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Green Pakistan Initiative forum terms ‘Agriculture’ as lifeline of county
April 26, 2024

Green Pakistan Initiative forum has termed "Agriculture" as the lifeline of the county.

According to the ISPR, Green Pakistan Initiative Conference was held today in which Federal Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for National Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain and Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir graced the occasion.

Civil and military officials, involved in the national undertaking also attended the conference.

The forum was briefed about the multi-faceted GPI initiatives and significant benchmarks achieved in a short span of time. The initiatives presented before the forum included, inter alia, establishment of model farms, water management schemes, technology innovations and investment partnerships aimed at ensuring food security and enhancing agricultural productivity in Pakistan.

The Federal Ministers, while concluding the session lauded this transformative initiative and underscored that agriculture is the lifeline of Pakistan. They hoped that GPI would introduce contemporary best practices in Pakistan's agriculture sector.

While addressing the conference, Army Chief remarked that Pakistan is a blessed land with an industrious and resilient nation which needs to come together for national development.

General Asim Munir assured that the Army will continue to provide all possible support for the economic development of the country and underscored that the Army's efforts would contribute towards comprehensive national security and collective good of the nation.