Abdul Basit, former chairman of the Pakistan Poultry Association, said, "Poultry is a perishable commodity, which cannot be stocked, and its rates are determined by supply and demand."

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Ten calves in the Muslim colony of Gwalmandi, Rawalpindi have died after a diphtheria outbreak has been confirmed by Dr Saqib Zafar, District Livestock Officer.

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Commissioner Syed Hashim Raza Zaidi has ordered strict punitive action against the poultry retailers involved in a sudden increase in chicken prices in Karachi.

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To meet the needs of awareness & promotion of Halal Industry Worldwide, Halal Research Council adds five new strategic partners to its network by signing an agreements with them in January 2013, so that, the concept of Halal and Halal food requirements to be fulfilled effectively.

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Islamic insurance (Takaful) is flourishing all around the world alongside Islamic Banking. Its global market size has reached 12 billion USD whereas the number of Islamic Takaful institutions has exceeded to 350.

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Hamkor Bank advancing towards Islamic Banking, AlHuda CIBE appointed as Advisor 12th February, 13.

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The young daughter of a Pakistani evangelist remained in hiding Wednesday, January 23, after Muslim extremists allegedly threatened to kill her.

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The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has agreed to exports of poultry and cattle to Afghanistan provided the poultry and dairy farm associations can assure that the prices of chicken (broiler) and beef do not exceed Rs.285 per kilo and Rs.270 per kilo respectively.

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While talking to The Nation, Dr Akram Ch observed that chick farming has been suffering because of poor law and order situation, acute power shortages, high prices of poultry feed and scant resources to combat breakouts of poultry diseases which have killed thousands of birds in short periods of time.

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According to Business Recorder, retailers said high prices are responsible for pushing chicken meat sales down, adding that the sharp decline has enabled a large segment of society to afford the white meat.

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According to a report bin the International News, the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Standing Committee on Halal Meat Convener Nasib Ahmad Saifi said that one of the major problems facing the Halal meat sector in Pakistan is the loss of electricity and gas.

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Poultry prices in Pakistan have seen a 30-40% increase in wholesale and retail markets in the last couple of days, according to a survey conducted by Business Recorder.

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Vice Chancellor of the University of Veterinry and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Professor Dr Talat Naseer Pasha has said the poultry sector was most attractive for investment as it had become the second largest industry after textile in the country.

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Pakistan is already importing bovine embryos and semen from the United States.

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Poultry industry is facing many challenges in Pakistan. One of the most important threats is Newcastle diseases and avian influenza viruses that has adversely affected the investment and growth rate of poultry industry in many countries.

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Poultry industry is facing many challenges in Pakistan.

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The possibility of a nuclear war between Pakistan and India grows every day. If the Pakistanis do not bring under control the terrorist groups in the country and resolve the conflicts with India, it is not a matter of if it will happen, but when.

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The price of the meat has fallen by 23 per cent. Pakistan Poultry Association Chief Convener Maroof Siddiqui told Daily Times, that the lower prices will hopefully increase demand for the product.

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A seminar relevant to the world’s Poverty day has been arranged in Lahore – Pakistan to discuss the global issues of poverty and its solutions. The seminar was organized by AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics in which huge number of people participated from Microfinance, Islamic Microfinance and Banking sector.

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The country’s livestock is suffering from diseases and weight loss due to fodder shortage in the rain-hit areas of upper Sindh, according to official sources.

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Brands is shuttering all of its KFC franchises in Pakistan in the wake of anti-American protests there, after a KFC restaurant was attacked in Lebanon last week, the company said Friday.

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According to The News, the PHC Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan on 27 July had taken suo moto notice of the export and smuggling of cattle to Afghanistan and had suspended cattle export permits until the next hearing yesterday, August 2.

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A joint plan would be pursued by department of Food, Livestock, police, FC and district government to keep strict check on smuggling of cattle and poultry via border areas, reports PakistanObserver.

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Egg production, which is an important source of protein has already surpassed its target by 6.5 per cent in last fiscal year 2011-12, according to Pakistan Observer.

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The government in Islamabad has set poultry meat and egg targets for the current financial year to fulfil the domestic demand as well as for export.

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Pakistan researchers have carried out several studies on wheat bran Arabinoxylan for its immunostimulatory and protective effects against avian coccidiosis.

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Vice Chancellor of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Prof Dr Talat Naseer Pasha has said that poultry sector is the most attractive for investment which has become the second largest industry after textile in the country after having local investment of Rs 300 billion.

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Insurance Industry would Grow Rapidly By SECP Takaful Rules 2012: Zubair Mughal

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The unusual raise in chicken prices is stated to be short supply.

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Lahore Meat Complex (LMC) project worth Rs 1.5 billion at Shahpur Kanjran is in doldrums as its Chief Executive Dr Hamid Jalil had reportedly resigned ‘under protest’ over alleged intervention of a political family in the project’s affairs.

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The government in Islamabad has set poultry meat and egg targets for the current financial year to fulfil the domestic demand as well as for export.

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Diploma would be of 8 Months which will be presented through Modern Online Technology based on Distance Learning

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Centre of Excellence on Islamic Microfinance has been established in Pakistan in order to provide Capacity Building, Shariah Guidance and capacity building to the Microfinance & Islamic Microfinance Institutions, considering its popular trend in poverty alleviation from the world.

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Strongly protesting severe power breakdowns particularly in Punjab, poultry industry stakeholders said that due to severe power outages, the poultry sector has to install two types of heavy generators, one operates in the absence of electricity while other standby generator that runs when first one is failed due to sizzling climate, reports TheNation.

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This sector generates employment (direct/indirect) and income for 1.5 million people.

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The country's poultry sector has faced about Rs 10 billion loss in just past four months due to spreading of Newcastle (Ranikhet) disease a highly contagious viral disease which affected all ages of chickens and birds.

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According to The Nation, market sources said that in the month of April, live chicken sold at Rs 170 per kg, while chicken meat was available at Rs 220 per kg.

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According to The Nation, market sources said that in the month of April, live chicken sold at Rs 170 per kg, while chicken meat was available at Rs 220 per kg.

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Two days International Training Workshop on Halal Food Management has been started today in Pearl Continental Hotel, Lahore in which many constituents including Dr. Winai Dahlan, Founder and Director of The Halal Science Centre - Thailand, Dr. Mian Nadeem Riaz, Director Food protein R&D Centre, A&M University – U.S.A, Muhammad Zubair Mughal, Chief Executive Officer – Halal Research Council, Dr. Faqir Muhammad Anjum, Director General – National Institute of Food Science and Technology – University of Agriculture – Faisalabad, Justice Khalil ur Rehman, Shari’ah Advisor – AlBaraka Islamic Bank participated whereas the workshop was jointly organized by Punjab Agriculture and Meat Company - Govt. of the Punjab, The Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America (IFANCA), the Pakistan Society of Food Scientists and Technologists, The National Institute of Food Science and Technology – University of agriculture and Halal Research Council.

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The National Accounts Committee (NAC) on Thursday forecasted that government would once again miss the revised target economic growth set for the current financial year, as it projected that Pakistan’s economy would grow by only 3.2 per cent in the year 2011-2012 against the revised target of the 3.6 per cent.

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Dr Hamid Jalil former CEO Punjab Agriculture and Meat Company (PAMCO) has said that after the confirmation of Mad Cow Disease in California farms by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), it is mandatory to stop import of live animals from such a country, as prescribed under the OIE Rules.

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Chicken meat was sold at a record high price in the Punjab capital on Sunday, as one kilogram of chicken was available at Rs 257 to Rs 265.

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Due to mounting development of Islamic Banking and Finance in the country, International Financial Institutions have become more interested to invest in the field of Islamic Banking and Finance in Pakistan.

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Chicken meat was sold at a record high price in Pakistan on Sunday, as one kilogram of chicken was available for Rs 228 to Rs 248.

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The services of AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Finance in the field of Islamic Microfinance are commendable: Kavilash Chawla, Managing Director – Nur Global Strategies, Chicago 05-04-2012 (Lahore) AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Economics has conducted an exceptional workshop regarding Islamic Microfinance in Lahore, in which the Managing Director of Nur Global Strategies, Mr. Kavilash Chawla honored the event as guest of honor.

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An agreement for Co-operation has been signed between World Engagement Institute (WEI) Chicago and AlHuda Centre of Islamic Banking and Finance (AlHuda-CIBE) Pakistan, under which both the institutions will co-operate with each other on education, research, training, trainers exchange and students exchange programs.

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MEAT supply to the provincial metropolis is yet to be restored fully following agitation of butchers against the new system of animal slaughtering.

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The unusual raise in chicken prices is stated to be a result of short supply, according to Business Recorder.

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A five-member delegation from the Pakistan Poultry Association, headed by Raza Mehmood Khurshid, called on District Coordination Officer (DCO) Ahad Cheema at his office on Monday, in which various proposals were discussed to solve problems that poultry businessmen face.

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The inflated rates for the past six to seven days caused a sharp decline in the demand of the chicken-related products by the domestic consumers which fell more than 50 per cent during the period. However, the impact of high rates was marginal at a commercial level.

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Chicken meat is a good source of cheap protein all over the world.

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The extremely cold weather has multiplied egg and chicken demand.

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Sensing abrupt increase in demand after the arrival of cold weather, the poultry industry, who had forced the government to withdraw RGST on poultry feed to avoid raise in poultry products rates, is now fully cashing the situation and selling chicken at as high as Rs. 225 per kg. Knowing the fact that no action would be taken, stakeholders in the poultry industry have pushed up rates of eggs to a new record of Rs. 120 per dozen which was being sold at Rs. 90 per dozen a couple of weeks ago, an increase of over Rs. 40 per dozen.

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Sensing abrupt increase in demand after the arrival of cold weather, the poultry industry, who had forced the government to withdraw RGST on poultry feed to avoid raise in poultry products rates, is now fully cashing the situation and selling chicken at as high as Rs. 225 per kg.

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Sensing abrupt increase in demand after the arrival of cold weather, the poultry industry, who had forced the government to withdraw RGST on poultry feed to avoid raise in poultry products rates, is now fully cashing the situation and selling chicken at as high as Rs. 225 per kg.

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Constituents from 14 countries are participating in this conference whereas Chief Minister – Govt. of Punjab, Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif shall inaugurate the conference

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According to The Nation, normally in winter, the use of poultry products, especially eggs, increases and ultimately results in escalating prices. Chicken is being sold at Rs 165 per kilogram, eggs at Rs 110 per dozen in the different markets of twin cities, making it hard for a common man to afford.

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With about 50 per cent less electricity generation capability than the actual demand, Pakistan's National Grid is facing more than a 5,000-megawatt shortfall in power generation, leading to blackouts in both urban and rural areas of the country.

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IMRAN ADNAN 4 hrs ago | Comments (0) Punjab’s meat LAHORE - The Punjab government will inaugurate the country’s first state-of-the-art slaughterhouse, Lahore Meat Processing Complex (LMPC), at Shahpur Kanjran, on Sunday. The provincial government in collaboration with the Mashad Meat Industrial Complex, Iran, has invested Rs 1.5 billion on the slaughterhouse, which has been completed in a record period of eight months.

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Pakistan’s Ambassador to Thailand Sohail Mahmood has said the two countries can boost cooperation in livestock and poultry industry in the form of Halal meat preparation and exchange of faculty, students and skilled manpower.

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