On the directives of Sindh Minister for Food Makhdoom Mehboob uz Zaman, a major action has been taken against officers allegedly involved in corruption and misconduct in the Food Department, and several District Food Controllers have been removed from their posts with immediate effect. According to an official notification issued by the Food Department, the […]
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President Zardari calls for steps to reduce food wastage
President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday called for collective and practical efforts at every level from farms and markets to distribution and consumption for significantly reducing food loss and waste. In a message on the International Day of Zero Waste, he said, “On the International Day of Zero Waste, observed this year with a focus […]
PM seeks strategy to export surplus food items to Gulf states
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday directed authorities to ensure complete monitoring of supply and demand of food items to safeguard national food requirements. Chairing a meeting to review the country’s food situation and the export of surplus food items in light of the changing regional situation, the prime minister was briefed that Pakistan […]
ME tensions halt Pakistan-Iran border trade, send food prices soaring
Prevailing tensions in the Middle East have halted border trade between Pakistan and Iran and almost doubled food prices in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province, residents said this week. Pakistan and Iran share a 909-kilometer-long border and communities living in border towns on either side have for decades relied on informal trade between the neighboring countries. […]
Punjab’s food governance reset
As Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz Sharif completes her second year in office, her government’s reform agenda has taken clearer shape through a focus on institutional consolidation, improved service delivery, and citizen-centric governance. Among the most significant of these initiatives is the restructuring of the province’s food governance framework, a sector that directly affects household […]
Food delivery company offers its riders affordable motorcycle financing
ISLAMABAD: To help address the needs of its delivery riders, the country’s leading online food delivery service has has teamed up with a non-bank finance company (NBFC), to provide accessible and flexible motorcycle loan options for its rider fleet. A signing ceremony was held in this regard recently which was attended by senior officials from […]
Over 10,000 tonnes of food, 15 mln medicine items distributed so far: NFRCC
ISLAMABAD: The government and supporting agencies have collected some 10,396.1 tonnes of food items along with 1,865.8 tonnes of sustenance items and 15,841,616 medicine items so far and out of which, 10,374.8 tonnes of food 1,858.5 tonnes of sustenance items and 15,824,816 medicine items have been distributed up till now. The National Flood and Response […]
Food, travel and sales – in conversation with Shams Barry
You are the co-founder of Dynamite Chow and also run a travel agency by the name of Travel Studio. How lucrative is the food and travel business in Lahore? Food and travel has always been my passion. In the world surrounded by so much negativity I believe, eating good and traveling in life are enough […]
First flight from UAE carrying 3,000 tons of relief goods reaches Nur Khan Air Base
ISLAMABAD: The first flight from United Arab Emirates (UAE), carrying over 3,000 tons of relief goods including tents, food, medicines, and other items of basic needs on Sunday reached Pakistan Air Force Base Nur Khan. The Ambassador of UAE to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Al-Zaabi handed over the relief goods to Minister for Planning Development […]
US revises strategy to combat monkeypox
WASHINGTON: US revises strategy to combat monkeypox. US health authorities on Tuesday authorized a new procedure for injecting the monkeypox vaccine that should make it possible to inoculate more people with the same amount of the drug, at a time when doses are running short in the country. The Food and Drug Administration also authorized […]