NBG concerned over terror incidents, escalating political frictions.

Promotion to agriculture and education sectors demanded

President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Wednesday expressed concern over terror incidents and rising political temperature in the country.

Political confrontation between government and opposition is not good for the struggling economy, he said.

Mian Zahid Hussain said that Rs200 hike in support price of wheat is a good move which will provide relief to farmers, increase production and end artificial crisis to reduce the price of flour.

Speaking at the launching ceremony of National Business Group (NBG) he said that the government should also consider steps to discourage sub-standard seed, fake pesticides and ensure affordable urea to ensure food security. Inflation and crisis have troubled masses and exchange rate uncertainty has raised concerns among the exporters, he said.

He noted that one of the major victims of coronavirus remains the education system, which is not getting proper attention of the government.

At the occasion, leaders of the NBG Alauddin Marri, Saqib Fayyaz Magoon, Ch Muhammad Hussain Zahid, Col (Retd) Tauqirul Islam, and Shahid Leghari said that the agriculture sector should be promoted while water scarcity should be...