Government planning to reduce tea import bill: Ahsan Iqbal

ISLAMABAD, June 23: Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, The Honorable Federal Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives visited PARC-National Tea and High Value Crops Research Institute (NTHRI) ShinkiariMansehra on 23rd June, 2022. He was accompanied by Mr. MurtazaJavedAbbasi, Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Sardar Muhammad Yousuf, MPA Provincial Assembly KP and Dr. AkmalSiddiq, Advisor to Ministry of National Food Security and Research. Representatives of Provincial Forest and Agricultural Departments also participated in the meeting. Chairman PARC Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali and Director PARC-NTHRI Shinkiari Dr. Abdul Waheed both together briefed the participants regarding the research and development initiatives for the promotion of tea in the potential growing areas of the country. – PR