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PM Shehbaz orders wheat supply to KP via PASSCO
Key takeaways
- Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi thanked PM Shehbaz for approving the supply of 200,000 metric tons of wheat through PASSCO.
- “The province requires around 3.6 million metric tons of wheat,” Governor Kundi said, adding that the transportation of the remaining wheat from Punjab is still facing hurdles.
- He alleged that wheat and flour supplies are being blocked at nine checkpoints along the Punjab-KP border. “Under the Constitution and the new wheat policy, the free movement of wheat and flour is our right,” he stated.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has directed the Ministry of National Food Security to ensure the supply of wheat to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) through the Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (PASSCO).
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi thanked PM Shehbaz for approving the supply of 200,000 metric tons of wheat through PASSCO.
“The province requires around 3.6 million metric tons of wheat,” Governor Kundi said, adding that the transportation of the remaining wheat from Punjab is still facing hurdles.
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