“Take away everything subsidies, support price, interest-free loans but give us a better research regime. Make it a single-line budget that starts and ends with research,” this seems to be a consensus among farmers, their representative bodies and independent analysts, as the nation waits for the next finance bill.
Articulating those sentiments, Bilal Israel of the Farmers Associate Pakistan says that the last two decades, especially the persistent cotton crisis, have proven that Pakistan does not have dependable seeds for most of the crops. They are either expensive imports, or the farmer suffers. Rapid climate change has added another dimension to the challenge. This is an existential emergency that cannot be dealt with through small subsidies here or there or making small loans less expensive; these things help lessen the pain but do not treat the disease.
Govt will resolve all genuine issues of public representatives on priority basis: KP CM
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan says equal and sustainable development of all backward areas and well-being of the vulnerable segments of the society is top priority of PTI government.
Chairing a meeting of the Pakistan Tehreek Insaf’s Parliamentary Party in Peshawar, he said the government will resolve all genuine issues of the public representatives on priority basis.
Mahmood Khan directed the provincial cabinet members and members of provincial assembly of the ruling party to visit hospitals, police stations and other public service delivery centres in their respective constituencies to ensure service delivery to the public at local level.
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