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90% cotton sowing target achieved, says Sec Agri South Punjab

Secretary Agriculture South Punjab Saqib Ali Ateel claimed on Monday that cotton have been cultivated over 3.6 million acres across the province which is 90 percent of the set target

South Punjab secretariat gets efiling system to resolve public issues on priority, bring transparency in affairs

Pakistan's 6.5m hectares saline area is US$ 31m per annum loss, says secretary agriculture : Saqib Ali Ateel

South Punjab secretary agriculture Saqib Ali Ateel has said that 6.5 million hectares area in the country was saline that could have contributed US$ 31 million to the national economy had it been productive

Secretary agriculture orders availability of cotton seed, fertilizers at fixed price for cotton crop

Secretary agriculture south Punjab Saqib Ali Ateel ordered officials on Wednesday to ensure availability of registered cotton seed varieties, fertilizers and other agriculture implements in abundance in the markets at fixed price for the ongoing cotton season

Wheat harvest indicates prospects of good production: secretary agriculture

Secretary agriculture south Punjab Saqib Ali Ateel said on Thursday the ongoing harvest of early sown wheat varieties indicated a good per acre production and target looked achievable

Better wheat yield expected this year, says Sec Agri South

Secretary Agriculture South Punjab, Saqib Ali Ateel, on Thursday during his visit to Ramadan bazaars and wheat procurement centers said that better wheat yield was expected this year

Govt taking steps to revive cotton: Minister

Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi on Monday said that the incumbent government was taking all possible steps for revival of cotton and reduce the chances of pest infestation on the next crop

Agri Department to plant 0.4m trees in South Punjab

Secretary Agriculture South Punjab Saqib Ali Ateel here on Friday inaugurated the Spring Tree Plantation Campaign 2022 under Agriculture Department

UNDP, officials open 2-day dialogue for development of south Punjab

Foreign diplomats visit Punjab Seed Corporation

A delegation of foreign diplomats, government officials and United Nation development partners along with senior officials of South Punjab secretariat and international donors visited the Punjab Seed Corporation Peerwala and reviewed the steps taken by the government to improve service delivery, resources, utilization and improvement of funds

Homage paid to recently retired Additional IGP South Punjab Zafar Iqbal

Additional Chief Secretary South Punjab Captain (R) Saqib Zafar here on Monday paid homage to the services of Additional IG Police South Punjab Captain (R) Zafar Iqbal Awan and maintained that his services to improve policing in South Punjab would continue to facilitate citizens

Development of south Punjab agriculture, fisheries, livestock in focus in fiscal 2022-23

Commercial cultivation of bio-fortified crops planned in south Punjab

7kg hashish recovered

A Joint operation of the Anti Narcotics Force (ANF) Intelligence and ANF Rawalpindi on Wednesday was conducted near Sohawa bus stop in Jhelum where 7kg hashish was recovered from a Suzuki Bolan

Farmers advised not to use urea on wheat now

Secretary Agriculture South Punjab Saqib Ali Ateel on Monday advised the farmers not to apply urea on wheat at the moment as it could harm the crop

ACS S. Punjab Saqib for implementation of e-filing system in all departments of secretariat

Additional Chief Secretary South Punjab Captain (R) Saqib Zafar on Wednesday directed officials to implement e-filing system in all departments of Secretariat as it was recently introduced in Agriculture Department and remained successful

Top bureaucrats discuss south Punjab uplift in virtual conference

Planning Division (PD) of the federal government on Tuesday discussed various mega development projects for south Punjab uplift and required funding with the south Punjab secretariat officials for the fiscal year 2022-23 at a virtual conference on Tuesday

Secy Agriculture S. Punjab chairs meeting to review ADP schemes for year 2022-23

To modernize agriculture sector, Secretary Agriculture South Punjab Saqib Ali Ateel chaired a review meeting of Annual Development Programme (ADP) schemes for the year 2022-23, here on Tuesday

Gardezi terms PM's Agriculture Transformation plan as revolutionary project

Steps afoot to shift benefits of agriculture policies towards farmers: Saqib Ateel

South Punjab Agriculture Secretary Saqib Ali Ateel on Wednesday said that all possible efforts were being made to shift benefits of government's pro-agriculture policies towards the peasants

Adtl Chief Secretary South Punjab presides over high level meeting at SP Secretariat Bahawalpur

Additional Chief Secretary South Punjab Capt (retd) Saqib Zafar has said that accurate data of available resources should be compiled for future planning so that the national resources can be utilized properly for the welfare of the people

Policy formulated for high value-added agri exports promotion: ACS

High value-added agriculture exports would be promoted for which new policy was being formulated, said Additional Chief Secretary South Punjab (ACS) Saqib Zafar

IPM model can improve mango production, quality

Secretary Agriculture South Punjab Saqib Ali Ateel has said that Integrated Pest Management (IPM) model has proved instrumental in improving cotton production and would be replicated on mango orchards to improve production and quality of the fruit

Pakistan's food basket south Punjab making agriculture profitable by low cost new ideas