TheDairySite Latest News: Pakistan
14 June 2017
Milk Imports Destroying Local Dairy Sector, Says FPCCIPAKISTAN - The Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) said increasing import of milk and whey powders are slowly destroying the local dairy sector while contributing to rural poverty and playing havoc with people’s health....
23 May 2017
Pakistan’s Dairy Exports Far Below ExpectationPAKISTAN - Pakistan ranks as the fourth-highest milk producing nation in the world as dairy farming is one of the biggest industries in Pakistan with an estimated 42 million tonnes of milk production per year, having an 11.30 per cent share in the gross...
02 May 2017
Govt Urged to Support Livestock SectorPAKISTAN - Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) President Abdul Basit has urged the government to develop supportive policies for the livestock sector, which has the potential to lead the process of economic revival....
25 April 2017
FBR Looking to Milk More Taxes from Dairy SectorPAKISTAN - For the third straight year, the government is planning to milk more taxes from the dairy sector and this time, the target product is tea whitener – a liquid or granular substance that is used as substitute for milk or cream as an additive...
16 March 2017
RCB Issues Final Notices for Shifting Cattle PensPAKISTAN - Rawalpindi Cantonment Board (RCB) has issued final notices to owners of cattle pens to shift them outside Cantt area....
14 March 2017
Dairy Retailers Enraged by Wholesalers, Police CrackdownPAKISTAN - A milk crisis seems to be surfacing as a retailers' association has staged a protest and sit-in against the crackdown by the police on dairy milk retailers outside the Karachi Press Club on Saturday....
07 March 2017
Promising Developments Shaping Up in Pakistan's Livestock SectorPAKISTAN - Some promising developments are taking place in the livestock sector raising optimism about this sector’s solid growth and its enhanced contribution to the overall economy....
01 March 2017
Engro Foods, PSDF Join Hands to Initiate Dairy ProjectPAKISTAN - Engro Foods and Punjab Skills Development Fund (PSDF) signed `The Big Push Project' aiming to create an eco-system within the dairy sector where over 9000 farmers were trained in modern animal husbandry practices, with a focus on increasing...
28 February 2017
Council to Launch Rs635m Livestock Development Project in SindhPAKISTAN - The Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC) is planning to launch a livestock development project worth Rs 635 million to promote the livestock sector in backward areas of Sindh province....
21 February 2017
Belarus Eager to Export Dairy Products to PakistanPAKISTAN - Belarusian Province Brest Oblast wants to export its dairy products to Pakistan in 2017 to promote mutual trade between the two countries....
17 February 2017
Focus on Livestock Sector StressedPAKISTAN - The University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) organised stakeholders’ meeting to identify priorities initiatives proposal for the next year ADP 2017-18 on Wednesday. ...
09 February 2017
Lahore Finally Gets ‘Pure Milk’PAKISTAN - To check the quality if the milk on the spot, the Punjab Food Minister on Tuesday set up a joint check-post with the Punjab Food Authority (PFA)....
08 February 2017
Govt Cracks Down on Adulterated MilkPAKISTAN - Provincial Minister for Food Bilal Yasin has warned owners of dairy farms to restrain from selling adulterated and unhygienic milk in Punjab, saying that those involved in this business would face arrest....
07 February 2017
Dairy Farmers Defy Karachi Commissioner, Increase Milk PricesPAKISTAN - Disregarding Karachi Commissioner’s instructions, dairy farmers in Karachi have increased milk prices by six rupees per liter....
02 February 2017
NA Informed of Strict Measures Taken Against Milk AdulterationPAKISTAN - The National Assembly was informed on Tuesday that measures were being taken against adulteration of milk....
01 February 2017
Six Milk Brands Found Fit for Consumption in PakistanPAKISTAN - After conducting tests on 16 brands of packaged milk given Ultra High Temperature (UHT) and pasteurisation treatment, the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) has found that only six are safe for consumption, the National...
30 January 2017
USAID Celebrates Achievements of 5-Year Dairy Project in PunjabPAKISTAN - During his visit to Lahore, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Pakistan Mission Director John Groarke joined Minister of Livestock and Dairy Development Asif Saeed Manais, to celebrate the achievements and successful...
25 January 2017
Commission Imposes Fine on Milk Manufacturing CompaniesPAKISTAN - The antitrust watchdog on Monday imposed a fine on three milk manufacturing companies including Engro Foods Limited for “deceptive marketing practices which were aimed at deceiving consumers”....
23 January 2017
Sindh Govt Works on Achieving Food SecurityPAKISTAN - Sindh Minister of Livestock and Fisheries Muhammad Ali Malkani has said that the provincial government is committed to promoting and supporting agriculture, livestock, dairy and other sectors and will provide incentives and facilities to investors....
20 January 2017
Seminar Discusses ‘Dealing Strictly’ with Milk AdulteratorsPAKISTAN - Despite being the fourth largest milk producing country with an annual production of 42 million tons, Pakistan faces a serious issue of milk adulteration, which should be dealt with strictly....
17 January 2017
Packaged Milk Industry Not Regulated for 40 YearsPAKISTAN - A National Assembly committee, stirred by the recent harrowing reports about adulterated milk being sold, came in for a greater shock when they visited the Ministry of Science and Technology for a briefing on the issue on Monday....
13 January 2017
Launching of Mastitis Management Program in PakistanPAKISTAN - Solve Agri Pak (Private) Limited, in collaboration with CID LINES launched the mastitis management program during a seminar on "Mastitis Can Be Managed" organized at a local hotel in Lahore in Pakistan....
Sale of Adulterated Milk Goes on UncheckedPAKISTAN - Consumers have been consuming milk adulterated with chemicals and contaminated water causing various diseases, particularly among children....
10 January 2017
Pakistan Dairy Farmers Announce Increase in Milk PricePAKISTAN - Another milk crisis is on the horizon in the city as dairy farmers’ associations, unhappy with the government’s capped milk price, have decided to increase the wholesale price of milk by Rs4 from 11 January and then Rs6 from 1 March....
09 January 2017
Milk Testing Lab Remains Non-functional Since OpeningPAKISTAN - The first ever milk-testing laboratory established by the KP government to counter the grave problem of adulteration in milk in Peshawar is still non-functional despite its inauguration by the district nazim one month ago as analysing milk...
05 January 2017
Dairy Farmers Not to Increase Milk PricesPAKISTAN - Following the notice taken by Commissioner Karachi against soaring prices of milk, dairy farmers have withdrawn the decision of increasing milk prices....
03 January 2017
Stern Action Ordered Against Sellers of Adulterated MilkPAKISTAN - Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed that indiscriminate action should be continued against the elements involved in production and sale of substandard and unhygienic milk....
30 December 2016
PFA Fails to Take Milk, Water Sample from Dairies in RawalpindiPAKISTAN - The Punjab Food Authority (PFA) has failed to take even a single sample of milk and water from dairies in Rawalpindi, which has allowed the milk mafia to continuously play with the lives of innocent public by selling unhygienic milk....
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