Tue, 21-Oct-2025

PRE-COP 28: Minister calls for collective action to pressing climate change challenges

PRE-COP 28

Caretaker Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Dr Kausar Abdullah Malik has stressed the need for collective efforts to address the challenges of climate change, water security, and food security in Pakistan. “Citizens must take steps to protect water resources to achieve sustainable development,” the minister said while addressing participants of a Pre-COP … Read more

Bumper rice crop of 9 million tonnes achieved during current season: minister

Bumper rice crop

ISLAMABAD: Owing to the policy interventions and incentivising the local farming communities, Pakistan has achieved a bumper rice crop, estimated over 9 million tonnes during the current season, compared with the output of 8.4 million tonnes during the same period of the last year, a government official said. Addressing a press conference, Minister for National … Read more

Govt to provide Rs28 billion subsidy on purchase of agri-tools: SAPM

ISLAMABAD: The government would provide a Rs28 billion subsidy on the purchase of agriculture tools and equipment to mechanise the local agriculture sector for enhancing per-acre yield, a government official said on Wednesday. Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Food Security Jamshed Iqbal Cheema said that the list of agriculture tools has been increased … Read more