Tobacco sector lobbying for tax concessions in upcoming budget
LAHORE: As the federal budget approaches the tobacco sector has stepped up its efforts to lobby for tax concessions, amid an economic...
Govt to ensure targeted disbursement of Rs50bn agriculture package, says Hafeez Shaikh
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Monday assured full support to a targeted...
KP Agriculture Department to experiment eco-friendly method to fight fruit flies Â
PESHAWAR: The Agricultural Research Institute Peshawar has initiated a project on an experimental basis to protect citrus fruit orchards from fruit fly...
Manufacturing, services report negative growth while agriculture thrives
ISLAMABAD: Due to the adverse impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, manufacturing and service sector have reported a negative growth of -5.6 percent...
Tobacco growers seek relief, favour tax on products
LAHORE: Tobacco farmers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have said that in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government must intervene and fix...
Hey shehri babu, here is why you need to pay attention to the locust invasion
Back in February, Profit had done a feature on the swarms of locusts laying waste to entire yields of crops and threatening...
Govt urged to probe ‘cartelisation’ in seed, pesticide sector
ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s Standing Committee on Agriculture has called upon the government to address issues...
Swabi farmers seek compensation for hailstorm-hit tobacco crop
ISLAMABAD: The tobacco growers of Swabi district have asked for government's assistance after a heavy hailstorm wreaked havoc on valuable crops last...
ECC approves multi-billion package to boost agriculture, support farmers
Package includes subsidy on fertilizers, cotton seed and white fly pesticides; reduced bank markup on agri loans; sales tax subsidy on local tractors
Swabi farmers seek financial aid as hailstorm destroys tobacco and wheat crops
PESHAWAR: Farmers from Swabi district on Tuesday demanded the federal government to provide them with a financial package as recent hailstorm has...
KP agriculture dept seeks to increase Pakistan’s olive exports
PESHAWAR:Â Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Department of Agriculture Research is pursuing an ambitious plan to increase olive production in the province and its tribal...
Provinces fail to submit wheat losses report to Centre
ISLAMABAD: The provinces have failed to submit a report to the federal government about wheat losses in the current fiscal year, it...
Ex-food secretary Punjab identifies illegalities in wheat exports, recommends probe
ISLAMABAD: Startling revelations with regard to wheat exports in the last two fiscal years has recently emerged as former Punjab secretary food...
KP’s strawberry growers seek financial package to mitigate losses
PESHAWAR: Amid the coronavirus lockdown across the country and the closure of Pak-Afghan, strawberry growers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are facing heavy losses...
Wheat shortage in KP lifts 20kg flour price to Rs1,300
PESHAWAR: Due to the reduction in wheat grains supply to flour mills in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the price of 20-kilogram flour bag has...