Tag: agriculture
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Fungus found: UAE bans fresh meat imports from Pakistan
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has imposed a ban on the importation of fresh meat from Pakistan. This decision stems from the discovery of fungal contamination in frozen meat shipments from Pakistan via the sea route. As reported by ARY News, the presence of fungus on meat imported by a Karachi-based company prompted the UAE…
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Pakistan invites Saudi Arabia to invest in key sectors like agriculture, IT, and energy
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif has extended a warm invitation to companies from Saudi Arabia, encouraging them to explore exciting investment prospects in various sectors such as agriculture, mining, technology, energy, and more. This friendly call was made during a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Waleed Abdulkarim El Khereji, held in…
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Painful IMF compliance, but no new taxes on agriculture and real estate, clarifies Dar
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar made a resolute declaration on Thursday, assuring the public that the coalition government, despite having taken stern measures that burdened the masses, has no intentions of imposing additional taxes on the agriculture and real estate sectors.
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‘Second green revolution’ promised by PM Shehbaz through Green Pakistan Initiative
After a series of moves aimed to protect Pakistan’s failing economy, including securing a crucial IMF deal, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has now set his sights on supporting what he calls the backbone of Pakistan’s economy: the agricultural sector. Through his Green Pakistan Initiative, inaugurated on Monday, July 10, PM Shehbaz says 4 million jobs…
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Export-quality rice production at risk: Rising theft incidents targeting water pumps, transformers
Pakistan is currently facing a major threat to its export-quality rice production as a result of extensive theft of high-voltage electric wires, transformers, and water pumps. This theft has left vast stretches of rice-producing land along the Lahore to Sheikhupura Motorway without access to tube-well water, precisely during the critical rice sowing season.
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Russian market reopens for Pakistani rice: 15 mills get export approval
In a significant development for Pakistan’s rice industry, the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research has registered 15 rice establishments for exports to the Russian Federation. This announcement comes as a ray of hope amid a declining trend in rice exports during the outgoing fiscal year.
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Lahore, do you know what the biggest pollutant in your city is?
Lahore is one of the most polluted cities in the world. According to a recent study by the Urban Unit, a government agency, private vehicles are the biggest polluter in the city, accounting for 83.15 per cent of air pollution.
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Pakistan faces second-highest food price inflation in South Asia: World Bank report
According to the World Bank’s “Food Security Update,” the consumer price inflation for food items in Pakistan in February 2023 on a year-on-year basis was 45.1 per cent, which is the highest in South Asia after Sri Lanka, which experienced 54.4 per cent inflation. The report further states that domestic grain and wheat flour prices…
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Pakistan has averted default, Army Chief assures businessmen of economic prosperity
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Asim Munir, held a meeting on Monday night with the top businessmen in the country, in the presence of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. While no official statement has been issued about the meeting, sources suggest that the army chief expressed optimism and confidence that the current economic difficulties…
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Pakistan’s biggest tractor manufacturer announces to shut down operations
The biggest manufacturer of agricultural machinery in Pakistan, Millat Tractors Limited, has stated that it will cease operations starting on January 6 and continuing till further notice, citing weak demand and cash flow issues.