Farmers’ group in Pakistan urges army to address country’s food, fertiliser crises
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): A farmers’ group in Pakistan has urged the army to work with them to address the country’s food and fertiliser crises, Pakistan-based Dawn newspaper reported.
In a statement, Pakistan Kissan Ittehad president Khalid Khokhar said that the Pakistan Army, like the armies of China, Korea, and Israel, should play a role in reviving the agriculture sector by bringing uncultivated lands under crop and livestock production.
Referring to the army’s role in assisting communities in Balochistan, particularly the Mirani Dam Command area development, he stated that the army had remained involved in relief activities during natural calamities such as floods, earthquakes, and locust control, as well as canal desilting, according to Dawn.
