ISLAMABAD: State Minister for Water and Power, Abid Sher Ali has said that government added 8000 Megawatts in the national grid to overcome the power crisis.

During a meeting with Vice Chancellor of Agriculture university of Faisalabad Dr Zafar Iqbal he said that authorities are taking revolutionary steps to promote research in the agriculture sector and to ensure power generation.

The state minister said government has introduced a Prime Minister Kissan package worth Rs 341 billion to develop the agriculture sector and facilitate the farmers.