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,...
Naubahar Bottling interested in acquiring 98.23% stake in Baba Farid Sugar mills
The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Lahore and is a subsidiary of Pattoki Sugar Mills Limited
JDW Sugar Mills, four others agree to procure sugarcane crop at govt prices
ISLAMABAD: In an undertaking to the Supreme Court on Thursday, five sugar mills including PTI’s Jahangir Tareen’s JDW Sugar Mills have agreed...
Govt finally announces Pakistan’s 1st national food security policy
The NFSP anticipates 4 percent yearly growth in food production which includes fisheries, livestock and crops
Urea prices increased for the third time this year
LAHORE: Yet another round of price escalation of urea has kicked off as fertiliser manufacturers have increased urea prices by Rs50 per...
FBR to review tax structure for soybean seed, oil
LAHORE:Â The taxation structure for soybean seed and soybean oil import is being reviewed by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), as reduced...
Matco to setup joint venture company with Barentz International
The JV is being set up for the import, sales, and distribution of ingredients used in pharmaceutical, personal care, food & nutrition, and animal nutrition in the life science and food nutrition sector
Fatima Fertilizer set to complete merger of subsidiary by January 2019
According to Fatima Fertilizer, the proposed transaction will maximize the benefits of synergies and cost efficiencies to the shareholders of the company
Pakistan sugar exports touch new high, fetch $474 million for national exchequer
Pakistan's sugar production recorded a decline of 7 percent during July-April of FY18, touching 6.464 million tons against 6.969 million tons in the same period of FY17
Mango crop in Sindh shows promise
Good flowering in mango trees marks a healthy outlook for the crop in Sindh, if it is able to withstand the windstorms...
Sugar Sharks: How does the most powerful lobby in Pakistan get its way?
Scores of sugarcane-laden lorries are parked on the main road in front of an abandoned car-making plant in Sujawal district, about 130...
Dehydrating to optimize advantage
Technavio’s market research analyst predicts the global dehydrated food market to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than...
At-Tahur Limited, Premá milk’s owner applies for listing on PSX
LAHORE:  In a notification sent to the Pakistan Stock Exchange, At-Tahur Limited owner of Premá Milk has applied for an initial public...
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...
Can drip irrigation eradicate Pakistan’s water crisis and food insecurity?
To save water, the country needs to replace its age-old method of irrigating crops with improved
yield and quality being tangible benefits