October 15, 2021

Balochistan govt to issue Kissan Cards

ISLAMABAD:Balochistan government has decided to issue Kissan Cards to the small farmers to provide financial support for increase in their yields as well as development of agriculture sector in the province. Around 668240 Bulldozer hours have been provided with the cost of Rs 960 million to bring the uneven land

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Tractor production surge 11% in 3 months

ISLAMABAD:The production of farm tractors in the country witnessed an increase of 11.32 percent to 12,533 units during the first three months of current financial year 2021-22, against the production of 11,258 units in same months of last year. During the months under review, the production of trucks also witnessed

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Pakistan dispatches seven trucks of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan on Thursday dispatched seven trucks (114 tons load) of humanitarian aid including flour, rice and pulses to Afghanistan. The trucks carrying the humanitarian aid under Pak-Afghan Cooperation Forum were handed over to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) officials at Angoor Adda. Assistant Commissioner Serwakai, Ijaz Akhtar handed over

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WB acknowledges progress on structural reforms

ISLAMABAD:The World Bank (WB) Thursday acknowledged that a lot of progress had been made on implementation of structural reforms in various sectors by Pakistan, stressing that there was need to keep up the momentum to achieve the projected growth targets. According to press statement received here from the Embassy of

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Over 2.95 million women in IIOJK anemic, underweight: NITI study

ISLAMABAD: In a startling revelation, a study by NITI Aayog has revealed that more than 2.957 million women in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) were anemic, under-weight while over 1.5 million children below five years of age were suffering from acute malnutrition. According to reporter, the figures have

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