On Monday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced a special package of Rs1,800 billion to promote the agriculture sector. The package includes the provision of free seeds and inexpensive loans and bringing down the prices of fertilizers and electricity for tube wells. Addressing a press conference in Islamabad, he stated that Pakistan’s economic progress was dependent on the agriculture sector and the new financial package reflected an increase of Rs400bn as compared to the last year.
