According to Chairman of the Kisan Ittehad Khalid Khokhar, thousands of farmers, including women and children, will gather outside the Multan Press Club to demonstrate. Khokhar expressed frustration, stating that farmers had planted wheat based on the advice of Maryam Nawaz, and now they are awaiting a fair price for their crop. The warning came […]
Under the Punjab Free Tractors Scheme, 55-horsepower tractors will be given free of cost to 1,000 successful farmers who were selected through a digital balloting process. The first tractor was awarded to Kausar Parveen, a female farmer from Bahawalnagar. CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif personally congratulated the successful farmers, including Muhammad Iqbal from Jhang and Salman […]
According to the notification issued by the FBR, the sales tax on locally manufactured tractors has been raised from 10% to 14%, and the same increase applies to imported tractors. The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) officials stated that certain sales tax exemptions for tractors have been reduced. While the sales tax has been adjusted […]
PM’s aide in a statement on Sunday said this innovative channel aims to educate farmers on climate adaptation strategies, disaster management techniques, and sustainable practices to mitigate environmental degradation. The Coordinator said the channel will leverage the services of Pakistan Television (PTV) to broadcast programs in six regional languages, ensuring that vulnerable communities receive timely […]
Armed men attacked farmers working at agriculture land in Faiz Muhammad village in the Katcha area near Pir Jo Goth. The attackers shot dead two persons identified as Abdul Shakoor and Sanaullah. They also abducted another person and fled from the scene. The Katcha area of the Khairpur district has also become insecure after the […]
LAHORE: As the second monsoon spell wears out and the third one enters the country next Monday; farmers and water planners have reason to rejoice; showers have eliminated water shortages; helped substantially fill both major dams and benefited the entire crop cycle (rice, sugarcane, and maize). According to Met department officials, the country received 23 […]
Pop sensation Rihanna supports the farmers, who are protesting in India, on Tuesday using her Twitter handle followed by millions. She took to Twitter and questioned the internet ban imposed in Haryana and parts of Delhi by the BJP government during the ongoing Farmer’s protest in the outskirts of Dehli against the center’s agricultural law. […]
Twitter has restored dozens of Indian accounts that were earlier blocked in response to legal notice by the government, citing objections based on public order. The accounts were all linked to continuing farmers’ protests against a series of agricultural reform laws. They included farmers’ leaders, activists, and a news magazine. The protests are now in […]
An Indian state blocked mobile internet across most of its districts on Friday, following clashes between protesting Indian farmers and groups of men shouting anti-farmer and pro-police slogans. Mobile internet in 15 of 22 districts in Haryana state bordering the capital New Delhi will be unavailable until 1700 local time on Saturday, according to a […]
Caravans of tractors clogged a key highway in northern India on Monday as tens of thousands of farmers protesting against agriculture reforms streamed into the capital ahead of celebrations for Republic Day. India marks its founding as a republic on Tuesday with a military parade in the historic city center, but the farmers; who are […]
