RAWALPINDI
\nGovernor Punjab, Sardar Salim Haider Khan on Monday has paid rich tribute to the victim families of Army Public School (APS), Peshawar attack in 2014, in which a number of innocent students were killed.
\n\u201cI pay tribute to the armed forces of Pakistan whose personnel are laying down their lives in the line of the country\u2019s protection\u201d, he said. The governor remarked this during his address at the inaugural of an \u2018International Training Workshop on DSSAT\u201d organized by Pir Mehar Ali Shah (PMAS) Arid Agriculture University.
\nSardar Salim highlighted that Pakistan is a least contributing country in the global climate change but remained among the major affected countries. \u201cIrregular rains affecting arid areas which result in poor crop yields, and wastage of time money and energy of farmers\u201d, he said.
\nHe further said that Pakistan is an agricultural country with sufficient resources, but it is importing food items, wheat, sugar etc. The governor said that the government should own the Research and Development sector in the agriculture sector which needs funding in particular.
\n\u201cPMAS university is rendering and contributing well in this regard. We need to modify our techniques to counter prevailing climate challenges which are impacting the agri sector\u201d, he said urging the relevant quarters from the government to contribute their due positive role at all levels.
\nHe underlined the need of collective efforts to eradicate corruption and the corrupt mafia who are creating barriers in the country\u2019s development. However the governor commended the efforts of VC PMAS for his utmost efforts in setting up a campus in Attock.
\nThe governor said that Pakistanis are a resilient nation who always stood affirmed for the national cause. Earlier in his welcoming remarks, Dr. Muhammad Naeem, VC PMAS Arid Agriculture University highlighted the key initiatives taken by the university in research and development to provide sustainable solutions and means to overcome the prevailing challenges to the agriculture sector.
\n\u201cThe university is trying to address these issues through research, community engagements, green Pakistan initiatives and is collaborating with other organizations in adopting the latest technological methods\u201d, he said. The Vice Chancellor informed that labs were being equipped with the latest and modern technologies in collaboration with the Chinese government.
\n\u201c The three day International Workshop on Decision Support System for Agro-technology Transfer (DSSAT), will be deliberate to draw means and ways to assess crops\u2019s growth and improve cultivation\u201d, he said. Dr Mukhtar Ahmad Chairman HEC urged the academia and students to put their energies in discovering innovation in agriculture development.
\nDr. Abid UNESCO Chair, Dr. Muhammad Aslam Gill former Commissioner Minister of National Food Security, Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad Crop Modeler, Prof Dr. Saifullah Khan and others also shed light on the computer model for simulation of crop growth and yields, soil and plant water.
\nIt is worth mentioning that DSSAT is a software which is being used as a tool globally for the assessment of climate change impacts and mitigation using the crop simulation model.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
RAWALPINDI Governor Punjab, Sardar Salim Haider Khan on Monday has paid rich tribute to the victim families of Army Public School (APS), Peshawar attack in 2014, in which a number of innocent students were killed. \u201cI pay tribute to the armed forces of Pakistan whose personnel are laying down their lives in the line of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":436026,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-449850","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n