NA body for loans’ waiver to flood-affected farmers
ISLAMABAD – National Assembly Standing Committee on Food and Agriculture on Thursday recommended to waive off loans on poultry, fisheries, tube wells, machinery and crops in the flood-hit areas so that the sufferings of the farmers could be mitigated.
The meeting, which was presided over by its Chairman Javed Iqbal…
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