Author: Imran Ghazali
Punjab’s Kissan Card is an excellent first step toward providing direct subsidies to small farmers. The use of technology would reduce red tape and corruption. It is a Punjab government initiative that is part of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision for targeted and smart subsidies. The subsidies are for agricultural inputs for 5 million small farmers, especially those with less than 5 acres of land. Due to insufficient or inappropriate fertilizer mix, use of adulterated substandard pesticides, and poor quality seeds, these farms’ yields are low. Farmers depend heavily on urea, but DAP usage is low. A Rs1,000/bag DAP subsidy…
In terms of IT growth, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has made considerable strides. It may very well be on its way to being Pakistan’s silicon valley, leaving other provinces far behind, with the development of a tech hub, Bitcoin farms, and cryptocurrency legislation. The KPK assembly unanimously passed a resolution on Monday demanding the federal government take steps to allow Facebook monetization in Pakistan, demonstrating the province’s unwavering determination to lead IT development in the region. https://twitter.com/ZiaBangashPTI/status/1386661820262461443?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1386661820262461443%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.techjuice.pk%2Fkpk-takes-lead-assembly-passes-a-resolution-to-turn-facebookmonetization-on-in-pakistan%2F Zia Ullah Bangash, the former Advisor on IT to the CM, proposed the resolution. “Approximately 5 million Facebook users in Pakistan, particularly the youth, can…