Posts By DAWN
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221EnglishAnother increase in sugar, flour prices shocks consumers
KARACHI: Already struggling to find ways to pay inflated electricity bills, consumers suffered another shock due to a further hike in the...
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255EnglishThere are ways to face wheat crisis
PAKISTAN harvested a record 27.5 million tonnes of wheat in 2023, but it still needs to import wheat to meet its domestic...
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212EnglishBan on inter-district movement of wheat lifted, SHC told
KARACHI: The Sindh food department on Monday informed the Sindh High Court (SHC) that the ban on the inter-district movement of wheat...
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197EnglishAgriculture: Election year boon for sugarcane growers
The outgoing Sindh government has fixed the sugarcane rate at Rs425 per 40kg for 2023-24 and announced November 15 as the commencement...
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208EnglishCrackdown on wheat hoarders fails to yield results
LAHORE: The official strategy of raiding the premises of wheat hoarders and forcing them to sell their stocks to ease the market...
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228EnglishCrackdown on wheat hoarders ordered
LAHORE: In a bid to control the rising prices of wheat and flour, Punjab Food Secretary Muhammad Zaman Wattoo has ordered a...
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217English
Pakistan can be self-sufficient in wheat, says agency
ISLAMABAD: The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) says self-sufficiency in wheat production is now more attainable for Pakistan with the...
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262EnglishRain: farmers expect salutary effect on crops
LAHORE: Farmers are a happy lot after rain in almost half of the province on Monday. They expect salutary effect on the...
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210EnglishSindh govt lifts ban on movement of wheat, enhances quota for mills
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Friday lifted a ban on inter-district movement of wheat but restricted daily supply of the commodity to...
