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Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are expanding talks on agriculture, irrigation, food security, investment and trade following a high-level Saudi visit to Islamabad.
A new OICCI report says slow policy execution and uneven rules are costing Pakistan’s agriculture billions, with cotton output and maize growth both under pressure.

Increased rainfall is making grasslands and cornfields possible in areas that were once deserts, helping China, the world's largest beef importer, become more self-reliant by expanding domestic cattle production.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement has brought Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye closer on security and cooperation.

GILGIT/LAHORE: Flash floods triggered by cloudbursts and rapid glacial melting wreaked havoc across Gilgit-Baltistan on Tuesday, damaging homes, roads, bridges and agricultural land, while leaving hundreds of tourists and local resident

Oregon has been having an extremely active fire season. Some of the areas burning are critical to ranchers whose livelihoods depend on cattle
New state data show vegetation clearing in New South Wales climbed in 2024, with conservation groups warning the Minns government has not slowed habitat loss
Campaigners say a government push to expand poultry production could deepen reliance on imported feed and leave UK food supplies exposed to shocks

A vast area of Punjab, covering nearly 400 square kilometres, has come under water following torrential rains and overflowing drains, with the Ravi and Chenab rivers expected to reach medium to high flood levels.

Pakistan's official half-year report points to stronger growth, lower average inflation and recovering industry, while external and structural risks remain.

Pakistan and Uzbekistan have renewed their push to expand trade, investment and business links under a wider economic cooperation roadmap.

Pakistan's Meteorological Department forecast a fresh spell of rainfall from July 29 to August 5, even as several parts of the country were still reeling from a preceding rain spell and its aftermath.
The owner of Ribena is investing £200,000 to help blackcurrant bushes withstand extreme weather stress, after UK harvests were hit by a wet winter, spring frost and hail, followed by summer heatwaves.
Canada has announced more than $47 million in assistance for security and development projects in Pakistan, as foreign ministers from the two countries held talks in Islamabad on Monday focused on trade, investment and

Pakistan has an artificial intelligence policy. It was approved by the Federal Cabinet on 30 July 2025, it runs to six pillars, and roughly a year later most of the companies it governs still could not tell you what it
The FAO Food Price Index edged higher in July as disruption and difficult weather lifted wheat, sugar and vegetable-oil quotations.

Pakistan reduced petrol by Rs0.50 to Rs342.60 per litre and high-speed diesel by Rs0.19 to Rs371.61 under its daily pricing system for August 28.

A Saudi business delegation has held talks with Pakistan's SIFC on investment opportunities spanning energy, transport, industry and communications.
A student-led low-cost wastewater treatment system could offer a practical option for tackling industrial pollution, according to the Express Tribune report from Sindh.
Farm policy clash grows as Muir says union dominance is over is one of the latest updates picked up from the monitored RSS feeds, and it has enough public interest to deserve more than a short automated
An oil stockpile warning is putting airlines, retailers and consumers back on inflation watch as higher fuel costs threaten to move from energy markets into ticket prices and delivery charges. The story is

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New research cited by NPR suggests invasive plants and animals can cause greater ecological and economic damage in lower-income countries across the Global South.

Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah held a round of high-level talks in Islamabad on Wednesday, meeting with Pakistan's top military and civilian leadership as both countries looked to deepen