wheat crisis

Premier says he will take action after FIA-led body’s forensic audit of its reports is out on 25th

PM Imran Khan also says benefit of falling oil prices to be passed on to consumers

Action to be taken against any official found to be involved in any corrupt practice

Wheat committee suggests price should be set at Rs1,400 per 40 kg

Purchase to fulfil domestic as well as export requirements

Report states Punjab gave commodity to poultry industry despite shortage, Sindh did not procure it on time

Cabinet announces internship programme for unemployed engineers

Move aimed at pushing down prices of commodities

Prices of food items decreased substantially as a result of govt focus, says PM

All of the policy instruments deployed to achieve stabilisation are antithetical to growth

Reduction in taxes on imports under consideration

Govt decides to reduce taxes on food items

Magistrates, admin officials across Punjab were on their toes during past week to check commodity prices in markets

Continues debate on rising inflation and hike in prices of food commodities

Imran denies Jahangir Tareen, Khusro Bakhtiar named in FIA inquiry into sugar, wheat crises

Call for national action plan similar to the one formulated against terrorism

Fiscal deficit and food inflation will rise; farmers will be hurt by imports

At the same time it should next do for sugar what it has done for wheat — free up the imports

Imran says govt will have no right to stay in power if it doesn’t care about the poor

Senate panel informed ECC was asked to ban export of wheat thrice in June last year

Also decides to purchase 37% of the total wheat produce of each district

The PTI govt had given permission to export 1.1 million tons of sugar

Dashboard will allow CM to monitor daily position of wheat and flour supply

Media also gave them what they deserved for their sometimes preposterous, logic-defying defence of unpopular decisions

Imran Khan chairs meeting to take stock of flour availability

Flour bags being distributed among the general public on government rates

Federal govt to use satellite technology to monitor wheat crop

Investigation bodies also blame provincial food depts for price hike

Political opponents raise questions over performance of food department

Food dept will be able to completely monitor wheat inventory at flour mills

Rejects arbitrary price of flatbread set by naanbais

CJ observes that there is a lack of communication between government institutions

DC says all arrangements have been made to tackle the situation if flour crisis hits

Economic crisis is like a time bomb and a major human security predicament for Pakistan

Body demands price of 340-gram roti raised to Rs30

District administration sets up sale points for govt-subsidised flour

The Atta Chakki Owners Association has agreed to sell flour for Rs45 per kilogramme

Growers fear that price of local wheat will fall if imported wheat is brought to the local market

CM sends names of two more police chief nominees to Establishment Division

Tasks body to submit report by Feb 6

Provincial food department is unaware of the damage

We are in a season of crises

Food minister labels shortage of flour as ‘propaganda’ aimed at replacing PM, CM

Sugar rates reach Rs85 per kilo in Punjab, Rs78 in Karachi

PTI govt changed 4 food secretaries in ten months; also abandoned WB -funded wheat market reforms

Under the agreement naan of 115 grammes will be sold at Rs10 and 170 grammes at Rs15

Yousafzai says the provincial government is providing flour on subsidised rates

ECC discusses summary to increase gas prices, defers matter till next meeting

Yousafzai rejects demand for an increase in naan price, says govt won’t capitulate to pressure tactics

Says flour mills in Rawalpindi are being provided with the official quota of 4,005 metric tonnes of wheat daily