GMO seeds to make wheat profitable again?
- 25-Mar-2026
Inside a locked chamber the size of a walk-in freezer in Manhattan, Kansas, a few dozen wheat plants growing under bright LED lights are being genetically modified with a sunflower gene to resist drought. Some 20 miles away, at a research center in Junction City, scientists are developing hybrid wheat seeds that promise higher, more […]
Pakistan to deregulate sugar and wheat prices: Finance Minister
- 05-Nov-2025
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb announced that the government plans to deregulate and liberalize the sugar and wheat sectors, stressing that the state must withdraw from the entire value chain to promote market efficiency. Speaking at an event hosted by the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), the finance […]
Wheat price decreases in Karachi
- 05-Sep-2025
Karachi: Wheat price in Karachi decreased by Rs 8 on Friday, today. Whereas despite the reduction in the wheat prices flour prices which stands at Rs 92 per Kg could not be lowered down. Presently the prices of flour from mill stands at Rs 140 per Kg, Two and half number (2.5 number) flour at […]
Punjab bans use of wheat in feed mills to prevent flour shortage
- 05-Sep-2025
LAHORE: In a significant move to prevent a potential flour crisis, the Punjab government on Friday imposed an immediate ban on the use of wheat in feed mills across the province. The decision was taken to ensure the uninterrupted supply of wheat for human consumption. A notification issued by the Punjab Home Department states that […]
Flour Mills Association warns of further hike in wheat, flour prices in Pakistan
- 04-Sep-2025
Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PEMA) has warned of a further hike in wheat and flour prices across Pakistan, ARY News reported on Thursday. Chairman of the Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA), Junaid Aziz, in his steatement warned of a further rise in wheat and flour prices if the government does not take an immediate decision […]
Sindh to use satellite imagery for crop reporting
- 28-Jul-2025
KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to conduct a transparent survey of wheat stocks and employ satellite imagery services for crop reporting, ARY News reported. As per details, the was made during a high-level meeting on wheat policy, chaired by Chief Secretary Sindh, Asif Haider Shah. The meeting included a detailed briefing on wheat reserves, […]
Wheat procurement scandal: FIA arrests ex-GM PASSCO Zahoor Ahmed
- 13-Aug-2024
The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has arrested former general manager of Pakistan Agricultural Storage & Services Corporation (PASSCO), Zahoor Ahmed in wheat procurement corruption case, ARY News reported on Tuesday. According to the FIA spokesperson, Zahoor Ahmed was arrested for fraudulently altering the wheat procurement policy of PASSCO’s Managing Director (MD). The altered policy included […]
No decision on wheat export: PM Shehbaz Sharif tells NA
- 10-Jul-2024
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday told the National Assembly that the government had made no decision for the export of wheat. “No decision has been made for the export of wheat. I want to bring it on record before the House that there is no such decision for the wheat export,” he told […]
Cabinet meeting summoned on wheat import scandal
- 06-May-2024
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif summoned the federal cabinet meeting on Tuesday in which the members would be briefed on the wheat import scandal, ARY News reported. PM Shehbaz Sharif will preside over the meeting mainly focusing on the wheat import scandal. The sources privy to the development said that the cabinet members will […]
ECC okays wheat procurement targets for 2024
- 05-Apr-2024
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Friday approved the wheat procurement plan for the ongoing year 2024, ARY News reported. The ECC meeting, held in Islamabad with Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb in the chair, approved the summary moved by the National Food Security Ministry. The meeting okayed the wheat procurement target for the PASSCO, […]