Sub-campus of UAF to be setup in Narowal: Ahsan Iqbal.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Planning and Development and Special Initiatives Professor Ahsan Iqbal Saturday said that a sub- campus of University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF) would be setup in Narowal in order to produce skilled manpower and tangible research work in the area for agricultural uplift.

The minister made this announcement while addressing at University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), where the farmers were gathered as a part of eight-day activities on wheat enhancement drive launched by UAF, Agriculture Extension Department Punjab and other agricultural universities of the province.

The objective of this drive is to inform the farming community about latest trends and to increase the per acre productivity.

'It is a matter of grave concern that despite being an agricultural country, we are importing edible worth billions of rupees,' said the minister.

The minister further added that the country imported three million...