Agriculture

AFP/APP Paris, France: Deforestation on a small scale can have a disproportionately large impact on the climate, a new study has found, challenging the common perception that only large-scale destruction of tropical rainforests drives…

Basit Ali/Mehnaz Bibi Lahore: Climate change is a harsh reality that is transforming our planet; it is no longer a distant threat. The warning signs are everywhere—floods are becoming fiercer due to heatwaves, rapidly melting glaciers,…

News Desk  Islamabad: In a significant breakthrough for overseas employment, Italy has allocated a structured quota of 10,500 jobs for Pakistani workers over the next three years, marking the first time a European country has formally…

News Desk Peshawar: An estimated 745,000 children in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are currently trapped in various forms of child labour, raising serious concerns about their right to education, protection and play, according to a report issued by…

Dr Ikramullah Khan Bajaur: Bajaur today lives between anxiety and hope. Security worries have returned — shops close early, and travel feels unsafe after dusk. Parents wait anxiously for their children to return from school, and young…

APP Islamabad: As Pakistan grapples with the aftermath of yet another devastating flood season, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal painted a complex picture of loss and resilience — a…

AFP/APP Washington: US experts on Tuesday denounced a Trump administration climate report for reviving the tobacco industry’s tactics to sow doubt around scientific consensus. In a 440-page rebuttal, 85 scientists accused the…

Ali Nawaz Rahimoo Tharparkar: The desert region of Sindh Province is divided into two major arid zones the Thar and the Nara deserts. Together, they form the eastern extension of the vast Thar Desert shared with India, stretching nearly…

Atif Ismail Multan: They once stood like quiet sentinels across South Punjab—majestic Kikar, resilient Shisham, soothing Neem, and the generous shade of the sprawling Bohar. These native trees shaped not just the natural landscape but…

APP Lahore: The Pest Warning Wing of the Agriculture department has issued an alert regarding wheat diseases. A spokesman of the department said on Monday that some spots of brown and yellow rust have been observed on the wheat crop…