Tag: wheat crisis
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PM orders inquiry on wheat import last year
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an inquiry committee to investigate the import of wheat last year under caretaker setup despite abundant harvest. Shehbaz appointed Secretary Cabinet Division Kamran Ali Afzal as head of the probe body. “What led to the import of wheat despite abundant production,” the prime minister inquired. Farmers in Punjab have…
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Caretaker setup allegedly profited 85 billion in Wheat Crisis Scheme
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Senator Aon Abbas has claimed on a talk show on Geo News that the previous caretaker government was singlehandedly responsible for creating the current wheat crisis in Punjab. Abbas revealed, “The caretaker government on 22 October 2023 imported 34 lakh ton wheat from Ukraine at the rate of Rs 3,100 per ton and…
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‘Punjab exported wheat on Asad Umar’s orders’
In his first media encounter after resigning as Punjab food minister, Samiullah Chaudhry has claimed that Asad Umar, as then federal finance minister, had asked for exporting wheat despite his opposition, Dawn reported. Threatening to expose the forces involved in the wheat flour report conspiracy, he said the inquiry committee never wished to summon him…
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Imran vows to go after profiteers as he delivers on promise of probing sugar, wheat crises
Fulfilling his promise of ensuring transparency and accountability in governance, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has not only made the inquiry reports into the sugar and wheat shortage public but also ordered the formation of a commission to conduct a forensic audit of the sugar mills, including JDW that is owned by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader…
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VIDEO: PML-N’s Azma Bokhari hits back, tries to find atta at stores; PTI files lawsuit
The PML-N Azma Bokhari vs. Punjab Food Authority Chairman Umar Tanveer continues as Azma searches stores for the atta promised by PTI. The two had a big argument on a talk show which led to Umar dropping off bags of atta outside Azma’s house. Azma and Umar sparred once more on talk shows after the…
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VIDEO: Punjab govt sends bags of atta to PML-N Azma Bokhari’s house amid wheat crisis
The country is facing one of the biggest wheat crises in Pakistan’s history with a bag of atta costing a record high of Rupees 75 per KG. Amid the wheat crisis, PML-N’s member of the Punjab Assembly (MPA) Azma Bokhari was engaged in a heated debate on a television talk show with the Chairman of…
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INTERACTIVE: What’s this wheat crisis?
As the price of wheat (atta and flour) reaches Rs75 per kilogram (kg) — the highest price recorded in Pakistan’s history — amid shortage, we have to ask: what is this crisis and what led to it? The crisis is huge because it hits a daily essential. Roti, bread, naans and puris, you name it,…
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‘Stop eating roti,’ ex-PM suggests as wheat crisis continues
In a dig at the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker and former prime minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has suggested people to stop eating roti in order to bring the country out of the persisting wheat crisis. Speaking to journalists at the accountability court, where he was presented by the National…
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VIDEO: President says he doesn’t know who is responsible for wheat crisis
President Dr Arif Alvi has said he doesn’t know who is responsible for the wheat crisis in the country, but he should have known about it. According to Geo, the president on Monday arrived at National Institute of Child Health (NICH) on a surprise visit along with his wife Sameena Alvi. The two were welcomed…