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Flawed policies threaten Pakistan's wheat security as Punjab blocks seed s
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Punjab's seed producers, supplying nearly 90% of Pakistan's seeds, warned that government restrictions on wheat seed distribution could trigger an agricultural crisis. The Seed Association of Pakistan urged immediate reforms to protect food security, appealing to authorities and the army for
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Pakistan: Villagers burn wheat storage facility of farmer who allowed his
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Villagers set ablaze the wheat shortage facility of a farmer who allowed his daughter to study and ride a motorcycle with her younger brothers to school in Ratodero town of Larkana district in Sindh province of Pakistan, The Express Tribune reported on Monday.
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Pakistan categorized as a "severely affected country" in Global Hunger Ind
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The global food agency's report revealed that the average Pakistani household is forced to spend only 50.8 per cent of their monthly income on food, while 36.9 per cent suffer from a lack of food security.
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Long queues show desperation of many as 'fight for food' continues in Paki
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As inflation in Pakistan continues to remain high, long queues for food showcase the desperation of citizens of Pakistan as making ends meet under depleting sources of income is becoming quite tricky, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Afghanistan seeks UN support for wheat storage amid concerns of drought
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Afghanistan has sought help from the United Nations (UN) amid rising concerns about drought in the war-stricken country, asking the organisation to provide storage facilities for wheat, TOLOnews reported.
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Protests in PoK's Gilgit-Baltistan over wheat, electricity shortage
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In Gilgit Baltistan, many residents including women gathered at the intersection and blocked Shahrah-i-Quaid-i-Azam to protest up to 22 hours of daily power outages in their area.
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Pakistan facing net wheat deficit of 2.37 million metric tons, says food m
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Pakistan National Assembly member and Minister for National Food Security and Research Tariq Bashir Cheema in a statement during question hour in the upper house of parliament said that Islamabad, at present, is facing a net wheat deficit of 2.37 million metric tons, pointing out at the Sout
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Pakistan: Protests in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Swabi over flour shortage, infl
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Jamaat-i-Islami leaders said that lawmakers were accusing each other of the country's difficult situation and not taking measures for people's welfare.
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Pakistan flour crisis worsens; prices skyrocket amidst wheat shortage, sta
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Tens of thousands spend hours daily to get the subsidized bags of flour that are already short in supply in the market. Chaotic scenes are often witnessed as people gather around vehicles pushing each other as the mini-trucks and vans escorted by armed guards go about distributing the flour.
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Pakistan: Balochistan province sends SOS as it runs out of wheat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
During a press briefing on Saturday night, Food Minister Zamarak Khan Piralizai said that the food department had run out of its wheat stock and called for help from other provinces and the Centre.
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Protests intensify in PoK's Gilgit-Baltistan over land grabbing, heavy tax
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
There have been regular protests in GB to highlight the 'state-backed' land-grabbing issue. The draconian practice has intensified since GB became the CPEC 'gateway' in 2014.
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Protests in Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan due to power outages, wheat shorta
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The protesters marched with lanterns and chanted slogans against the government in the town's Hussaini Chowk, according to Dawn.
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