Strategy evolved to modernize agriculture sector to achieve higher growth

ISLAMABAD: The government has devised a comprehensive plan for agriculture modernization to enhance agriculture productivity on modern lines and help promote overall economic growth of the country.   National Action Plan specially has focus on capacity building, germplasm resources, agricultural product processing, agricultural technology extension, fishery science and technology, aquaculture, and aquatic product processing, official […]

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NTiny-E: NUST realizes Pakistan’s first truly indigenous embedded microprocessor

ISLAMABAD: Researchers at the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) have successfully completed full functional testing of the country’s first truly indigenously designed microprocessor, `NTiny-E’.   This was revealed by the Pro-Rector (Research, Innovation and Commercialization), National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Dr. Rizwan Riaz during a press Conference along with Principal SEECS, […]

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KP Govt presents Rs1,322bn balanced budget for year 2022-23

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakthunkhwa government has presented Rs1,332 billion balanced budget for financial year 2022-23 including an allocation of Rs1108.9 billion for settled districts and Rs223.1 billion for merged tribal districts.   Presenting its four budget at Khyber Pakthunkhwa Assembly floor, Finance Minister Taimur Salim Jhagra said that the volume of the current budget is […]

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Three fertilizer sale point set up at Chowk Sarwar Shaheed

MUZAFFARGARH: District administration has set up three fertilizer sale point at Chowk Sarwar Shaheed to provide fertilizers to farmers on controlled rates on Monday.   As per directives of the Deputy Commissioner Ali Anan Qamar, three fertilizer sale points have been set up by keeping in the view the facilitation for local farmers. The farmers […]

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Rain, thunderstorm, gusty winds predicted for scattered KP places

PESHAWAR:The Regional Meteorological Center Peshawar on Monday predicted that rain-thunderstorm associated with strong gusty winds are expected at scattered  places in Abbottabad, Mansehra, Haripur, Battagram, Kohistan, Torghar, Shangla, Chitral, Lower & Upper Dir, Swat, Bunner, Malakand, Bajaur, Mohmand districts.   However, rain-thunderstorm and dust raising winds can also occur at isolated places in Mardan, Swabi, […]

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Distillery unearthed, liquor recovered

MUZAFFARGARH:Chowk Sarwar Shaheed police unearthed a distillery and arrested two notorious drug peddlers besides recovering liquor from their possession during a crackdown launched on Monday.   In line with special directives of District Police Officer (DPO) Tariq Wilayat, the Chowk Sarwar Shaheed police under the supervision of Station House Officer (SHO) Nasir Hussain launched a […]

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