BEIJING, April 19 (China Economic Net) - Pakistan is rich in buffalo breeds, buffalo research, and buffalo milk manufacturing. To leverage its advantages and enhance Pakistan-China cooperation in this field, we hope to set up a dairy processing plant in Pakistan, Chen Yiyi, President of Royal Group, told China-Pakistan Agricultural and Industrial Cooperation Information Platform (CPAIC) after completing a week-long visit to Pakistan.
What s so special about Pakistan’s Buffalo milk? Will Pakistan’s Buffalo enter China again after nearly 50 years? How will China and Pakistan tap their complementary advantages in the buffalo industry to expand production capacity? Bearing a few questions in mind, a reporter of CPAIC interviewed members of the Chinese delegation led by Royal Group.
Seven more people lose life to corona in Multan
National
April 18, 2021
MULTAN: Seven more corona patients died at Nishtar Hospital. The deceased were identified as Maqbool, 70, M Afzal, 45, of Khanewal, Nadira, 50, Ejaz Ahmed, 42, M Javed, 46, Rehana Bibi, 48, and Saira, 63, all from Multan. Total 186 patients, including 71 positive, were under treatment at Nishtar Hospital.
The divisional health authorities compiled statistics from public and private hospitals in Multan division, revealing the overall positive cases percentage reduced from 8.09pc to 5.58pc.
Total 1,911 corona tests were conducted in the division and 112 patients tested positive. Seventy-five patients tested positive in Multan district where 886 corona tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. The Khanewal district conducted 356 corona tests and six patients tested positive. The Lodhran district performed 499 corona tests and 14 tested positive. The Vehari district conducted 170 corona tests and 17 patients
Steps being taken to supply quality cotton seeds to growers
National
April 18, 2021
MULTAN: Significant steps are being taken for the supply of quality cotton seeds to growers through public-private partnership that would bring a sizable increase in per acre production.
Talking to The News here on Saturday, Pakistan Central Cotton Committee Vice-President Dr Muhammad Ali Talpur stated that the Ministry of National Food Security was going to take important steps to provide high quality seeds to the cotton growers this year in collaboration with the public and private sectors and basic work had been started in this regard.
Dr Muhammad Ali Talpur said that for the first time in the history of the country, the PCCC was going to carry out large-scale multiplication of high quality cotton seeds produced by the PCCC in its subsidiaries.
MULTAN: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research was taking various steps to revive and promote cotton by ensuring provision of quality cottonseeds to farmers across the country.Pakistan.
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