PA speaker shows displeasure over Agriculture Department's performance.

LAHORE: The MPAs of the opposition benches and Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi showed dissatisfaction over the performance of agriculture department as the concerned minister failed to answer the queries of the lawmaker. Speaker Elahi directed the agriculture minister Nauman Langrial to come to the House with complete preparation related to his department and give satisfactory answers to the questions of lawmakers next time. The Punjab Assembly session started 1 hour and 40 minutes behind its scheduled time of 2 PM with Speaker Elahi in the chair and questions related to the agriculture department were there on the agenda item.

During the Question-Hour, PML-N MPA Samiullah Khan said that the whole nation is worried but the government is calm and the ministers don't tell us the solutions of the problems. The government ministers come in the House without any preparation that is tantamount to wasting the time and money of the public, he added. PML-N MPA Sardar Awais Laghari revealed that the target of cotton will not be achieved this year by the government. It was endorsed by Agriculture Minister as he said that the crop of cotton decreased this year due to unusual rains. Speaker Elahi said that it seems that the agriculture universities are doing nothing in the research field. "The wheat of Punjab used to be considered as the best at one time but now it is the worst. The seed of rice is also much better in India as compared to Pakistan. No agriculture university could produce the seed of international standard," said Speaker Elahi. He further added that the government isn't serious in this issue and he can arrange a meeting between the government and seed producing companies whenever the government shows its seriousness in this regard.

Earlier, as...