Ashfak Bokhari
Pakistan’s Cotton Commissioner Khalid Abdullah says a low quantum of cotton trade activity is still taking place.
Updated 17 Oct, 2016 10:51am
Even if there were no IWT, the upper riparian, under International Water Law.
Published 10 Oct, 2016 06:04am
The latest problem between the two countries relates to the valuation of import duty on Pakistani kinnow.
Published 03 Oct, 2016 07:03am
At present, Pakistan has a wheat stock of 9.923m tonnes lying with the provinces.
Published 26 Sep, 2016 06:45am
Aptma thinks the country will have to import more cotton worth $1.3bn this year because of a 16pc reduction in ...
Published 19 Sep, 2016 07:39am
The CCP recommends the establishment of export-oriented abattoirs and livestock by-product processing units.
Published 12 Sep, 2016 07:00am
Pakistan’s performance in storing water and creating reservoirs has been disappointing.
Updated 05 Sep, 2016 10:17am
The absence of a GI law has also led to shrinking investment in basmati rice processing, especially in Punjab.
Published 29 Aug, 2016 07:16am
However, there is an urgent need to set up a National Biosafety Laboratory in the country
Published 22 Aug, 2016 07:05am
Pakistani businesses have failed to tap into the growing global halal market
Published 21 Aug, 2016 06:57am
Once the regulation is enforced, companies will have to apply for a licence from the PSQCA to produce and sell milk.
Published 15 Aug, 2016 06:48am
USDA raises Pakistan's rice exports forecast by 0.1m tonnes amid ongoing downward trend.
Updated 08 Aug, 2016 09:02am
Punjab's ban on sugar mills in cotton areas serves as rationale for allocating cultivable land among competing crops.
Updated 01 Aug, 2016 08:29am
There is an urgent need to tackle the post-harvest losses as 30-40pc of mangoes are wasted every year.
Published 25 Jul, 2016 06:38am
The Sindh government also intends to introduce new slabs in the agriculture income tax in a move to take strict...
Published 18 Jul, 2016 07:18am
Weather forecasting technologies are out of date resulting in the Met office finding it difficult ...
Published 11 Jul, 2016 06:48am
Federal Minister for National Food Security Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan favours heavy duty on the import of milk and whey
Published 04 Jul, 2016 07:35am
The Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research, in a recent meeting, asked the government to
Published 27 Jun, 2016 07:02am
Exporters hope to earn $75m this year by exporting 100,000 tonnes — a target which was missed last year.
Updated 20 Jun, 2016 10:10am
Pakistan may soon face water disputes on the western border as Kabul river feasibility studies of projects underway.
Updated 13 Jun, 2016 09:44am
