Flour crisis worsens in Karachi amid wheat shortage
- 20-May-2023
Karachi: The flour crisis worsened in Karachi because of the wheat shortage in the metropolis, ARY News reported. As per details, the flour mills have just two days of wheat stock remaining, and the flour mills will stop their operations as the there will be not enough wheat to continue their operations. The price of […]
Punjab decides to check flour mills’ record amid wheat shortage
- 09-Jan-2023
LAHORE: The Punjab food department on Monday decided to check the flour mills’ record amid the intense wheat shortage, ARY News reported. As per details, the food department has asked for three months’ records from flour dealers and shopkeepers. The officials asked if the floor which is provided by the government to floor mills, reaches […]
Flour price likely to go up by Rs200 per kg
- 16-Sep-2022
The financial difficulties of the nationals have further increased amid skyrocketing inflation as flour prices were increased in different parts of the country, whereas, the flour price is likely to go up by Rs200 per kilogram due to the affected supply of wheat, ARY News reported on Friday. Karachi Wholesalers Grocers Association (KWGA) Chairman Abdul […]
Govt rules out possibility of post-flood food shortage in Pakistan
- 15-Sep-2022
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security & Research has ruled out any possibility of post-flood food shortage in Pakistan, ARY News reported on Thursday. An important session of the National Flood Response and Coordination Centre (NFRCC) was held today which was jointly chaired by NDMA chairman and NFRCC and deputy chairman Ahsan Iqbal in […]
CM Punjab livid at Federal govt over wheat shortage in the province
- 13-Sep-2022
Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said on Tuesday that the federal government is ‘behaving like a stepmother’ toward the Punjab government, especially on the wheat provision matter, ARY News reported. Wheat price fixed at Rs3000 for the rest of the fiscal year 2022-23, CM said. Chief Minister Punjab, in a session on Tuesday, […]
Pakistan likely to face wheat shortage in coming days: PM Shehbaz Sharif
- 09-Sep-2022
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Thursday that Pakistan could face a wheat shortage in the coming day due to devastating floods and the wheat import will increase the financial burden on the foreign reserves, ARY News reported. While talking to the representatives of the print and electronic media, PM Shehbaz Sharif urged all political […]
Punjab faces wheat shortage after devastating floods
- 05-Sep-2022
LAHORE: Wheat and flour crises have hit Punjab province after flash floods triggered by heavy downpours damaged the crops in the country, ARY News reported on Monday, citing sources. According to sources, flash floods have damaged 0.3 million tonnes of wheat in Rajanpur and Fazilpur districts of Punjab province. Sources told ARY News that the […]
Karachi faces wheat shortage
- 31-Jan-2022
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to bring 107,000 metric tonnes of wheat to Karachi from rural Sindh as the metropolis was facing a shortage, ARY News reported on Monday. The decision was taken in a session chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah. The chief minister was briefed on the shortage of wheat […]
Ismail Rahu rules out any wheat shortage in Sindh
- 24-Jul-2020
The minister said flour mills in Sindh are also having wheat stock and added that the provincial cabinet will decide about release of wheat to the flour mills.
Punjab purchases record quantity of wheat this year: Aleem Khan
- 17-May-2020
In a statement on social media Aleem Khan said that the government has fixed 4.5 million tonnes target for wheat procurement this year.