Tag: Farmers
PTI holds PML-N responsible for all woes of farmers
Aleem Khan says PM Abbasi fighting for interests of Sharif family instead of Pakistan
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Monday issued fact-sheet on agriculture and...
Punjab CM’s son accuses Jahangir Tareen of being ‘sugar don’
Son of Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Suleman Sharif lashed out at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen, calling him ‘a known sugar don who has...
Punjab govt allows farmers use of drone technology
LAHORE: The Punjab government has allowed the use of drone technology in the agriculture sector to enhance the productivity of different crops.
Agriculture department sources said...
Cleric arrested for issuing fatwa against women farmers
DHAKA: A cleric accused of issuing a fatwa banning women from working on farms has been arrested in Bangladesh, police said on Wednesday.
The imam and...
Sugarcane cane cultivators continue to protest against local sugar mills
DI KHAN: Sugarcane growers from various parts of the district held protests and blocked Chasma-Dera road here on Friday.
A number of sugarcane growers continue demonstrations...
Problems of the farmers will be solved on priority basis –...
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has said that problems of the farmers were solved on a priority basis in the past and their...
Majority of small farmers knocked out of Khadim-e-Punjab Kissan Package
LAHORE: Majority of Punjab’s farmers have been knocked out by the procedures to avail facilities offered by Kisaan package scheme, a highly placed agriculture department...
Sharif brothers blamed for farmers’ protest at Thokar Niaz Baig
Disgruntled farmers block Multan Road, Motorway demanding release of funds
LAHORE: Three sugar mills owned by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his relatives have...
Message of Eid-ul-Azha is about helping the ailing: CM
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif has congratulated the Muslim Ummah and the Pakistani nation on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha.
In his message of felicitations, the...
Govt providing relief, subsidy to farmers: PM’s spokesperson
Spokesman of the Prime Minister Dr Musadik Malik said that the government was providing relief to farmers and giving subsidy on fertilisers.
Farmers were the...
Govt accorded due priority to agriculture sector in budget: Dar
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has said that the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government has given due priority to the agriculture sector in the budget...
Farmers protest for not writing off agricultural loans
The farmers of Chitral affected by earthquake and flood staged a protest demonstration against the government for non-waiving off of their agricultural loans.
The protesting...
Denying farmers subsidy: Manufacturers, dealers hoard fertiliser right under Punjab govt’s...
Fertiliser manufacturing companies getting payments in drafts to be cut after July 1 when subsidised rates are in place
The budget 2016-17 has brought huge...
Farmers in Punjab to get android phones
Punjab government is considering equipping 600000 of its small farmers with android mobiles under Kissan Package with the objective to keep them aware of...
Budget measures to promote agriculture, export: FPCCI
The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has lauded the government for its budget measures to uplift the agriculture sector of...
Farmers end protest after successful talks with CM
Farmers call for tax cuts, subsidy and flat support price of five crops
After successful dialogue with Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a second group of...
Farmers end protest on govt assurance, health workers hold the ground
Punjab CM says interests of farmers very dear to him
The protesting farmers ended their sit-in on Thursday after the Punjab government assured them of...
