Wheat scandal: Balochistan CM summoned by BHC
- 10-Jun-2024
QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court (BHC) has summoned CM Sarfraz Bugti in wheat scandal case on June 12, ARY News reported on Monday. The wheat scandal case was taken up by the Divisional Bench of Balochistan High Court led by Chief Justice Hashim Khan Kakar. At the outset of the hearing, the advocate general said […]
Wheat scandal: PM Shehbaz ‘approves’ probe against four officers
- 30-May-2024
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday has green signal for a probe against the four officers involved in the wheat import scandal, ARY News reported citing sources. According to sources, the Prime Minister has appointed Secretary of Commerce, Muhammad Saleh Ahmad Farooqui, as the inquiry officer to investigate the suspended officials. The investigation […]
Wheat scandal: PM Shehbaz Sharif suspends four officers
- 21-May-2024
ISLAMABAD: In a major development for the investigation of the wheat import scandal, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered the removal of four responsible officers, ARY News reported on Tuesday. According to the sources, the prime minister has directed to suspend four officials of the Ministry of National Food Security over poor planning and negligence. The […]
Complaint filed with NAB seeking probe into wheat scandal
- 19-May-2024
ISLAMABAD: A complaint seeking inquiry into the wheat scandal has been filed with the National Accountability Bureau, ARY News reported on Sunday. Azhar Siddique Advocate has referred ARY News reports in his complaint to the NAB. According to the complaint former caretaker food security minister in an interview with the ARY News made disclosures about […]
PTI founder gets courage from elections, other issues: Chan
- 18-May-2024
ISLAMABAD: Peoples’ Party leader Nadeem Afzal Chan has said that the PTI’s founder gets off and on courage with elections or any other way. In an interview with ARY News Chan delving in Pakistani politics’ dynamics said that “the people feel, there must be a writer behind a revolution”. Commenting on the political career of […]
Rs3.22 billion wheat scandal revealed in Sindh
- 13-May-2024
KARACHI: A report by an inspection team formed by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah revealed that Rs 3.22 billion worth of wheat ‘disappeared’ after floods in 2022, ARY News reported. According to the details, a 205-page report has been leaked which revealed that following the terrible floods of 2022, the officials of the […]
PM Shehbaz Sharif suspends PASSCO MD, GM procurement
- 13-May-2024
Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Monday suspended the Managing Director and the General Manager Procurement of PASSCO for not following the instructions regarding the use of technology in the wheat procurement process. Chairing a meeting regarding wheat stocks in Lahore, PM Sharif directed the authorities concerned to use technology to make the wheat procurement […]
Anwarul Haq Kakar dismisses allegations in wheat import scandal
- 13-May-2024
KARACHI: Former caretaker prime minister (PM) and incumbent Senator, Anwarul Haq Kakar downplayed the wheat import scandal as a ‘storm in a teacup’. “As time passes, people understand that there is neither a wheat crisis nor is this any scandal, an attempt has been made to create a storm in a teacup, there has been […]
Wheat scandal: Minister vows to address farmers’ issue
- 11-May-2024
FAISALABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain said that the target of wheat purchase may be further increased to ensure a fair price to the farmers as the government is sincere about facilitating wheat growers at maximum extent. During his visit to PASSCO Center Nia Lahore Jhang Road on Saturday, he said […]
Punjab decides to cancel wheat procurement policy: sources
- 11-May-2024
LAHORE: The food department has decided to withdraw from its practice of wheat procurement, citing sources ARY News reported on Saturday. Sources said that a new policy has been devised over the matter and it will become a law and with that the food department’s role in wheat procurement will come to an end. Sources […]