.Rawalpindi, (Parliament Times) : ‘Egg Day’ is celebrated globally on the second Friday of October every year. In this connection, the Poultry Research Institute Rawalpindi organized a seminar and walk to commemorate World Egg Day. A cooking and painting competitions were also held on this occasion and cash prizes and shields were distributed among the participants.
In the seminar and walk, Director Poultry Research Institute Dr. Syed Muhammad Kamal Nasir, Chief Executive Modern Poultry Jan Muhammad Javed, Chairman Pakistan Poultry Association Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf, Chief Executive Quality Poultry Dr. Hasan Sarosh Akram, Dr. Shoaib SB Group and former Director General (Research) Livestock Punjab Dr. Abdul Rahman also participated.
Addressing the seminar, Dr. Syed Muhammad Kamal Nasir said that the poultry sector is playing an important role in alleviating malnutrition in the country. He said that Pakistan is at par with most of the developing countries of the world in terms of egg production. He said that with the cooperation of public and private sectors, a lot of foreign exchange can be earned from the availability of eggs as well as exports. He said that egg is beneficial for every age person and in every season. He said that Pakistan’s per capita egg consumption rate is very low compared to developed countries.
At the end of the event, a walk was organized and information pamphlets were distributed among the people.
