{"id":15174,"date":"2023-04-18T14:12:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T09:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=15174"},"modified":"2023-04-18T14:12:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T09:12:40","slug":"pbf-urges-provincial-govts-to-halt-housing-developments-on-agri-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/pbf-urges-provincial-govts-to-halt-housing-developments-on-agri-land\/","title":{"rendered":"PBF Urges Provincial Govts to Halt Housing Developments on Agri Land"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has called on provincial governments to prohibit housing developments on agricultural land to protect the country&#8217;s food security.<\/p>\n<p>Jahanara Wattoo, the Vice President of PBF, addressed the press on Monday, stating that 20% to 30% of fertile agricultural land in Punjab had been transformed into residential colonies and industrial estates in the last two decades, endangering the nation&#8217;s food security.<\/p>\n<p>In Lahore, the capital of Punjab, housing societies and industrial units had taken over 70% of farmland, she added.<\/p>\n<p>Wattoo urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to immediately hold a farmers&#8217; conference to gather their recommendations for agricultural development and the implementation of a farming policy.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/kp-minister-urges-discouraging-housing-colonies-on-agricultural-lands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u4f689bce48f168d017d99899d5e4a2ec\"><style> .u4f689bce48f168d017d99899d5e4a2ec { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u4f689bce48f168d017d99899d5e4a2ec:active, .u4f689bce48f168d017d99899d5e4a2ec:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u4f689bce48f168d017d99899d5e4a2ec { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u4f689bce48f168d017d99899d5e4a2ec .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u4f689bce48f168d017d99899d5e4a2ec .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u4f689bce48f168d017d99899d5e4a2ec:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">KP Minister Urges Discouraging Housing Colonies on Agricultural Lands<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>To safeguard agricultural land from increasing construction activities, provincial governments must adhere to the National Climate Change Policy and promote vertical growth in urban areas, she emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>Wattoo also urged provincial governments to enact laws mandating permission from the provincial cabinets to convert green land to brown land for residential purposes.<\/p>\n<p>She stated that protecting the country&#8217;s food security is paramount, and PBF believes that these measures can help preserve agricultural land and prevent its exploitation for residential and industrial development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) has called on provincial governments to prohibit housing developments on agricultural land to protect the country&#8217;s food security. Jahanara Wattoo, the Vice President of PBF, addressed the press on Monday, stating that 20% to 30% of fertile agricultural land in Punjab had been transformed into residential colonies and industrial estates in the last two decades, endangering the nation&#8217;s food security. 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