Pre-Budget Negotiations: Dar assures poultry sector of support
The delegation members apprised the minister about the current trends in the poultry market
ISLAMABAD:
Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday said the government was willing to extend all possible facilitation to poultry farmers but expected them to provide maximum relief to the general public in terms of prices, especially during Ramazan. Dar was talking to a delegation of Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA), led by its chairman Dr Khalid Saleem Malik, which called on him here. The delegation members apprised the minister about the current trends in the poultry market. Encouraged by economic stability in the country, the poultry sector was exhibiting growth with increasing trend towards adoption of modern farming techniques. They also shared with the minister some issues faced by the poultry sector and also presented their budget proposals.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 29th, 2016.
Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday said the government was willing to extend all possible facilitation to poultry farmers but expected them to provide maximum relief to the general public in terms of prices, especially during Ramazan. Dar was talking to a delegation of Pakistan Poultry Association (PPA), led by its chairman Dr Khalid Saleem Malik, which called on him here. The delegation members apprised the minister about the current trends in the poultry market. Encouraged by economic stability in the country, the poultry sector was exhibiting growth with increasing trend towards adoption of modern farming techniques. They also shared with the minister some issues faced by the poultry sector and also presented their budget proposals.
Published in The Express Tribune, May 29th, 2016.