Govt to develop South Waziristan agri sector
An expert said that one of the reasons pushing Pakistan from surplus to scarcity was the ill-planned and ill-designed Agricul-tural Transformation Plan. PHOTO: FILE
Director General Agriculture Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Abid Kamal has said that government is taking tangible measures for the development of the agriculture sector of South Waziristan by utilizing modern means.
He expressed these views while visiting Agriculture Park Wana, where he had a detailed discussion with local middlemen, fruit and vegetable commission agents and their associations. DG Tribal Districts Murad Ali, District Agriculture Director South Waziristan Dr Muhammad Anwar Bhattani President of All Pakistan Agriculture Markets Association Malik Shani also accompanied him. A representative delegation of Wana fruit agents including its president Roshan, Haji Torkhan Zulfir Khan, Lal Mohammad and other commission agents also held a meeting with the visiting dignitary and apprised him of their problems.
He listened to their problems and assured resolving them on priority basis. He said that South Waziristan was rich in fruits and vegetables and added there were many opportunities for agriculture.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 1st, 2022.