Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet which is scheduled to meet on Tuesday (tomorrow) is likely to endorse the long due bailout package of Rs 14.6 billion for the loss making Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM). The package includes commercial…
Ambassador of Sudan in Pakistan Al-Shafey Ahmed has said that agriculture tools, tractors, autoparts, rice and number of such other commodities are in high demand in Sudan. He was addressing a get-together on dinner hosted by Vice President SAARC Chamber…
The Pakistan Fisherfolk Forum (PFF), a grass-roots non-governmental organisation (NGO), has launched a year-long campaign titled “Freedom of Rivers”, Chairperson PFF Mohammad Ali Shah told The News on Saturday. A comprehensive study prepared by the PFF for pragmatic utilisation of…
Pakistan produces over 150 varieties of mango and among these Chaunsa and Sindhri have great potential for finding buyers in the international markets. Secretary Agriculture Punjab Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmed said Punjab holds 67pc of the total area and produces 80pc…
Commercial and specialised banks have surpassed the Agricultural credit disbursement target of Rs 285 billion for the previous fiscal year 2011-12 (FY12). Banks extended loans amounting to Rs 293.8 billion to agriculturists, which is 8.8 billion (103 percent of annual…
More than 2,000 farmers on Friday organised a rally under the auspices of Pakistan Kisan Board against the issuance of inflated electricity bills for tube-wells. The demonstration was supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. Protestors staged a sit-in…
Agricultural Marketing wing of the Punjab Agriculture Department has announced that quality daal chana, basin, rice and different vegetables will be available at fair price shops being set up by the department during Ramazan at lesser rates than the open…
Punjab Minister for Agriculture and Irrigation Malik Ahmad Ali has directed the Irrigation Department officers to take solid steps for stoppage of canal water theft and supply of clean drinking water and water for agricultural purposes. These directives were issued…
Sindh Irrigation Department on Friday has issued current flood situation that River Indus is flowing normal at Guddu, Sukkur, Kotri Barrages and it will remain in normal flood. According to the details, the river discharging situation at Guddu Barrage is…
Pakistan Army, Pakistan Navy and provinces have refused to pay wheat storage charges worth billions of rupees despite concerted efforts of Commerce Ministry and Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP), sources close to Chairman TCP, Tahir Raza Naqvi, told Business Recorder.…
