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NewsPakistan sets 120-day deadline for shrimp farming roadmap
A prime ministerial sub-committee has been given 120 days to deliver a plan for expanding shrimp farming, adding value to seafood and lifting exports.
NewsPakistan's biosafety committee weighs GMO maize licence renewals and feed soybean imports
Critics say renewing Corteva and Bayer licences pre-empts a prime ministerial committee, while Zubair Feeds seeks to import 47 GMO soybean events for feed.
NewsPakistan orders livestock board restructuring and plan for national livestock vaccine plant
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave officials a week to submit a strategy for a federally funded vaccine plant at the National Agricultural Research Centre.
NewsPakistan's FBR proposes duty-free cattle, sheep and goat imports for fattening and export
Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue has proposed exempting cattle, sheep and goat imports for fattening and export from customs duty and five other levies.
NewsPakistan holds meat export access in 14 markets, pursues poultry and egg approvals
Pakistan has meat export market access in 14 countries and is pursuing poultry, egg and value-added product approvals across Asia and the Gulf.
NewsPakistan PM approves special farms to raise imported livestock for export
Shehbaz Sharif has approved dedicated farms for imported high-yield animals and a corporate overhaul of the livestock sector, with an action plan to eliminate foot-and-mouth disease.
NewsLumpy skin disease hits cattle in Pakistan's Swabi district as vaccine stocks run down
Dozens of animals have died in Razar tehsil, with 850 doses left in district stock and the administration seeking more supply from the province.
NewsPakistan and China agree to expand livestock and halal meat export cooperation
The two countries have agreed to develop modern slaughterhouses, meat processing facilities and cold chain infrastructure as Pakistan looks to grow its meat exports to China beyond the Rs142.3 billion (US$512 million) recorded in FY2023-24.
NewsPakistan approves national biotech policy but GM maize commercialisation remains blocked
The new framework fills a regulatory gap left by earlier biosafety laws, but a moratorium on GM maize cultivation dating to 2019 remains in place, leaving the feed sector's most immediate interest unresolved.
NewsPakistan's milk production sees significant increase over last two decades
Milk production in Pakistan has registered a sustained and significant rise over the past two decades, increasing by more than 80% and reflecting the steady expansion of the country's livestock sector.
NewsWheat production in Pakistan estimated at nearly 30 million tonnes in 2025-26
Pakistan's wheat production for the Rabi 2025-26 season is estimated at 29.31 million tonnes, cultivated over 9.385 million hectares, the Federal Committee on Agriculture (FCA) was told on April 14.
NewsLivestock sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, undergoes new phase of reforms
The livestock sector in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, has entered a new phase of reforms, digitisation, and improved service delivery in line with the transformation agenda of the current management of the department, aimed at improving governance, strengthening field services, and boosting long-term growth.
NewsProvinces in Pakistan turn to private companies for acquisition of wheat for strategic reserves
The Pakistani provinces of Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan have decided to engage private companies for the procurement of wheat for their respective strategic reserves.