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Wheat mismanagement triggers flour crisis in Pakistan
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The situation is complicated in Rahim Yar Khan, where families are struggling to cope with daily price shocks, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Flour crisis deepens in Pakistan as corruption stalls wheat supply
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to reports, flour mill owners have refused to lift government wheat stocks, citing alleged demands for illegal payments by officials of the Food Department, which has further aggravated the crisis, The Express Tribune reported.
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Political incompetence fuels Pakistan's looming food emergency
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's wheat management system is once again caught in disarray, reflecting a troubling mix of policy paralysis and administrative failure. In an attempt to rein in surging flour prices, the Sindh cabinet recently approved the release of 1.265 million tonnes of wheat to flour mills at Rs
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Pakistan: Wheat crops at risk as dams approaching dead levels
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
The Indus River System Authority (Irsa) has issued a warning to the Punjab and Sindh provinces of Pakistan about a potential 30-35 per cent water shortage, as the Tarbela and Mangla dams are rapidly approaching their dead levels, affecting the wheat crops, the Dawn reported.
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In yet another curse for locals, Pakistan taxes wheat flour heavily
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The rampant inflation and heavy sales tax imposed upon all commodities by Pakistan has now become a matter of severe concern for the general public.
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Pak: New probe launched into import of 'substandard' wheat amid growing co
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif had previously formed a fact-finding committee on May 3 to investigate irregularities in wheat import decisions despite expectations of a bumper crop.
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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif summons meeting over whe
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif called for an emergency meeting over wheat scandal.
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Pakistan: Former caretaker PM Kakar downplays 'wheat scandal' issue, denie
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The former caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan, Anwar ul-Haq Kakar, has downplayed the wheat import issue, denying the allegations of corruption and crisis on his government, ARY News reported on Sunday.
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Pakistan: Police arrests several farmers amid protests against wheat procu
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The protesters, led by Kissan Ittehad Pakistan, gathered at the GPO Chowk on The Mall and tried to march towards the Punjab Assembly, where a heavy contingent of police intercepted them.
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Pakistan: Farmers approach Lahore High Court against government's refusal
Updated : 2 years ago IST
According to details, Farhat Manzoor Chandio has filed a petition in Lahore High Court, challenging the Punjab government's refusal to purchase wheat from farmers.
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Gilgit Baltistan: Millat Jafaria leader urges people, organisations to ful
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Millat Jafaria Gilgit-Baltistan leader Agha Syed Rahat Hussain Al-Husseini urged the people of Gilgit-Baltistan, organisations, and associations to fully participate in the sit-ins, as reported by Pakistan vernacular media, the Daily K2.
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Gilgit-Baltistan governor, Pak president Arif Alvi discusses hike in subsi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan Governor Syed Mehdi Shah called on Pakistan President Arif Alvi and discussed the increase in the prices of subsidised wheat as the residents of the region announced that they would stage marches against the hike today (Saturday), as reported by The Express Tribune.
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