Pakistan's farmers' body urges government to declare agriculture emergency
Pakistan Kissan Ittehad, a body dedicated to farmers of the financially-hit South Asian nation, has urged the government to declare an agriculture emergency in the country, media reports said.
Quetta: Kissan Ittehad Pakistan Chairman Khalid Hussain has threatened that they will participate in a protest sit-in front of the chief minister’s house here and D-Chowk in Islamabad if the government failed to implement within 10 days the relief package agreed with them in the federal capital, media reports said.
Multan, Pakistan: Pakistan Kissan Ittehad (PKI) activists along with their children, livestock and poultry, will demonstrate against the imposition of taxes on the agriculture sector, costlier fertiliser and other farm inputs in Multan city on Feb 14.
Pakistani Christian farmers stage sin-in protest over urea shortage in Bahawalnagar
Bahawalnagar, Pakistan: Several Christian farmers in Pakistan staged a sit-in in front of the office of the Chishtian assistant commissioner (AC) in Punjab Province's Bahawalnagar to protest the shortage of urea on Monday.
Pakistan: Farmers express concern over closure of canals across Bahawalpur division
Farmers in Pakistan's Bahawalpur region have expressed concern over the continued closure of canals across the Bahawalpur division.
Pakistan: Imran Khan govt expected to face new challenge as farmers plan protest
Islamabad: PM Imran Khan might be facing a new challenge soon as farmers in the country are planning to protest in the upcoming days over a list of demands, including the fixing of the minimum support price (MSP) per maund (40 kilograms) of wheat at 2,000 Pakistani rupees ($12.60), and sugarcane at 300 rupees, in addition to setting a flat electric power rate of 5 rupees per unit for farm tube-wells, media reports said.