Aftab Ahmed The federal government on Friday decided to increase the wheat price to Rs 1800 per 40 kg. Earlier, the government had set the wheat support price at Rs 1650 per 40. Food Minister Syed Fakhar Imam had called for fixing the price at Rs 1800 per 40 kg but the ministers from urban…
Our Correspondent Islamabad: China will assist in developing date processing plants and onion cold storage in Southern Balochistan. Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Syed Fakhar Imam on Friday, had a farewell meeting with outgoing Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan, Yao Jing, and appreciated his contributions for fostering bilateral ties between the two countries….
Aftab Ahmed Islamabad: The Federal Cabinet under the chair of Prime Minister Imran Khan will approve a summary of the Ministry of Science & Technology for domestication and commercialization of medicinal and industrial Cannabis (Bhang). In Premier Imran Khan’s direction, the Ministry of Science & Technology has prepared a summary with the Ministry of Narcotics…
Aftab Ahmed Islamabad: The cabinet members have accused the fertilizer manufacturers of misuse of subsidy by denying passing on the subsidy’s impact on the poor farmers and demanding to check it. The fertilizer industry was given gas at discounted rates, but they pocketed billions from the poor farmers by charging higher fertilizer rates. Even they…
News Desk The federal government has accused the Sindh government of creating a wheat crisis following the refusal to release stocks. Addressing a press conference, Minister for National Food Security and Research, Syed Fakhr Imam said that the provincial government’s continuous refusal created problems for the federal government. He said that wheat prices would decline…
Aftab Ahmed Islamabad: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is likely to approve the supply of RLNG at discounted rates to Agritech and Fatima fertilizer plants to resume operations to produce urea in a bid to meet the shortfall. The ECC will take a decision in its meeting scheduled on Wednesday. Gas rate of PKR 756/MMBTU…
Aftab Ahmed Islamabad: The PTI government has decided to disburse a subsidy of Rs 37 billion to the farmers directly through the scratching cash cards scheme during the current Kharif season but not indirectly through fertilizer manufacturing mafia as done by the previous governments. According to the scheme, the Federal Government would provide a subsidy…
Aftab Ahmed The management of the Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (Parc) which is reluctant to terminate 269 illegal employees in light of the court decision, stepped in sending notices to officials having dual nationality and permanent residence permits in a bid to penalize a senior scientist. The bid especially aims at targeting Dr. Ghulam Muhammad…