LAHORE: Punjab will purchase one million metric tonnes of wheat from the Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (Passco) to ensure stability in wheat and flour prices across the province.
The decision was taken at a videolink meeting presided over by Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday to review the wheat and flour situation in the province.As per the decision, the wheat will be procured from Passco to stabilise flour rates and the wheat market, while flour mills will be provided wheat at Rs3,300 per maund to ensure the availability of affordable flour and bread for the public.
The meeting also reviewed concerns regarding the alleged restriction on the supply of wheat from Punjab to other provinces, particu-larly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh. A detailed report was presented to the participants.
During the briefing, the officials informed the meeting that claims regarding restrictions on wheat supply from Punjab to any other province were not supported by facts. It was further stated that no complaint had been reported regarding the suspension of wheat supplies to Sindh.-Staff Reporter