LAHORE: A high-level meeting with Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi in the chair on Sunday decided to declare Bahawalpur a “meat division” and discussed proposals to give same status to Dera Ghazi Khan.
Addressing the meeting, the caretaker chief minister also sought a plan for making improvement in dairy and livestock sectors and directed the officials concerned to formulate a comprehensive policy for meat export.
The meeting also decided to take steps on war footings for the promotion of beef, mutton and poultry industries in the province. The participants were briefed that billions of dollars could be earned in foreign exchange through the export of beef, mutton and poultry.
It was decided to approach the federal government to remove impediments in the way of export of these items.
The participants were informed that there was a need to adopt latest methods of farm management and vaccination. It was informed that Punjab had the potential to export livestock and dairy products worth billions of rupees to Saudi Arabia and China.
The meeting was briefed that more production of dairy products could be achieved through cow calf and black grounding.
The meeting stressed the need for the mechanization of poultry industry.
CM Naqvi directed the secretary livestock to meet Chinese counsel general for the purpose.
Fawad Mukhtar, Naveed Iqbal and Prof Talat Naseer Pasha gave briefing to the participants.
Provincial Minister for Livestock Ibrahim Hassan Murad, chief secretary, Planning and Development chairman, secretary local government, secretary finance and other concerned officials were in attendance.
