• Accuse provincial rulers of ruining agriculture, reject incentive package
• Ministers highlight initiatives to support farmers

LAHORE: The agricultural sector in Punjab has become a battle­ground for conflict­ing narratives, with farmers expressing deep distress while the pro­vincial government touts its efforts to support them.

Khalid Khokhar, President of the Pakistan Kisan Ittehad, held a press conference in Lahore, vehemently criticising the government’s handling of the agricultural crisis. “The throat of farmers and cultivators has been strangled,” he declared, emphasising the farmers’ love for their country and questioning their ability to meet basic........

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