SIALKOT – The Punjab agriculture department has chalked out a plan for the promotion of guava fruit cultivation in selected …
Ban on wheat imports sought
ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad Chamber of Small Traders (ICST) on Sunday sought a complete ban on import of wheat as …
Power production: Machai hydel station starts operation
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government inaugurated on Friday the 2.6-megawatt Machai Hydropower Station in Mardan district. The plant has now formally started …
Tomato prices skyrocket: CM urges agri dept to reduce middlemen’s role
In a statement issued from the CM House here on Wednesday, the chief minister said that the price of tomato …
ADB approves $800 million to improve connectivity, trade in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors has approved a $800 million multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) to help enhance …
Cotton ginners demand bailout package
MULTAN: Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has urged the government to announce a bailout package for the 1,200 ginning factories working …
Pakistan’s Billion Tree Tsunami restores 350,000 hectares of forests and degraded land to surpass Bonn Challenge commitment
Launched in 2015 by Imran Khan, Chairman of Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf party, the Billion Tree Tsunami aims to turn the tide on land …
Punjab Forest Dept lacks funds to launch afforestation projects
LAHORE: Amid reports of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government’s ‘Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation Project’ making international headlines, the Punjab government’s failure to …
Chinese experts visit to explore investment opportunities in SEZs
ISLAMABAD: Chinese experts and investors are visiting Pakistan for searching new trade avenues and to explore investment opportunities in Special …
Pakistan all set to become major rice producer
Pakistan is likely to witness a revolution in paddy production in next couple of years because of Chinese cooperation with …
Pakistan produces 18b table eggs annually: PPA
LAHORE – Pakistan is presently producing around 18 billion table eggs per annum but unfortunately the country’s per capita consumption …