LAHORE, July 29 (APP): Weeds pose a serious threat to different crops and reduce the yield drastically, said a spokesman for Punjab Agriculture Department here on Saturday. According to a survey, conducted in Ayub Agriculture Research Instititute, Faisalabad, weeds harm wheat yield up to 45 per cent, cotton production up to 3 to 41 per […]
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Weeds harm crops badly, says survey
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Religious leader urges for efforts to fortify democracy
LAHORE, July 29 (APP): Adoption of democratic attitude is essential to lay foundation of a democratic society and the rule of law, leader of Islamic Movement Pakistan Allama Sajid Ali Naqvi told a meeting here on Saturday. He said, “Everyone specially political workers and political parties must play their role to set democratic values and […]
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Beautification drive initiated ahead of Independence Day
KARACHI, July 29 (APP): Ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, a beautification drive has been initiated in Karachi’s District Korangi. The chairman of the District Municipal Corporation (DMC) Korangi, Syed Nayyer Raza, said on Saturday that action has been initiated for the removal of worn out billboards and encroachments. The move, he added, was part […]
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Drizzling in various areas of metropolis
KARACHI, July 29 (APP): There was drizzling in various areas of the metropolis on Saturday, an official of the Met Office said. He said that the forecast for the next 24 hours for the city would be `partly cloudy/cloudy with chances of light rain/drizzle’. The maximum temperature in Karachi during the period is expected to […]
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PML-N’s appeal against SC’s verdict aims documenting reservations
ISLAMABAD, July 29 (APP):Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) wanted to file a review petition against Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification in Supreme Court for documentation of their reservations, former spokesman of Prime Minister Dr Musaddiq Malik said Saturday. Talking to a TV channel,he said the party accepted the verdict against Prime Minister to uphold rule of law. […]
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Technology discovered for rice cultivation without water
LAHORE, July 29 (APP): Agriculture scientists in the country have discovered a technology through which rice can be cultivated without water, sources told APP here on Saturday. Sources said that our agriculture scientists were fully capable of doing wonders and the latest research would directly help the farmers.