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Wheat mismanagement triggers flour crisis in Pakistan
Updated : 1 month, 3 weeks 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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Political incompetence fuels Pakistan's looming food emergency
Updated : 5 months 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: Punjab curbs wheat movement, launches geotagging to avert crisis
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Punjab has imposed wheat movement restrictions and launched geotagging of stocks to prevent shortages after floods destroyed crops, Dawn reported. Authorities cracked down on hoarding, boosting flour mill reserves and lowering wheat prices from PKR 3,800 to PKR 3,000 per 40kg, as protests er
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Pakistan: Farmers across Punjab protest against low wheat prices, govt pol
Updated : 11 months ago IST
From Sheikhupura to Dera Ghazi Khan, demonstrators have staged sit-ins and rallies and faced clashes with police, demanding better compensation for their wheat harvest.
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PoJK: People react to protests, demand government's accountability
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Residents of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir responded to the protests with a blend of worry and resolve. Those deeply impacted by the unrest emphasized the necessity for a resolution to tackle fundamental grievances.
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Wheat price won't be affected, vegetable needs to be watched out: RBI Gove
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das has said that the heatwave predictions in the coming months won't impact wheat prices, but the impact on vegetable prices needs to be watched out.
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PoK: Gilgit-Baltistan gripped by protests as residents demand basic rights
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Undeterred by the harsh weather conditions, protesters are taking to the streets, intensifying pressure on the administration. The protests also include demands for basic rights, such as employment, electricity, education, and a life above destitution.
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Sit-in protests to continue in Gilgit-Baltistan despite restoration of old
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Despite the restoration of old wheat prices, the sit-in protests continued in Gilgit-Baltistan over the issue of the Finance Bill, Revenue Act, and Health Card, Pakistan vernacular media, Daily K2 reported.
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Wheat subsidy protests intensify in Gilgit-Baltistan, demonstrations turn
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
On January 27, the Committee announced a transport wheel jam in 10 districts. Stores, marketplaces, and eateries were closed in several locations including Skardu, Diamer, Ghizer, Astore, Shigar, Ghanche, Kharmang, and Hunza.
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Long march caravans start reaching Gilgit as wheat prices continue to rema
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The agitation against the provincial government's plan to raise wheat prices in Gilgit-Baltistan has been intensifying on a daily basis, according to vernacular media, Daily K2.
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Gilgit-Baltistan governor, Pak president Arif Alvi discusses hike in subsi
Updated : 2 years, 1 month 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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Life in Gilgit-Baltistan in PoK comes to standstill with complete shutter
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The lives of people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's (PoK) Gilgit-Baltistan as a complete shutter down and wheel-jam strike was observed against an increase in the subsidised wheat rate and other grievances across the region, as reported by Dawn.
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