KASUR  -  Deputy Commissioner Aasia Gull said on Tuesday the process of vaccination against coronavirus was continued as 26,643 people had been vaccinated in the district. 

Talking to the media, she said that four more vaccination centres had been set up at RHCs Chunian, Khadian, Phoolnagar and cardiac centre Chunian where people were being vaccinated. She said that the best arrangements had been made in the vaccination centres to facilitate people who visit for vaccination. 

Need stressed to cultivate oily crops

Farmers have been advised to sow oily crops over maximum area to reduce the burden of import bill. 

Talking to APP here on Tuesday, Deputy Director Agriculture (extension) Ahmed Naveed Amjad said that Pakistan imported 23 million tonnes cooking oil at a cost of Rs350 billion annually and if oil extracting crops were cultivated at local level, the burden of import bill could be reduced to a great extent. 

He urged the farmers to sow sunflower, sesame seeds and other oily crops so that Pakistan could be able to produce cooking oil at local level. 

Ahmed Naveed said the annual consumption of cooking oil in Pakistan was 29 million tonnes while its locally production was 7 million tonnes, however, Pakistan has to import 23 million tonnes cooking oil annually to bridge the gap of demand and supply.                                                                                                                                             He said that all local varieties of hybrid sunflower seeds FH-331 and imported varieties were available in every area of the country and farmers could benefit.