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Pakistan: KP urges Punjab to lift wheat and flour ban amid food security c
Updated : 5 months ago IST
KP urges Punjab to lift wheat and flour restrictions, citing supply chain disruptions, rising prices, and food security risks. The province relies on Punjab for most of its wheat, while Sindh also faces halted seed supplies, sparking political tensions between PPP and PML-N over farmers' rig
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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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1,000 quintals of wheat seed sent to Punjab for farmers affected by floods
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The chief minister today attended the seed assistance vehicle flag off program for food affected farmers in Punjab.
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Neglect, poor governance worsen wheat flour crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Wheat stocks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's government warehouses are rotting while flour prices soar, reaching PKR 3,000 for a 20 kg bag. Civil society leaders and traders blame government inaction and hoarding, warning of severe food shortages this winter if the situation isn't addressed.
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Celebrate Diwali with European Soft Wheat Flour - A Festival of Taste & Qu
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18: As homes across India fill with the sweet aroma of homemade treats and the warm glow of diyas, Pure Flour from Europe is joining families in celebrating what makes Diwali truly special - the joy of cooking together. This year, as Diwali lights up Indian househo
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Political incompetence fuels Pakistan's looming food emergency
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks 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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J-K: Udhampur farmers urge JKPDC for effective waste management
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Farmers in Chanthal village of Udhampur are facing significant challenges due to a drainage issue caused by a railway line. The drain, maintained by the Jammu and Kashmir Public Development Corporation (JKPDC), carries sewage and garbage from the railway line into their fields, damaging t
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"Crop damage to nearly 60 lakh hectares of land": Eknath Shinde assures he
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Shinde stated that the Mahayuti government has begun providing financial assistance of Rs 10,000 in cash, along with rice and wheat, to those in need of essential items in the flood-affected regions.
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Pakistan: Punjab curbs wheat movement, launches geotagging to avert crisis
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks 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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Sukhbir Badal flags off 100 trucks of maize silage for distribution in Gur
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday flagged off 100 trucks of maize silage for distribution to Gurdaspur and Jalandhar to serve as fodder for livestock, even as he announced the party would distribute wheat to 50,000 poor flood-affected families across the sta
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Pakistan: Punjab's wheat movement ban sparks flour crisis, provinces prote
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Punjab's curbs on wheat movement have caused flour shortages and soaring prices in other provinces. Critics call the move unconstitutional and against deregulation, while Punjab defends it as essential for food security. KP and Sindh have condemned the restrictions, urging federal interventi
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Sindh braces for flour crisis as prices soar amid wheat hoarding allegatio
Updated : 7 months ago IST
The Official data shows more than 9,00,000 tons of wheat currently stockpiled across Sindh, including 2,00,000 -2,50,000 bags in Hyderabad alone.
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