Why Pakistan punishes its farmers Updated 24 Feb, 2026 05:44am Farmers remain the backbone of Pakistan’s food security, rural employment and export economy, yet they continue to...
‘Rs0.6m spent on meeting of every Senate body’ Updated 12 Feb, 2026 06:04am ISLAMABAD: A parliamentarian on Wednesday revealed that an amount of Rs0.6 million from the national exchequer was...
NA clears agri trade & CDA bills amid opposition’s protest Published 09 Dec, 2025 03:29am ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Monday passed the National Agri-Trade and Food Safety Authority Bill, 2025 and...
NAFSA’s contradictions and agri-trade jeopardy Updated 04 Dec, 2025 06:55am The creation of the National AgriTrade and Food Safety Authority (NAFSA) was hailed as a long-awaited reform to ...
Regulatory missteps and rice export decline Updated 03 Nov, 2025 08:00am Pakistan’s rice export crisis has once again exposed deep-rooted weaknesses in the country’s agricultural...
Rice exporters protest exclusion from NAFSA board despite PM’s order Updated 20 Oct, 2025 10:37am KARACHI: The Rice Exporters Association of Pakistan (REAP) has voiced strong concern over its exclusion from the...
NAFSA: Reform or regression? Published 16 Sep, 2025 06:40am Pakistan’s decision in May 2025 to establish the National Agri-Trade and Food Safety Authority (NAFSA) was...
Dismantling DPP: a risky gamble with Pakistan’s food security Published 24 Jul, 2025 07:25am The recent restructuring of Pakistan’s agricultural regulatory framework under the National Agri-Trade and Food...
Demise of an ‘indispensable’ department Updated 29 May, 2025 07:49am For decades, the Department of Plant Protection (DPP) was one of Pakistan’s most quietly effective institutions. ...