#agricultural

M Atif Ismail Multan: For generations, sprawling mango orchards have been an integral part of Multan's identity, earning the city its reputation as Pakistan's mango capital.  Beyond producing the country's prized fruit, these orchards…

Darwaish Baloch Islamabad: South Punjab, covering nearly half of Punjab’s land area and home to over 40 million people, holds a unique position in Pakistan’s political, economic, and geographical landscape. Serving as a bridge between…

Fakhar e Alam Peshawar: By the time spring arrives in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, it brings more than blossoms. For 35-year-old Tariq Qadar, it brings opportunity. Standing beside a truck piled high with saplings at Tarnab,  a major plant…

Shah Khalid Shah Jee Bajaur: Jamal Khan (not his real name) is putting the finishing touches on his three-kanal, fort-like house in Khar tehsil, a sprawling structure rising on fertile agricultural land.  To him, it is the realization…

New Desk  Lahore: The people of Lahore woke up again this week to a thick, choking haze — a poisonous fog that has turned their city into a gas chamber. But this time, health experts say, the toxic air did not originate within Punjab…

News Desk  Lahore: The air quality in major cities across Punjab has plunged to alarming levels, with Lahore’s Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching a hazardous 312 points, placing the city among the most polluted in the world on Sunday.…

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Islamabad: Across the globe, especially in rural areas of developing countries, women play a significant role in agricultural, environmental, and social transformation and development. Their contributions often go…

Faisal Saleem Islamabad: A familiar sight in rural landscapes, a childhood memory, the fireflies. These bioluminescent insects, long admired for their magical glow, are now slowly vanishing from Pakistan's ecological mosaic.…

APP Faisalabad: Agricultural experts have called for intensified efforts to promote climate-resilient agriculture as a critical strategy to combat the impacts of climate change and water scarcity, which continue to hinder Pakistan’s…

M Atif Ismail Multan: In the quiet fields and sunlit rooftops of Multan, a quiet revolution is taking flight — one that hums with opportunity, sustainability, and the scent of wildflowers.  Beekeeping, once a traditional craft, is…