PEW calls for promotion of agriculture and livestock sector
Islamabad: The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) Tuesday stressed the need for promoting agriculture and livestock sectors to get rural communities out of...
Pakistan’s cotton production plummeted in last 25 years
ISLAMABAD: A report prepared by a committee setup by the incumbent government has revealed the country’s cotton production has plummeted in last...
Urea Sales touch 390,000 tonnes, down 28pc MoM
LAHORE: During February 2018, Pakistan’s Urea sales is expected to clock in 380,000 to 400,000 tonnes, up by 52 per cent Year...
Pakistani mangoes fail to capture US market
Karachi: Despite getting approval for zero duty under the generalised system of preferences (GSP) six years ago, Pakistani mangoes have failed to...
5 ZTBL officials fake as ghost farmers to steal millions of government funds
Five official workers namely Khushdil Khan, Binyamin Khan, Zari Gul, Sajjad Mehmood and Mohammad Fayyaz of Zarai Taraqiati Bank (ZTBL) have been...
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
Price cap on Indian rice supports Pakistan’s rice exports to IranÂ
At times when Pakistani exporters of textile made-ups are unhappy over the crisis being faced by them in international markets, rice exporters...
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
IRSA recommends provinces postpone Kharif sowing amid water drought
Pakistan is facing a major water shortage of up to 35 pc and it will delay the crop sowing in the early part...
ZTBL declines to decrease markup on agri loans
NBP decides to reduce its pricing by 1 pc for small farmers
While country’s agriculture has been witnessing a visible reduction in crops,...
Govt trying to improve performance of PSM and PIA: Bosan
MULTAN: The incumbent government is trying its level best to improve Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and Pakistan Steel Mills, said Federal Minister...
Price of imported urea may be fixed at Rs1,660 per bag: Report
The sources stated the non-availability of imported urea was contributing to rising shortage and NFML wasn’t heeding to the ECC directive given last Wednesday calling for the sale of imported urea
Delay in cane crushing flayed: Khurram Sherzaman
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MPA Khurram Sherzaman said on Tuesday that the delay in issuing a notification for support price of sugarcane...
Comprehensive policy being formulated to improve water storage capacity says: Govt
Islamabad: The government is pursuing a comprehensive plan to increase the water storage capacity and improve underground water recharge. In a statement,...
International rice clients are more interested to procure sustainable rice from Pakistan
SHEIKHUPURA: An Official from Van Sillevoldt Rijst (VSR) Netherland, VSR Director Henk Verschoor visited the Rice Partners Pvt Ltd (RPL) plant in Muridke,...