Amjad Mahmood is a Lahore-based reporter for Dawn with over three and a half decades of experience. He covers agricultural issues, as well as Punjab’s politics and governance. He can be found on X at @Amjad012345.
Data released by Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association shows decline in national arrivals, growing stress on ginning and spinning sectors.
Updated04 Dec, 202508:49am
• Governor promulgates Regulation of Kite Flying Ordinance 2025, will be laid before provincial assembly today • Under-18s barred
Published04 Dec, 202506:23am
• Ruling party secures 82pc votes in PA polls, 64pc in NA constituencies • ECP withholds victory notification of minister’s bro
Published25 Nov, 202505:41am
Ruling party bags NA seats in Lahore, D.G. Khan, Sahiwal, Faisalabad; candidates lead other contests in Faisalabad, Haripur per initial, unofficial results.
Updated24 Nov, 202507:32am
Nearly 40pc of Pakistan’s sugar-milling capacity now concentrated in former top cotton district Rahim Yar Khan and its border belt.
Updated17 Nov, 202508:33am
Pakistan Kissan Rabita Committee has hailed the wheat price hike as a direct result of continuous farmers’ agitation and public pressure.
Updated22 Oct, 202507:30am
For Punjab, deregulating the flour industry seemed like a good idea, until floods exposed the lack of safeguards in its framework.
Updated08 Oct, 202508:04am
• Sharjeel questions Punjab’s intentions, claims PPP ‘being used as cover’ to target federal govt • Azma accuses ‘ally’ of
Published06 Oct, 202505:58am
