Punjab governor terms 2021 as the year of farmers.

Lahore -- Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has termed 2021 as the year of farmers and said that those who make substandard seeds and counterfeit pesticides are national criminals and they will be punished.

The leaders of the past have been making only claims for the farmers with no practical results but the incumbent government of PTI will fulfill all the promises made to the farmers.

He was addressing the "Salam Kisan Sarsabz Pakistan" event and talking to the media on the occasion of 'Kisan Day' at Governor's House Lahore on Friday.

The Governor said that the rulers of the past have been completely ignoring the problems of the farmers and the agriculture sector. A special committee has been set up under the chairmanship of me and the Chief Minister of Punjab.

We are meeting every week to resolve farmers' issues, an increase in cotton production. We will work on an urgent basis to solve the problems of the farmers as well as to provide them with quality seeds.

Addressing the event, Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan said that unless the farmers of Pakistan are strong and prosperous, we cannot fully succeed in the mission of making Pakistan developed and prosperous. The government led by Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to solve the problems...

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