Kirmani visits Sadiqabad, RY Khan

MULTAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Apr, 2026) Minister for Agriculture & Livestock Punjab, Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani,

visited Sadiqabad and Rahim Yar Khan on Sunday.

On this occasion, a compartment for the eradication of Foot-and-Mouth

Disease was formally inaugurated at Dawood Dairy Farm in Sadiqabad.

Later, a detailed briefing was given regarding ongoing activities of Agriculture

and Livestock Departments in Bahawalpur Division, as well as the wheat procurement.

The meeting was attended by Chaudhry Irtaza Dawood, Director Generals

Agriculture Punjab Chaudhry Abdul Hameed and Naveed Asmat Kahloon,

Director General Livestock Dr Nadeem Badar, Assistant Commissioner

Sadiqabad Imran Rasool, Director Agriculture Extension Muhammad Jameel

Ghouri, and officers from the Agriculture, Livestock, and food Departments.

During the briefing, it was informed that out of 900,000 Kisan Card holders

in Punjab, 127,000 farmers belong to Bahawalpur Division.

It was further

shared that out of 233 wheat procurement centers established across the

province, 34 centers were operational in Bahawalpur Division, where

registration of 9,000 farmers had been completed regarding wheat procurement

in the division.

Syed Ashiq Hussain Kirmani stated that under directions of the Chief Minister

Punjab, free of cost bags for wheat procurement worth Rs 6 billion were being

provided to farmers. He further added that out of 8 compartments established

across the province for the eradication of Foot-and-Mouth Disease, 3 have been

set up in Rahim Yar Khan.

He further said that all possible facilities were being provided to the private sector

to increase milk and meat production and to promote value addition to enhance

export volume. Furthermore, according to the vision of Chief Minister Punjab,

special package was also being offered to the private sector for value addition

of mango, kinnow, and potatoes.