'Wise decisions of govt during pandemic yielding results in agriculture sector', SAPM.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Food Security Sunday said

that as economies around the globe have remained under intense pressure owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pakistani economy is still showing encouraging signs and yielding fruitful results in overall agriculture sector.

Talking to PTV news channel , he expressed confidence that despite the testing times, the national economy is heading towards the right direction as the government's extensive measures have helped it move progressively, adding, government has achieved record wheat, sugar, Potato, pulses, sugar and Corn production.

He said that it is good time to invest in Pakistan when the government under PM vision is focusing self-sufficiency in domestic production.

The government has introduced largest ever economic stimulus package for small and medium enterprises to shield against insolvency and facilitated construction sector and allied industries to stimulate growth during testing times, he added.

He said government is committed to bringing about revolutionary changes in agriculture sector on top priority basis and many steps had already been taken in this regard, adding, basic concept of this plan is to promote agriculture sector on modern lines to make it profitable and to enhance...