Pakistan, Oct. 15 -- Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday launched Phase-II of the Livestock Card Scheme to provide interest-free loans to livestock farmers for purchasing animal feed, with a target of improving the nutrition of 600,000 animals over the next two years to increase meat production.

The CM digitally inaugurated the scheme by swiping a card at a special ceremony, where a documentary highlighting the initiatives of the Livestock Department was also screened.

During the ceremony, Provincial Minister for Livestock, Ashiq Hussain Kirmani and Secretary Livestock Ahmad Aziz Tarar briefed the chief minister on the scheme's objectives, financial support for farmers and progress achieved during its first phase...