Declining int’l fuel prices to bring down inflation in Pakistan: Miftah

ISLAMABAD:Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail on Thursday said declining trend in international food and fuel prices would help bring down commodity rates in Pakistan. Addressing a press conference here, the minister said per barrel crude oil price had come down to $100 from $123 while those of edible oil and ghee declined […]

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Exploring KP’s forests carbon stocks imperative to mitigate environmental changes

PESHAWAR:Driven by high population growth and climate change vulnerabilities, Pakistan is losing about 27,000 hectares of forest per year mostly in Gilgit Baltistan and Khyber Pakthunkhwa, making an adverse affect on carbon sequestration process, which resulted an increase in temperature. According to National Forest Policy 2015, the axing of forests mostly in community and private […]

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PARC striving to increase agriculture productivity in arid areas of Thar

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) through its Arid Zone Research Center (AZRC) Umerkot was working to promote and develop agriculture sector in desert areas of Thar to address malnutrition issues by enhancing the availability of food grains. To eliminate the issues relating to drought and turning the barren deserts into grasslands, the PARC was also […]

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Met predicts continuous rains across Sindh till July 9

HYDERABAD:The Meteorological Department has predicted continuous rains in most districts of Sindh including Hyderabad till Saturday (July 09). Director Meteorological Department Zubair Ahmed Siddiqui said that the monsoon in the Arabian Sea was continuously entering Sindh and it will continue to rain in almost all the districts till Saturday. According to the statement, there will […]

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Authorities urge to be vigilant in wake of heavy rainfall during Eid holidays

ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in the country during the Eid holidays and advised the concerned authorities to remain alert and take precautionary measures in wake of flash flooding and landslides in the vulnerable areas. The monsoon currents continuously penetrating in the country are likely to weaken during the next 24 hours […]

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Provision of Insaf Food Card to start in current month: Minister

PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Science and Information Technology, Atif Khan on Thursday said Insaf Food Card that was announced by government for relief of people would be issued in current month. He was chairing a meeting that was convened to discuss progress on Insaf Food Card Scheme. The meeting was also attended by Secretary Food, […]

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