Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Rising salinity in soil could threaten food security: Experts

KARACHI: Agriculture and soil experts of Sindh expressed their concerns that rapidly increasing salinity in the soil could pose a serious threat to food security and rising salinity in agricultural land due to various reasons is having a profound effect on the agricultural production of the country. World Soil Day was observed and hosted by Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) Tandojam in collaboration with Soil Science Society … Read more

Saudi Arabia’s flight ban ends for six countries

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s ban on direct travel from a number of countries came to an end on Wednesday, as the country continues to relax travel restrictions caused by the pandemic, Arab News reported. Travellers from six countries including India, Egypt, Pakistan, Indonesia, Brazil and Vietnam can now arrive in the Kingdom without having to spend 14 days … Read more

Govt sets target to produce 6,900,000 tonnes coal

ISLAMABAD: The government has set a target to produce around 6,900,000 tonnes of coal during the current fiscal year, aimed at meeting the energy needs of the country in an efficient manner. “There was a target of producing 3,800,000 tonnes coal in the last fiscal year, which had been achieved 100 per cent and for … Read more