Provinces urged to issue farmer passbooks
KARACHI - Governor State Bank of Pakistan Dr Shamshad Akhtar on Tuesday urged the provincial governments to ensure speedy issuance of passbooks to the farmers in order to enable them to get bank credit.

Pakistan confirms third bird flu case
PAKISTAN confirmed Saturday that the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in samples obtained from a home in the capital Islamabad, reports Xinhua.

Pakistan Reports New Outbreaks Of Bird Flu
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan authorities have today confirmed more cases of deadly bird flu according to reports from the Press Trust of India (PTI).

Prices of poultry, pulses go up in January
KARACHI - Prices of essential commodities moved both ways during the last one month as pulses and poultry products took lead in the price-escalation, while vegetables, like onion, tomato, potato, ginger, garlic etc., witnessed a decline in prices.

Demands in incentives for poultry industry
LAHORE - The Pakistan Poultry Association has urged upon the government of Pakistan to facilitate the poultry industry in order to export hatching eggs to the Middle Eastern countries and also announce support prices for the crops of maize, sun flower...

Price of crops used in poultry feed fixed by PPA
LAHORE - Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA) has urged the government to fix support price for crops of maize, sunflower and canola as these are being used as raw material for poultry feed.

Courses offered in livestock, dairy
PAKISTAN - National Vocational and Technical Education Commission (NAVTEC) in collaboration with agricultural universities of Pakistan will be launching 21 courses related to livestock, dairy and related disciplines from January 22, 2007, says an announcement...

Pakistan City Council Approves New Poultry Tax
KARACHI - The City Council, on Tuesday approved to impose tax on more than 5,000 poultry shops in the metropolis, while the Opposition termed this as unjustified and staged a walkout out in protest.

Poultry rates ease amid improved supply in Pakistan
PAKISTAN - No major change has been witnessed in commodity prices after Ramazan while low demand from interior parts of the country has put brakes on further increase in prices of pulses, meat and vegetables.

Economics of poultry production
PAKISTAN - The human diet is deficient with respect to proteins of animal origin. At present 66 per cent of the population suffers from deficiency in protein. The requirement of protein is 102.7g per person per day while only 69.61g per person per day...

PPA warned of ban on poultry movement
PAKISTAN - On reports that some big traders in the poultry business have asked hatcheries to limit their production, the City District Government Lahore has stiffened its stance on the chicken price issue and told the Pakistan Poultry Association in clear...