Sindh Launches Solar Scheme for Farmers and Households Hyderabad – Sindh’s Minister for Agriculture, Anti-Corruption, and Sports, Sardar Muhammad Bux Khan Mahar, has announced a new solar energy initiative for small and medium-scale farmers. Under the scheme, farmers owning between 5 and 25 acres of land are eligible to apply. A total of 295 solar […]
Sindh Bank to Issue Benazir Hari Cards, Farmers to Benefit from Subsidies and Solar Panels KARACHI – Sindh Bank has been officially authorized to prepare and issue the Benazir Hari Cards, aimed at providing financial support to farmers across the province. Registration and verification for 80,000 new farmers have already been completed, and Sindh Bank […]
Govt Plans Farmers’ Package, Tax Relief for Flood-Hit Areas ISLAMABAD — Federal Minister Rana Tanveer on Monday announced that the government is preparing a special package to compensate farmers for crop and livestock losses caused by recent floods. He said the package would include tax exemptions on electricity bills in affected areas. “The federal government […]
Sindh Sets Up Rain Emergency Cell to Assist Farmers Amid Flood Threats Hyderabad, Sindh – The Sindh government has established a rain emergency cell at the office of the Director General of Agriculture in Hyderabad to provide immediate assistance to farmers during emergencies. Sindh Agriculture Minister Sardar Muhammad Bux Maher announced that focal persons have […]
PM Shehbaz Wants to Help Small Farmers Get Easy Loans Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that small farmers in Pakistan should be treated with respect and given full support, especially when they need loans for farming. He spoke about this during a high-level meeting in Islamabad, according to a press release from the Prime […]
European farmers fear the move will increase prices as over a quarter of the 27-nation bloc’s imports of nitrogen-based fertilisers come from Russia, with more entering from Moscow’s ally Belarus. The European Parliament voted 411-100 for a bill that will enact duties in July and gradually increase them to a point where they would make […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has issued instructions for a loan scheme for small farmers in the upcoming budget, according to sources. Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb held a special meeting with the Pakistan Banking Association and shared with bankers the features of the loan scheme for small farmers, sources said. The minister also briefed the banking […]
Farmers who are not currently registered under the Kissan Card program will also be eligible to receive the same per-acre subsidy. Chairing a special meeting, the Chief Minister announced that billions of rupees in additional subsidies will be allocated for the upcoming crop season. She emphasized the government’s continued commitment to supporting farmers and strengthening […]
Addressing a press conference, PPP Central Secretary for Information Nadeem Afzal Chan and In-Charge of the PPP Labour Bureau Chaudhry Manzoor said the party does not believe in division or political point-scoring. “We are advocating for the rights of the people. If there is already a water shortage, then where will the water for the […]
Addressing a press conference, Pakistan Kisan Ittehad chairman Khalid Hussain said, the cost of agricultural production has jumped to Rs3,400, but farmers are receiving only Rs2,000, resulting in a loss of Rs1,106 billion. Criticising the provincial leadership, Pakistan Kisan Ittehad chairman Khalid Hussain said Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz is yet to meet with farmers and […]
