Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said that Pakistan is going to be surplus in food security due to agri-focused approach of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
In a tweet on Friday, he shared data regarding increase in production of Kharif crops showing wheat production increased upto 25 percent, cotton 60 and rice and maize 18 percent each.
He expressed the hope that wheat production will witness record increase next year.
The Minister of State said the country’s economy is on the path of progress as textile, foreign remittances, large scale manufacturing and IT exports have all witnessed substantial increase during the first quarter of current fiscal year.
He shared figures showing foreign remittances increased upto 12.5 percent, exports 38 percent, textiles 28 percent, IT exports 42.7 and Federal Board of Revenue’s tax collection increased upto 38 percent.
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