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FAISALABAD, Dec 29: Agriculture experts have recommended that laboratories be established in the country for estimating drug residues in livestock and poultry products so that excessive use of antibiotics and other drugs in animals could be avoided.
The recommendation was made at the concluding session of the 33rd All-Pakistan Science Conference held under the aegis of the Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Science at the University of Agriculture here.
The conference emphasized the need for an extensive awareness programme for the producers. The ISO-9000 and ISO-14000 certificates should be introduced for the packing and processing units to get safer animal products that could fetch better prices in the international market.
Institutional linkages between the public and private sector should also be enhanced and coordination between the different research organization be strengthened, the researchers stressed.
Policies be devised for domestic production of maize and soybean and farmers be encouraged for coarse grain production, the conference suggested.
They demanded that feed evaluation system suitable to WTO standards should be introduced.
They asked the government to establish a “Green Chemistry Institute” with the objective to reduce pollution. Funds should be provided to universities and research organizations to support research and development activities for environment conservation.
DACOITIES: Dacoits made off with cash, gold ornaments, electrical appliances, four motorcycles and a car besides injuring a boy in nine strikes here on Sunday.
A gang of dacoits injured Abid Ali on resistance in his house in Chak 209-RB and fled after looting cash, jewellery and valuables.
Six armed men looted cash and gold ornaments from the house of Khalil in Rasool Nagar.
Four dacoits took away electronic goods, ornaments and valuables from the house of Akhtar in Chak 445-GB, Saddar, Samundari.
Two masked highwaymen snatched Rs120,000 in cash from Mohammad Husain in People’s Colony and fled on a motorcycle.
Ayaz was deprived of car by three armed men in Chak 390-GB in the Tarkhani police area.
Naveed was robbed of his two-wheeler by two bandits in the Factory Area.
Three masked highwaymen snatched motorcycle and a wristwatch from Abdul Khaliq in Jaranwala.
Some thieves took away TV sets and other articles from three shops in Ghulam Mohammadabad.
Motorcycle of Ijaz was stolen from Ali Housing Colony and that of Ibrar from Batala Colony.
SUICIDE: A boy committed suicide by taking poison in Faizabad here on Sunday.
Yousaf had been jobless for the last so many years, and his family was facing financial problems.
SHOT DEAD: A mother of seven was gunned down by rivals over a property dispute in Sidhupura here on Sunday.
Shamim Akhtar’s husband told police that five masked persons attacked their house and gave his wife a sound thrashing before opening fire on her in the presence of other members of the family.
Ms Akhtar died on her way to hospital.
ELECTROCUTED: A young labourer was electrocuted at a textile mill on Satiana Road here.
Sources said Adnan Ahmed was working in the factory when he accidentally touched live wires lying near the machine. He died on the spot.
