DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The district police raided a factory situated near the Mardan Bridge here on Sunday and seized 192 bags of chemicals and other material being used for producing substandard fertiliser.

Following the directives of district police officer Najmul Hasnain, the Paharpur police raided a house near the Mardan Bridge and arrested two suspects after recovering a huge quantity of chemicals and other material that were being used to produce counterfeit fertiliser.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Kissan Ittehad, a farmers’ body, has demanded of the provincial government to ensure availability of fertiliser at subsidised rates.

The body also announced to start a country-wide protest movement against the high rates of urea and DAP fertiliser from Feb 14.

Talking to journalists here, a leader of the body said that farmers were facing problems due to increasing rates of fertiliser. He said that the government should take steps for providing fertiliser to growers at affordable rates.

Published in Dawn, February 7th, 2022