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AARI for tunnel technology

  • FAISALABAD, Nov 02 (APP): The farmers can mitigate their financial problems by adopting tunnel technology to grow off-seaon vegetables. In a meeting here on Wednesday, Director Vegetables Ayub Agricultural Research Institute (AARI) Muhammad Najeebullah said tunnel technology had been adopted progressive farmers and they were earning good income. He recommended vegetable growers to get proper […]

  • Viral diseases on rise due to dry weather

    ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): Persistent dryness and cold has caused considerable increase in diseases related to dry and cold weather among people. Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) Wednesday also forecast dry weather for most parts the country. Experts have advised necessary precautionary measures especially for children and elderly people having weak immunity.

  • Female students of SMIU leaving for China for one month

    KARACHI, Nov 2 (APP): A group of 11 female final year students of Sindh Madressatul Islam University (SMIU), along with two female faculty members are leaving for China to attend month long internship program at Sanya University, from November 4. An official of the institution informed here on Wednesday that the SMIU students are going […]

  • Repatriation of Afghan refugees to be suspended from 30 Nov

    ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): Process of repatriation of Afghan refugees from Pakistan will be suspended from November, 30 to February next year. According to United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR), the Afghan refugees possessing the proof of registration (POR) cards would be allowed to stay in Pakistan during this period and all facilities would be provided […]

  • Garments export increased by 3.04% in first quarter

    ISLAMABAD, Nov 2 (APP): Garments exports from the country during first quarter of current financial year increased by 3.04 percent as compared to the exports of the correspond in period of last year. According the data of Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, during the period from July-September, 2016 about 7,222 thousand dozen ofreadymade garments worth US$ […]