPEC projects
ISLAMABAD – Three Chinese experts groups are arriving Pakistan in March for preparation and early kick off of CPEC Industrial Zones, review energy project …
MPs want tax exemptions to agri loans
ISLAMABAD – A parliamentary committee on Wednesday recommended that government should give tax exemptions to Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited (ZTBL) and other commercial …
Formulation of Agri Advisory committee proposed
ISLAMABAD – An inter-ministerial committee on Tuesday proposed that agriculture advisory committee must be formulated in order to streamline the matters relating …
Seed Certification Dept gets 16 proposals of hybrid rice
ISLAMABAD – National Coordinator on Rice Crop of Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) has presented the working papers of all …
WFP lauds Pakistan for improving food security
ISLAMABAD – The United Nation World Food Programme in its recent report has said that Pakistan has made significant progress over the …
K-P has fastest growing economy in Pakistan, says Dr Pasha in new book
ISLAMABAD: Led by a remittances-led service economy, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) has grown at the fastest pace among the four provinces during the …
Cabinet refuses to scrap sugarcane purchase receipt system
ISLAMABAD: The cabinet has turned down a request to revoke the previous Pakistan Peoples Party government’s step for timely payments to …