Pakistan Heavy rains and holidays hit cement demand in July 2021 LAHORE: Monsoon rains and holidays on account of Eid-ul-Azha during the month of July 2021 seriously affected the... Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:14am
Business & Finance Call for exempting small, marginal farmers, developing simple system for taxation LAHORE: If agriculture income is to be taxed to increase tax to GDP ratio, then the government should exempt small... Published 25 Jul, 2021 05:20am
Markets Rs5,000 per maund price for cotton insufficient: growers LAHORE: Differing growers' organizations have termed the support price of Rs 5,000 per maund for the cotton ... Published 20 Jul, 2021 04:14am
Pakistan Punjab will provide 100,000mt of wheat to KP LAHORE: Punjab will provide 100,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) to meet its grain requirements... Published 17 Jul, 2021 04:21am
Pakistan Privatisation of local agri research institutions opposed LAHORE: Privatisation of provincial agricultural research institutions, especially Ayub Agricultural Research... Published 15 Jul, 2021 04:03am
Markets TCP inks MoU with PASSCO for importing 1.5m metric tons of wheat LAHORE: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the... Published 14 Jul, 2021 03:59am
Business & Finance Milk production: Punjab govt to launch Rs5.2bn project LAHORE: Livestock & Dairy Development Department (L&DDD) is going to launch a project for ‘Genetic... Published 07 Jul, 2021 04:28am
Print Cement despatches increase by 20.12pc in 2020-21 LAHORE: Launch of construction activities under Naya Pakistan Housing Scheme and good Public Sector Development... Published 03 Jul, 2021 03:19am
Business & Finance Strong banking system proposed: RR&DB floats idea of SPV to enhance rice export to Iran LAHORE: The Rice Research & Development Board (RR&DB) Punjab has proposed the federal government for ... Published 02 Jul, 2021 04:19am
Markets Growers oppose proposal to levy on hybrid maize seeds LAHORE: Proposal to levy 17 percent sales tax and 3 percent value added tax on hybrid seeds of maize in budget... Published 27 Jun, 2021 03:56am
Markets Pakistani rice exports decline by 14pc LAHORE: Lower rates of Indian rice, exorbitant freight charges and higher buying by the importing countries last ... Published 25 Jun, 2021 04:20am
Markets PASSCO to receive 300,000 metric tons of wheat by July 2021 LAHORE: The Pakistan Agricultural Services & Storage Corporation (PASSCO) will be receiving 300,000 metric tons... Published 22 Jun, 2021 04:46am
Pakistan Punjab seeks Chinese help on FMD vaccine production project LAHORE: The Punjab Government has requested the federal government to seek Chinese cooperation for the project of... Published 20 Jun, 2021 03:39am
Pakistan Growers reject Punjab budget LAHORE: Growers organizations have claimed that an additional burden of Rs 25-30 billion has been imposed on farmers... Published 16 Jun, 2021 03:40am
Business & Finance Punjab budget 2021-22: Rs36.496bn earmarked for agriculture, food security and livestock LAHORE: The Punjab government has proposed to collectively allocate a sum of Rs 36.496 billion for agriculture, food... Published 15 Jun, 2021 03:30am
Pakistan FAO, agri-dept to carry out awareness drive against FAW LAHORE: The Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) in collaboration with the Punjab Agriculture Department has... Published 08 Jun, 2021 04:09am
Business & Finance Cement sector shows excellent growth rate of 49.86pc in May LAHORE: Cement sector showed excellent growth of 49.86 percent during May 2021 when total cement dispatches were... Published 06 Jun, 2021 02:56am
Markets Area under sowing of cotton falls short of target in Punjab LAHORE: Initial surveys of the cotton sowing area by the provincial departments concerned suggest that area under... Published 03 Jun, 2021 04:13am
Pakistan Transformation of agri-credit proposed LAHORE: Agriculture Republic, an agriculture think tank, has proposed in the coming budget transformation of... Published 27 May, 2021 03:40am
Business & Finance Punjab PA notifies Sugar Factories (Control) (Amendment) Act 2021 LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly has notified the ‘Sugar Factories (Control) (Amendment) Act 2021 repealing the two... Published 19 May, 2021 06:00am