Economic Survey 2017-18: Agriculture sector records growth of 3.81 percent
Rice, sugarcane considered amongst the notable Kharif crops outstripped their production targets in 2017-18 by posting growth of 7.45 percent and 8.65 percent respectively
Propaganda of ‘plastic rice’, stiff competition affect Pakistan’s rice exports
ISLAMABAD
Like textile exports, the foreign trade of rice has also shown negative growth during the last two years with a reduction of...
Pakistan Army owns $20 billion stakes in fifty conglomerates claims Indian media report
LAHORE: The Pakistan army exercises control over fifty conglomerates said to be worth $20 billion stretching from banks, industrial plants, universities, milk dairies,...
Agri sector records growth at 3.81pc in FY18
ISLAMABAD: The agriculture sector of the country is estimated to grow by 3.81 per cent during the fiscal year 2017-18 against the...
Pakistan needs 1.3 million new jobs every year: UNDP
The hospitality sector, accommodation and food, directly linked to tourism, accounts for only 1.6 percent of the country’s total employment, said the UNDP report
Agri-sector posts significant growth of 3.46% in 2016-17
The agricultural sector witnessed significant growth of 3.46 percent during the fiscal year 2016-17 as against the set target of 3.5 percent....
Farmers urged to install drip irrigation system
ISLAMABAD:Â Punjab Agriculture department has urged farmers to install drip irrigation system in their fields as it is cost effective and offers handsome...
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...
Sugar reform committee asks FBR to reconcile data with provinces, CCP to curb cartelisation
ISLAMABAD: The sugar sector reform committee has directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to reconcile sugar stock data with the provinces...
Unpredictable rain pattern forces Punjab to build new irrigation systems
LAHORE: Most of Tajammul Abbas’s 17 acres of farmland produces nothing but fodder for his buffalo and three goats. His land, and...
Pakistan contemplating to import 20,000 tons of cotton from Afghanistan
Import of cotton from Afghanistan is under consideration due to the prevailing water shortage in the country
Govt foregoes 50% of GIDC or Rs200 billion to fertilizer, CNG and textile sector
Due to the 50% waiver provided by the government, the fertilizer and CNG sector is required to pay Rs80 billion each
FMPAC riles over non-disbursement of fertilizer subsidy claims
Karachi: On Tuesday, Fertilizer Manufacturers of Pakistan Advisory Council (FMPAC) denounced the government for not having disbursed the pending claims to the...
Upcoming Punjab budget to be agriculture friendly
LAHORE: Punjab’s finance minister Dr. Ayesha Ghaus Pasha on Friday told journalists that its forthcoming budget for financial year 2018-19, would raise...
Wapda to raise Hub Dam storage capacity, as country’s water needs increase
During the meeting, it was unanimously decided to raise the Hub Dam’s lost storage capacity of around 49,000-acre-feet of water by removing sediment deposits in the reservoir