HARARE: Zimbabwe will cull 200 elephants as it faces an unprecedented drought that has led to food shortages, a move that will also allow it to tackle a ballooning population of the animals, the country’s wildlife authority said Friday. The country has “more elephants than it needed”, Zimbabwe’s environment minister said in parliament on Wednesday, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Halal Authority (PHA), an attached department of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) that has remained largely dysfunctional for over seven years, has expressed reluctance to merge with the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR) as part of the government’s ongoing rightsizing initiative. The federal government’s rightsizing committee has accelerated … Read more
ISLAMABAD: While highlighting discrepancies and flaws in a routine audit of fumigation companies under the Department of Plant Protection (DPP), an attached department of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research, complainants have approached the ministry to request a re-audit of certain companies that allegedly obtained reaccreditation through bogus and fraudulent practices. According to … Read more
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Listen to article The Anti-Vehicle Lifting Cell (AVLC) police arrested a food delivery rider Naveed, who was caught in the act of stealing motorcycles while working in karachi. The arrest followed a thorough investigation, where CCTV footage revealed Naveed’s involvement in the thefts. Two stolen motorcycles were recovered from his possession. Naveed, who worked as a rider for … Read more
PESHAWAR: Peshawar’s retail market has experienced a mixed trend in the prices of essential food commodities, according to a recent weekly survey conducted by Business Recorder. The survey highlighted varying price movements across different categories of food items. Key price changes: Chicken and Eggs: The price of live chicken has decreased to Rs435 per kilogram … Read more
A Roscosmos cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday to deliver food, fuel and other supplies for the crew there, which includes two Nasa astronauts who are stuck on the station due to safety concerns over the Boeing Starliner capsule meant to take them home. The unpiloted Progress 89 spacecraft arrived … Read more
Pakistan’s food group exports increased by 44.77% in the first month of the current fiscal year 2024-25, reaching $475.767 million compared to $328.632 million in the same month last year, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. This boost in food exports was largely driven by a 75.70% increase in rice exports. In … Read more
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated the 2nd edition of FoodAg 2024, a key trade event organised by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) and the Ministry of Commerce. The event, held at Expo Center Karachi on Friday, was also attended by the Minister of Trade from Turkiye, Prof Dr Omer Bolat, Sindh Governor … Read more