The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) total loan commitment to Pakistan since commencement of its operations in 1968 and up to December 31, 2006, comprised 239 public sector loans amounting to $16.3 billion. The sectoral composition of this assistance was: 21.5…
The subsidy for the agriculture sector announced by the government in the budget for the current fiscal year aims at increasing farm output but does not attack rural poverty. Though most view the subsidy on farm inputs as an official…
AGRICULTURAL pricing is a subject of lively debate. It has evoked divergent views, ranging from a forceful advocacy of support prices for key agricultural commodities and subsidies for major inputs to complete liberalisation of prices and reliance upon the market…
WILL Safta get launched January 1? Will it become operational as stipulated? It’s a big question mark, even after years of preparations and rhetoric to get going and expand regional trade through South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta). When the…
Minister for Investment, Senator Waqar Ahmed Khan Monday said Pakistan had not given land to Saudi Arabia or any other country, however, the Gulf states were keen to acquire land in the sub-continent for agriculture purposes due to growing fear…
MIDDLEMEN are individuals/business concerns who perform various marketing functions involved in the purchase and sale of goods as these move from producers to consumers. They are classified as commission agents, brokers, wholesalers and retailers. The middlemen play the role of…
People know that exercise can improve physical health. Exercise is regularly recommended by medical professionals to improve diseases such as cardiovascular disease, obesity and diabetes. But exercise is not commonly a significant part of a treatment regimen for people who…
Neuron transplants have repaired brain circuitry and substantially normalized function in mice with a brain disorder, an advance indicating that key areas of the mammalian brain are more reparable than was widely believed.
The rural women of Pakistan contribute in about 43% of on-farm agriculture related activities including mixing and preparation of pesticide solutions etc., which result in sickness of about 84 % of the workers. Due to social fabrics and traditions…
Early childhood, an age between 2 to 7 years of life is an important phase of development. This phase is crucial for physical,social,emotional and cognitive development. The reason is that children just moving from infancy, which is dependent and less…
