Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Minister stresses improved research system to meet food security challenges

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan needs to upgrade its research system and make technological advancement for meeting the emerging challenges of food security across the globe, a government official said on Friday. Addressing the pre-summit United Nations Food Security System meeting on “Pakistan Food Security System and Transformation”, Federal Minister for National Security and Research Fakhar Imam said … Read more

Govt committed to providing essential items at affordable prices: Tarin

Finance Minister hints at "extraordinary" drop in flour prices in next few days

ISLAMABAD: The government is committed to providing essential food items at affordable prices to the consumers across the country, a senior government official said. Talking to Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Food Security Jamshed Iqbal Cheema at the Finance Division, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin underscored the importance of building strategic reserves of key … Read more

Pakistan plans cultivation of 220 million acres of land

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ISLAMABAD: The government plans to bring into cultivation all the land where human being or a plant can survive across the country under its Agriculture Transformation Plan, a government official said on Wednesday. Briefing newsmen on the Agriculture Transformation Plan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Food Security Jamshed Iqbal Cheema said: “We … Read more