An agreement has been signed between Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company (SECMC) for the promotion of desert crops in Thar area. Chairman Pakistan Agricultural Research Council Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali Chairman PARC and Vice Presi-dent Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company Mr. Mu-hammad Azhar Malik signed the agreement.
During the visit of the National Assembly Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research headed by Rai Muhammad Murtaza Iqbal, Dr. Ghu-lam Muhammad Ali Chairman Pakistan Agricultural Research Council briefed the Members in detail about the Bio saline agriculture initiatives in the desert area of Thar.
The NA committee also met with Mr. Muhammad Azhar, Vice President of Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company and visited various fields and coal mines sites. On the occasion, Members of National As-sembly Standing Committee on National Food Se-curity and Research, Mian Muhammad Shafiq, Mr. Kamaluddin, Mr. Muhammad Ishaq, Secretary, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council and Dr. Younis Arain, Director General PARC SAARC Karachi and other senior officials were also present.
