Pakistan's livestock herd nearly doubles in 18 years
Pakistan's livestock population has surged sharply over the past 18 years, with the 7th Agricultural Census 2024 showing the country's cattle herd more than doubling to 55.86 million head from 29.56 million recorded in the last Livestock Census of 20
July 09, 2026 (MLN): Pakistan's livestock population has surged sharply over the past 18 years, with the 7th Agricultural Census 2024 showing the country's cattle herd more than doubling to 55.86 million head from 29.56 million recorded in the last Livestock Census of 2006, a jump of 89%. The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), in its national findings released as part of the Agricultural Census 2024, put the total...