Amjad Mahmood is a Lahore-based reporter for Dawn with over three and a half decades of experience. He covers agricultural issues, as well as Punjab’s politics and governance. He can be found on X at @Amjad012345.
Poor procurement planning, rising input costs and inconsistent intervention have intensified uncertainty across Pakistan’s wheat sector.
Updated24 May, 202609:44am
Four ginning factories in Khanewal and one in Burewala have started cotton ginning after partial cotton picking began in Sindh’s coastal areas.
Published15 May, 202607:51am
The initiative, spearheaded by the Punjab government led by Maryam Nawaz, is being described by officials as a data-driven intervention.
Updated11 May, 202608:14am
It is perhaps the first time in the country’s history that cotton inventories have dropped to such critically low levels ahead of the new crop season.
Published11 May, 202607:30am
Govt aims to procure 3m tonnes of wheat through private companies; out of 11, nine firms fail amid financing and pricing disputes.
Published09 May, 202605:56am
Citizens can submit petitions on any issue after getting 200 signatures; five "lead petitioners" or an MPA can represent the case.
Updated01 May, 202609:45am
Speaker rules taxation powers were exclusive to legislature, can’t be exercised by executive; calls move unconstitutional usurpation of authority.
Published21 Apr, 202607:15am
PKRC General Secretary Riffat Maqsood says the current government’s two years in power had been extremely harmful for farmers.
Published18 Apr, 202606:15am
