Like elsewhere across the globe, ‘World Sawfish Day’ was recently observed on October 17 to raise awareness about one of the most endangered marine species. Once found in abundance along the country’s coastline, the sawfish has now become locally extinct, with the last confirmed sighting reported at Khijar Creek in 2018. Marine experts and conservationists […]
The Sindh government has called on the Centre to announce a national-level wheat support price to safeguard the interests of farmers facing mounting financial pressure. In a statement issued on Saturday, Sindh Agriculture Minister Sardar Muhammad Bakhsh Mahar said that under the conditions imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), provincial governments are not permitted […]
Wheat prices in Hyderabad’s open market have surged to an unprecedented Rs10,000 per 100kg bag, triggering another round of increases in flour prices that have now reached between Rs125 and Rs130 per kilogram. According to market dealers, wheat bags were selling at Rs8,900 just days ago, but prices began climbing soon after the Sindh government […]