SIALKOT, May 18: The Agriculture Development Bank of Pakistan recovery team on Saturday held more than 60 farmers of the border areas near the Sialkot working boundary for not depositing their loans of agriculture taxes.

The Punjab government had already withdrawn agriculture taxes in the locality some three months back till normal days.

Meanwhile, Rasulpur Bhaliyaan union council Nazim Malik Ali Raza Awan has urged Punjab governor Lt-Gen Khalid Maqbool (retired) to take some effective measures for early implementation of the already announced special relief package for farmers.

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