Food

Qaiser uz Zaman Islamabad: Despite a number of initiatives to ensure a healthy environment in the Capital Territory educational institutions, better hygiene still remains a challenge, exposing students to different kinds of ailments.…

APP Lahore: A new study shows that eating a handful of nuts daily is linked to a 17 per cent lower risk of depression. Nuts contain phytochemicals that could be associated with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties which are…

News Desk Beijing: Pakistan’s participation in the 9th Sichuan Agriculture Expo will inject impetus into the ongoing cooperation between Pakistan and China in the agriculture sector, said Pakistan’s Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque.…

APP Multan: Cattle farmers could enhance their income by 30 to 50 per cent by adopting modern goat rearing practices, compared to conventional farming, said Livestock Deputy Director Dr Jamshaid Akhtar. However, lack of awareness…

Asmat Shah Garwaki Peshawar: As many as 5.4 million school-aged children in Pakistan would be obese by 2030 if the unchecked sale and manufacturing of unsafe food, including chips and snacks, continued at such a high rate in markets,…

APP Islamabad: As the mercury dropped, the demand for traditional winter cuisines such as chicken soup, doodh jalebi, gajar ka halwa, Kashmiri chai, sarson ka saag, fried fish and dry fruit increased nationwide, including in the capital…

News Desk Islamabad: Health experts on Tuesday said that lack of physical activity and consumption of food from outside instead of balanced home food are leading to obesity which increases the risk of heart attack in youngsters. Dr…

APP Islamabad: The initial winter rains are expected to have a positive impact on both major and minor Rabi crops, fruit orchards, and vegetable farms, said experts while reacting on the first winter rains on Rabi crops in parts of…

APP Multan: An astounding 5 million farmers, with the majority being women, toil tirelessly in the fields daily, according to the South Punjab Agriculture Secretariat. In a land where approximately 77 per cent of the population…

News Desk Rawalpindi: Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has checked 2277 food business operators (FBOs) in Rawalpindi since it launched the ‘Safe Food Cities’ project to ensure the provision of hygienic food items through daily monitoring and…