Ban imposed on interprovincial transportation of maize in Punjab.

LAHORE -- A delegation of the dairy farmers association apAprised the Punjab Chief Minister Ch Parvez Elahi about the problems of the livestock and dairy farming sector during a meeting at his office on Monday. The delegation included Rashid Haleem of Ever Fresh Farms, Anjum Zafar of Eastern DairAies, Faizan Elahi of Sapphire Dairies, Muhammad Kaleem of Athoor Limited and Haroon MK Lodhi of Corporate Dairy Farmers Association. The CM issued instructions to resolve the issues and imAposed a ban on the interprovincial transportation of maize in Punjab. The maize would not be taken out of the province to meet the needs of livestock, especially the poultry industry and dairy farming.

This decision would benefit the local poultry industry by...