LAHORE: Setting a provincial wheat cultivation target of 16.5 million acres for the upcoming season, Punjab Agriculture Minister Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani announced that the government fixed a support price of Rs4,500 per maund to safeguard growers’ interests and boost national food security. Pres»»»

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema on Wednesday assured Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) of a grant to strengthen its boys’ and girls’ hostels, asking the university authorities to submit estimates for the proposed allocation. The assurance came during the inauguration of the universit»»»

A total of 3,712 fire hotspots were detected within a 300-kilometre radius of Lahore over a week, including 2,753 in Pakistan and 957 in India, according to a satellite-based analysis by the Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI). The number of fire hotspots recorded in Pakistan between October 27 »»»